Category Archives: News

• Coronavirus: Crowds without masks in hill stations, markets cause for concern, says PM Modi 13 July 2021 no comments

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is a matter of concern that big crowds are thronging hill stations and market areas without masks and social distancing. ...

• Jaishankar to meet Wang Yi: Afghanistan and Ladakh situation on the plate 13 July 2021 | Shishir Gupta no comments

  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet his Chinese counterpart and State Councilor Wang Yi on the sidelines of the SCO foreign ministers meeting in Dushanbe to discuss the unfolding security situation in Afghanistan. ...

• China says it chased US warship out of disputed sea 12 July 2021 no comments

  China’s military said it chased a U.S. warship out of a disputed area of the South China Sea on Monday after Washington warned an attack on the Philippines might activate a mutual defence treaty. ...

• Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship 11 July 2021 | Susan Montoya Bryan and Marcia Dunn no comments

  Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The brief, up-and-down flight took only about 15 minutes. ...

• Leaders of North Korea, China vow to strengthen ties 11 July 2021 | Hyung-jin Kim no comments

  The North Korean and Chinese leaders expressed their desire Sunday to further strengthen their ties as they exchanged messages marking the 60th anniversary of their countries’ defence treaty. ...

• Chinese Army recruiting Tibetan youth for operations along LAC 10 July 2021 | Manjeet Negi 3 comments

  The Chinese army is recruiting Tibetan youth in its territory and training them for operations along the Line of Actual Control with India. The Tibetan youth are being inducted into the Chinese forces after going through a number of tests. ...

• Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown 10 July 2021 no comments

  One of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organizations said Saturday it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee amid Beijing’s crackdown on opposition activity in the semi-autonomous city. ...

• China dishonoured border agreements, ‘disturbed’ foundation of ties: Jaishankar 9 July 2021 | Express News Service no comments

  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said there has been a lot of concern about the India-China relationship for the last one year as Beijing has not observed agreements on the border issue which has “disturbed” the foundation of ties. ...

• Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan’s territory 9 July 2021 | Daria Litvinova no comments

  The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control 85% of Afghanistan's territory amid a surge in wins on the ground and as American troops complete their pullout from the war-battered country. ...

• Virbhadra Singh dedicated himself to the service of others: Dalai Lama 8 July 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  The longest-serving chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, who dominated the political landscape of the state for 60 years, Virbhadra Singh, passed away early Thursday morning. He was 87. ...