Category Archives: News

• Nepal’s PM Oli says parliament had to be dissolved to end inaction 21 December 2020 | Gopal Sharma no comments

  Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday said his decision to dissolve parliament was the only way to resolve disputes and non-cooperation in his party that have led to a “state of inaction”. ...

• India temporarily suspends flights from UK over mutant coronavirus strain 21 December 2020 no comments

  India on Monday temporarily suspended flight services from the UK in the wake of the deadly strain of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) emerging there. The suspension will come into effect on 22 December and will remain in place till 31 Dec. ...

• China “Obstructing” WHO Probe, “Peddling” Questionable Vaccines: US 20 December 2020 one comment

  Urging the international community to demand transparency from China about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the US has accused Beijing of "obstructing" a World Health Organisation probe into the origin of the deadly virus in Wuhan. ...

• India’s coronavirus cases pass 10 million 19 December 2020 | Abhaya Srivastava and Glenda Kwek no comments

  India surged past 10 million coronavirus cases on Saturday, official data showed, the second highest in the world although new infection rates appear to have fallen sharply in recent weeks. ...

• No breakthrough in India, China talks on border tensions 18 December 2020 no comments

  Indian and Chinese foreign ministry officials held another round of talks on Friday but didn’t report any breakthrough in ending a monthslong military standoff along their disputed border in eastern Ladakh. ...

• US navy says China unreliable after meeting no-show; Beijing says US twisting facts 17 December 2020 | Phil Stewart no comments

  The US military slammed China for failing to appear for virtual, senior-level meetings slated for this week, calling this “another example that China does not honour its agreements”, Beijing said the US version of events distorted the facts ...

• WHO’s team to go to China in January for Covid-19 origin probe 16 December 2020 2 comments

  The international team of World Health Organisation seeking investigation into the origin of Covid-19 virus will go to China in January, the global health body announced on Wednesday. ...

• International court rejects Uyghur genocide complaint against China 15 December 2020 2 comments

  International Criminal Court prosecutors have rejected calls by exiled Uyghurs to investigate China for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity, the chief prosecutor's office said in a report on Monday. ...

• India fully prepared to counter any threat on northern borders: CDS General Bipin Rawat 14 December 2020 | Times Now Digital one comment

  Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday said that given India is engaged in a standoff situation in Ladakh, there is some development activity which has been ongoing in Tibet Autonomous Region of China. ...

• Thousands of iPhones looted at Karnataka manufacturing plant 14 December 2020 | India Today Web Desk no comments

  After Saturday's violence at Wistron's plant in Karnataka's Kolar, the company said it suffered a loss of Rs 440 crore as thousands of iPhones were looted. The company said this in its complaint to the police and the labour department. ...