Category Archives: News

• Indian army thwarts Chinese attempt to occupy hill on disputed border 31 August 2020 | Sanjeev Miglani and Devjyot Ghoshal no comments

  Indian forces foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to occupy a hill on the Asian giants’ disputed border in the western Himalayas, officials in New Delhi said on Monday, following the latest flare-up between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. ...

• Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee passes away 31 August 2020 one comment

  Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, died on Monday after weeks in hospital, his son and the current president’s office said. ...

• India sets global record with single-day rise in coronavirus cases 30 August 2020 | Mayank Bhardwaj no comments

  India on Sunday reported the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus infections of any nation in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the epicentre shifts to the south Asian giant. ...

• India eases restrictions despite surging virus cases 30 August 2020 | Diptendu Dutta no comments

  India further eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions Saturday even as cases and deaths surged across the country. India has the world's fastest growing number of recorded cases, now at 3.5 million, and more than 62,000 pandemic deaths. ...

• Dalai Lama expresses concern over health of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe 29 August 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News one comment

  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday expressed concern over the declining health of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who on Friday announced his resignation due to health issues. ...

• Xi says China to step up efforts to fight ‘splittism’ in Tibet 29 August 2020 one comment

  China must build an “impregnable fortress” to maintain stability in Tibet, protect national unity and educate the masses in the struggle against “splittism”, President Xi Jinping told senior leaders, state media said on Saturday. ...

• Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigning for health reasons 28 August 2020 | Miwa Suzuki and Hiroshi Hiyama no comments

  Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday he will resign, ending his record-breaking tenure in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership race in the world's third-largest economy. ...

• US, China trade jibes as military tensions worsen 27 August 2020 | Ben Blanchard one comment

  The United States and China traded jibes as military tensions grow between the world’s two largest economies, with the US defence chief vowing not to “cede an inch” in the Pacific and China saying Washington was risking soldiers’ lives. ...

• China fires missiles into South China Sea in warning to US 26 August 2020 | Kristin Huang one comment

  China launched two missiles, including an “aircraft-carrier killer”, into the South China Sea on Wednesday morning, a source close to the Chinese military said, sending a clear warning to the United States. ...

• Clashes at US protest over police shooting of black man 25 August 2020 | Robert Chiarito one comment

  Police fired tear gas on Monday when a protest demanding racial justice in the city of Kenosha in Wisconsin turned violent, as rage builds once more in the US at the shooting of a black man by a white officer. ...