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India bans 59 Chinese apps, including WeChat and TikTok.
India bans 59 Chinese apps, including WeChat and TikTok.

Citing security as the reason, India bans 59 Chinese apps, including popular computing applications like WeChat and TikTok.

India's Modi promotes yoga against coronavirus
India's Modi promotes yoga against coronavirus

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extolled yoga as a way of building a "protective shield" of immunity against the coronavirus, as his nation battles a surge in infections

India extends Rs 37.23 million assistance for construction of sanitation facility at Pashupati
India extends Rs 37.23 million assistance for construction of sanitation facility at Pashupati

A MoU being signed between Embassy of India, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Kathmandu Metropolitan City for construction of sanitation facility at Pashupati

Former PM Bhattarai expresses willingness to facilitate border dispute resolution
Former PM Bhattarai expresses willingness to facilitate border dispute resolution

KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai today said he was ready to facilitate talks to resolve the Nepal-India border dispute

Amid Escalating Tension With China, Australia and India Strengthen Partnership
Amid Escalating Tension With China, Australia and India Strengthen Partnership

A new Australia-India agreement is a sign of regional cooperation to halt Chinese aggression across the Asia-Pacific

Can the International Solar Alliance Truly Be India’s ‘Gift to the World’?
Can the International Solar Alliance Truly Be India’s ‘Gift to the World’?

Solar-powered vaccine logistics may present an important opportunity for the ISA amid the global pandemic

Pakistan Discovers the High Cost of Chinese Investment
Pakistan Discovers the High Cost of Chinese Investment

A new report sheds light on the true costs of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for Pakistan

 India vows to expedite infrastructure development along China border amid stand-Off
India vows to expedite infrastructure development along China border amid stand-Off

Infrastructure development projects near the loosely demarcated border are one of the major issues behind the confrontation between India and China

Hanging Of Bangabandhu’s Killer Boosts India-Bangladesh Ties – Analysis
Hanging Of Bangabandhu’s Killer Boosts India-Bangladesh Ties – Analysis

Bangladesh will mark the centennial birth anniversary of its founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman later this year. A yearlong celebration planned to commemorate this historic event has, however, been muted so far on account of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

Ayodhya verdict – a message of unity in diversity
Ayodhya verdict – a message of unity in diversity

The way this decades-old judicial process is concluded is exemplary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called this verdict as “the beginning of a golden era for the judiciary of the country"

State polls point to maturing democracy in India
State polls point to maturing democracy in India

In Maharashtra and Haryana, voters showed they are wise enough to differentiate between national and local issues

Stop blaming Modi for Delhi riots and all things evil in India
Stop blaming Modi for Delhi riots and all things evil in India

Vilified by a section of the media, Indian PM is the target of a vicious Goebbelsian drive

Modi-Trump Friendship
Modi-Trump Friendship

The fast-growing friendship between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump has many things in common. Both leaders are considered hardliners and known for taking unpopular decisions.

India announces Domicile Policy for Kashmir to calm local residents
India announces Domicile Policy for Kashmir to calm local residents

Last August, the Indian government revoked Jammu and Kashmir's then-constitutionally-guaranteed status as a semi-autonomous state

No major terrorist attack after repeal of Article 370: MoS Home
No major terrorist attack after repeal of Article 370: MoS Home

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said in the Lok Sabha that after the repeal of Article 370, no major terror attack took place in the hinterland of the country from August 5, 2019, to March 10, 2020

Pakistan gives terrorist training to 40 Rohingyas
Pakistan gives terrorist training to 40 Rohingyas

The Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, is assisting terrorist organization Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen of Bangladesh (JMB) to offer terrorist education to Rohingya

End of Article 370 gives administrative autonomy
End of Article 370 gives administrative autonomy

The removal of applicability of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, gave the region substantial administrative autonomy. It makes virtually all laws of the Union of India applicable in Jammu-Kashmir

Balochistan’s Great Internet Shutdown
Balochistan’s Great Internet Shutdown

If crude nuclear sabre-rattling at UN was not enough, one of Imran Khan’s war mongering ministers threatened to launch missiles at any country siding with India

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Meeting of both houses of Parliament on India-China matter on Sep 15: Pralhad Joshi
Meeting of both houses of Parliament on India-China matter on Sep 15: Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi informed that a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting has already been held

PM Modi’s critical nudges worked as Center formulated policies to fight COVID-19: Cambridge study
PM Modi’s critical nudges worked as Center formulated policies to fight COVID-19: Cambridge study

The Prime Minister also nudged the business community and higher-income groups to look after the economic needs of those from lower-income groups

Virtual courts should continue post-pandemic, recommends parliamentary committee
Virtual courts should continue post-pandemic, recommends parliamentary committee

The committee said digital justice addresses locational and economic handicaps and ensures the safety of vulnerable witnesses

Centre to amend election act to allow delimitation in four North-Eastern states
Centre to amend election act to allow delimitation in four North-Eastern states

The proposed amendment will ensure sound legal footing for the delimitation of constituencies in four northeastern states.

No e-voting, only paper ballots for voting in Parliament’s monsoon session
No e-voting, only paper ballots for voting in Parliament’s monsoon session

Members will be provided with printed slips to record their votes during the Parliament session

Women cops can prevent J&K youth from going down the wrong path: PM Modi
Women cops can prevent J&K youth from going down the wrong path: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the people of J&K and hoped that the government would be able to ensure happiness in their lives