Sat 19 September 2020: Nepalese man also in custody, journalist accused of giving ‘sensitive information to Chinese intelligence’ NEW DELHI, India – A senior Indian journalist based in the capital New Delhi has been arrested for passing “sensitive information to Chinese intelligence,” local police confirmed late on Friday. A case under India’s Official Secrets Act […]
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Sat 19 September 2020: No force can stand against Afghanistan if Taliban, Hezb-e-Islami form alliance, says veteran Afghan figure KABUL, Afghanistan – Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, veteran Afghan mujahideen leader and head of the Hezb-e-Islami party, has expressed his willingness to form an alliance with the Taliban in Afghanistan. “Hezb-e-Islami is ready for direct talks with the […]
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Sat 19 September 2020: At least 14M agriculture jobs created in August alone as India lost more than 21M due to virus, says report NEW DELHI, India – With the pressures of sustaining returning migrant workers from urban areas, farmers in India have not been able to celebrate the positive economic growth seen in the […]
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Fri 18 September 2020: Beijing says employment rising in Xinjiang as global outcry grows over rights abuses against Uighurs China on Thursday released a so-called “white paper” on its northwestern Xinjiang autonomous region amid global concerns over alleged rights abuses against its ethnic Uighur community. In a 7,622-word paper, titled Employment and Labor Rights in […]
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Fri 18 September 2020: ‘Asian Americans have been forced to endure demeaning and disgusting acts of bigotry,’ says congresswoman Grace Meng WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives voted Thursday to formally condemn racism targeting Asian-Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution, first introduced by congresswoman Grace Meng, was passed in a 243-164 vote. It condemns all […]
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Fri 18 September 2020: Harvard University index that ranks China second, after the US in global cyber power raises hackles in India NEW DELHI – India is strengthening its capacity to deal with cyber-attacks given growing threats from China and the prospects of algorithmic warfare. Although India’s cyber command under Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta became […]
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Thu 17 September 2020: SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – A 23-year-old young man in Indian-administered Kashmir was allegedly killed in police custody Tuesday night, according to his family. The deceased, identified as Irfan Ahmad Dar of Northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district, was arrested by police at his home at around 12.45 p.m. (0715GMT) Tuesday while […]
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Thu 17 September 2020: Cases with unknown sources reach record high as 5 more deaths take toll in South Korea to 372 South Korea and China on Thursday resumed limited flights amid coronavirus concerns. The Transport Ministry of South Korea, which is facing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, said the flights will give Koreans access […]
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Wed 16 September 2020: Local experts say that by the end of September, India may even surpass the US — the worst-affected country worldwide NEW DELHI, India – India surpassed the 5 million mark in coronavirus cases Wednesday as the country continues to battle the spread of the disease. Health Ministry figures showed that 90,123 […]
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Wed 16 September 2020: Suga tapped as ruling party head following departure of former premier Shinzo Abe for health concerns TOKYO – Japan’s parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as the country’s new prime minister on Wednesday. Suga, a close confidante of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Monday was elected to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic […]
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