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Covid Pandemic: Confirmed cases across the world cross 40 million

London: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true impact of the pandemic that has upended life and work around the world. The milestone was hit Monday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University, […]

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LAC row: Another round of Corps Commander talks likely this week

New Delhi: The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China is likely to take place this week with a focus on carrying forward their discussions on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh as the region enters the harsh winter season, government sources said. There was no breakthrough on the disengagement of troops […]

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PLA soldier apprehended in Demchok

Will be returned back to his unit, say officials

New Delhi: A Corporal of Chinese People’s Liberation Army was apprehended in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh on Monday after he had strayed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian Army said. The Chinese soldier has been identified as Wang Ya Long and he has been provided with required medical assistance including […]

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CAA to be implemented soon: Nadda

Siliguri (WB): BJP national president J P Nadda Monday said the execution of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has been delayed due to the pandemic and asserted that the law will be implemented soon. Nadda, who was speaking at a meeting of social groups of north Bengal, accused the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal of […]

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4 men held with heroin in Jammu

Jammu: Four men were arrested with heroin in separate incidents in Jammu on Monday, officials said. A police party intercepted two persons at Shahidi Chowk area and arrested them after recovery of 150 grams of heroin, they said. They have been identified as Arhan Sheikh and Pranab Sharma, they said. A case was registered at […]

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Incredible: China’s economy posts 4.9 per cent growth in Q3

Incredible: China’s economy posts 4.9 per cent growth in Q3

Beijing: China’s economy, which suffered 6.8 per cent slump in the first quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic – the worst in 44 years, bounced back posting 4.9 per cent growth between July and September buoyed by the government’s sweeping efforts to stimulate demand and consumption. The world’s second-largest economy, the first to have been […]

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Imran Khan incapable, clueless: Pak Opposition

Imran Khan incapable, clueless: Pak Opposition

Karachi: Prime Minister Imran Khan is “incapable and clueless”, and his government is worse than a dictatorship, Pakistan’s opposition leaders have said at the second rally of an alliance formed to oust the premier. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of 11 opposition parties formed on September 20, has launched a three-phased anti-government movement […]

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Govt vigilant towards each inch of India’s land; no one can take it away: Shah on Ladakh row

Govt vigilant towards each inch of India’s land; no one can take it away: Shah on Ladakh row

New Delhi: Amidst the continuing standoff with China in Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government is fully alert towards securing each inch of the country’s land and no one can take it away. Shah also said the government is taking all possible military and diplomatic steps to resolve the […]

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Army commanders to deliberate on long-pending reforms, situation in Eastern Ladakh at 4-day conference

Army commanders to deliberate on long-pending reforms, situation in Eastern Ladakh at 4-day conference

New Delhi: Top commanders of the Army will extensively deliberate on the border row with China in eastern Ladakh as well as on a slew of long-pending reform measures like cutting down on ceremonial practices and non-military activities to ensure a rational distribution of resources, at a four-day conference beginning October 26, official sources said. […]

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Tectonic fault line in Ladakh active: Study

Tectonic fault line in Ladakh active: Study

New Delhi: The fault line in Ladakh region, where India and Asian Plates are joined, has been found to be tectonically active, according to a new study. The new findings, which suggest a more remote fault at the suture zone or the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ) being neo-tectonically active, could call for a serious relook […]