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Companies shifting production out of China ‘normal market phenomenon: China

Companies shifting production out of China ‘normal market phenomenon: China

Beijing: International companies are shifting their production out of China due to increasing costs and intensifying Sino-US trade friction, a top Chinese trade official has acknowledged while downplaying it as a “normal market phenomenon.” Meng Wei, spokesperson for the country’s planning body National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), played down the steady closures by the […]

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Army jawan injured as Pak shells two sectors along LoC in Poonch

Army jawan injured as Pak shells two sectors along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: An Army jawan was injured and three houses were damaged on Thursday as Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and shelled mortars, targeting civilian areas and forward posts along the LoC in two sectors of Poonch district, official sources said. The Indian Army was retaliating effectively, a defence spokesman said. “At about 0645 hours, the […]

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I-T dept searches hotelier, jeweller in Kashmir

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has conducted raids on a prominent hotelier and a jeweller based in Jammu and Kashmir on charges of alleged tax evasion, the CBDT said on Thursday. In the first case, searches were launched on Wednesday against the hotelier who owns a chain of hotels at popular tourist spots of […]

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Body of ‘intruder’ handed over to Pakistan

Srinagar: Indian authorities handed over the body of an ‘intruder’, who was shot dead by security forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, to their Pakistani counterparts on Thursday, officials said. The man was identified as Kamran Check, a resident of Hattian Bala in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, they said. “The body […]

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LAC Row: Chinese troops fired warning shots in air at north bank of Pangong lake

New Delhi: The Chinese army fired a barrage of “warning shots” in the air at the North Bank of Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh last week to “intimidate” the Indian troops ahead of the talks between foreign ministers of the two countries in Moscow, official sources said on Wednesday. The incident took place on the […]

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Army fully geared to fight full-fledged war in eastern Ladakh: Northern Command

Jammu: Asserting that it is fully prepared to fight a full-fledged war even in winters in eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army on Wednesday said if China created conditions for war, they will face a better trained, better prepared, fully rested and psychologically hardened Indian troops. In a statement, it said compared to physically and psychologically […]

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No infiltration along Sino-Indian border: Govt

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said there has been no infiltration along the Sino-Indian border in the last six months, while 47 infiltration bids have been reported along the Indo-Pak border during the period. The Union Home Ministry also informed the Rajya Sabha that 594 attempts of infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani […]

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‘Bleeding Heart’ was to replace Hurriyat in Kashmir: Accused tell NIA

Srinagar: After tightening of terror funds by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Pakistan had approved a proposal by Irfan Shafi Mir, who was arrested along with Deputy SP Davender Singh, to set up a new outfit called ‘Bleeding Heart’ as it had realised in 2018 that Hurriyat Conference, the separatist conglomerate, won’t be able to […]

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Militancy trimmed down in JK after Article 370 scrapped: Govt

New Delhi: As many as 71 civilians and 74 security personnel were killed in militant attacks and ceasefire violations by Pakistan since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution a year ago, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also said that militancy incidents have […]

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Individuals from various states have joined IS: MoS Home

Individuals from various states have joined IS: MoS Home

New Delhi; Some instances of individuals from different states, including from southern ones, having joined terror group Islamic State have come to the notice of government agencies, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered 17 cases related to […]