Two interviews of Opposition leaders were taken off air, another one was cancelled at the last minute In recent weeks, Pakistan has seen interviews of two high-profile Opposition leaders being taken off air, raising fears of growing censorship of media by the government. After former President Asif Ali Zardari’s interview …
Read More »India hands over 250 homes for Rohingya
According to a senior official involved in the disbursement, the Myanmar government has also handed over a list of 21 other projects that it wants India to fund as part of the agreement, including the construction of small villages, culverts and school buildings. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, mostly Muslim, …
Read More »Modi, Xi to balance ties on the Ganga
A boat ride likely to be included in summit schedule, which is yet to be finalised The details of the second informal summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi in Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s Lok Sabha constituency, are yet to be finalised. A boat ride by the two …
Read More »No Chinese intrusion: Rawat
Clarifies that a few Chinese had only come to witness a local festival in Ladakh There was no transgression by China in the Demchok sector in Ladakh recently when banners were waved during a local festival on the Indian side along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chief of …
Read More »A call for heritage status for artefacts on moon
Includes 3 rovers, 6 U.S. flags, probes Three rovers, six U.S. flags, dozens of probes that either landed successfully or crashed, tools, cameras and trash: the Moon is dotted with hundreds of objects as a result of space exploration. Some experts are calling to grant them heritage status to protect …
Read More »U.S. will consider ‘301 probe’ on India, says trade official
The U.S. will consider a “301 investigation”, a probe employed as a precursor to tariffs and other trade measures against a country, against India if the trade issues between the two countries are not resolved quickly, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jeffrey Gerrish said on Thursday. Mr. Gerrish also said …
Read More »Russia’s top missile system has many buyers
The Russian Army began using the S-400 missile defence systems, designed to intercept and shoot down any threat from the sky, in 2007. According to its producer, the state-owned Almaz-Antey company, it has a range of 400 km and can be deployed within just five minutes. It consists of several …
Read More »China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms for Taiwan arms sale
$2.2 billion deal violates international law, says Beijing China on Friday said it would impose sanctions on U.S. companies involved in a potential arms sale worth $2.2 billion to self-ruled Taiwan — a move that has infuriated Beijing. “The U.S. arms sale to Taiwan has severely violated the basic norms …
Read More »South China Sea agreement should be binding: Vietnamese envoy
China-U.S. confrontation has made the situation more “complex and unpredictable”, he says[Or]Code under negotiation between ASEAN and China should be binding, he says SCS agreement should be binding, says envoy The China-U.S. confrontation has made the situation in the South China Sea (SCS) more “complex and unpredictable,” said Vietnamese envoy …
Read More »No discriminatory decision will be taken while preparing RIIN: Nagaland govt
RIIN won’t discriminate: Nagaland government The Nagaland government has said it will not take any decision that is discriminatory or goes against the interest of people or any community while preparing the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN). The government assured the people that it would not take any …
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