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Satellite images suggest Chinese activity at Himalayan border with India before clash

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:20:04 +0530

In the days leading up to the most violent border clash between India and China in decades, China brought in pieces of machinery, cut a trail into a Himalayan mountainside and may have even dammed a river, satellite pictures suggest.

Trump asked China to help him win in 2020, offered 'favors to dictators,' Bolton says

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:54:37 +0530

In a withering behind-the-scenes portrayal, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping's help to win re-election.

Former White House aide Bolton says Trump not "fit" to be president

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:54:37 +0530

Former top White House aide John Bolton delivered a damning indictment of his former boss, saying Donald Trump's behavior in office and dealings with foreign leaders showed he was unfit to be president of the United States.

Nepal's parliament approves map including territory controlled by India

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:42:11 +0530

The upper house of Nepal’s parliament approved a new map of the country on Thursday including land controlled by India, in a row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbours.

Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:39:08 +0530

Scores of flights to and from Beijing were cancelled, schools shut and some neighbourhoods blocked off as officials ramped up efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has fanned fears of wider contagion.

Sharp learning curve for bosses as WFH goes global

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 20:23:56 +0530

Two weeks into the coronavirus lockdown and Sergei Holmeckis, a boss at Deutsche Telekom's Czech operations in the city of Brno, was frustrated with staff video calls. His team didn't like turning on their cameras and the discussion was stilted.

Indians hold funerals for soldiers killed at China border, burn portraits of Xi

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:40:08 +0530

Indians burned portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday as families cremated some of the 20 soldiers killed in hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region.

Exclusive: India plans extra tariffs, trade barriers on 300 imported products - sources

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:17:47 +0530

India plans to impose higher trade barriers and raise import duties on around 300 products from China and elsewhere, two government officials said, as part of an effort to protect domestic businesses.

India holds funerals for soldiers killed in China border clash as tensions stay high

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:55:44 +0530

India prepared to hold funerals on Thursday for some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region, as the nuclear-armed rivals sought to defuse tensions.

Indians hold funerals for soldiers killed at China border, burn portraits of Xi

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:55:44 +0530

Indians burned portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday as families cremated the remains of some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region.

India says to join June 23 trilateral meeting with Russia, China

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:18:23 +0530

India will take part in a trilateral meeting with Russia and China next week, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, days after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on a remote Himalayan border, leaving at least 20 people dead.

All the president's countries featured so far in ex-Trump adviser's book

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:48:26 +0530

China was not the only country mentioned in a litany of allegations that former national security adviser John Bolton makes about U.S. President Donald Trump in excerpts https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-asked-china-to-help-him-win-in-2020-offered-favors-to-dictators-bolton-says-idUSKBN23O3B7 published on Wednesday of his book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir."

Former Japanese justice minister, lawmaker wife arrested for suspected vote-buying

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:35:19 +0530

A former Japanese justice minister and his lawmaker wife were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of vote-buying, prosecutors said, in a serious blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he struggles with falling public support.

Indian growers to pile more pressure on downtrodden cotton market

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:32:31 +0530

Plans by Indian farmers to plant a record amount of cotton this season will pile fresh pressure on global cotton prices already hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

India tells two state firms not to use China telecoms gear, source says

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:26:21 +0530

India has told two state-run telecoms firms to use locally-made rather than Chinese telecom equipment to upgrade their mobile networks to 4G, a senior government source said on Thursday.

Exclusive: Who's in charge at Nissan? COO's allies push to give him shared CEO role – sources

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:10:00 +0530

Nissan's chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta helped engineer the troubled automaker's latest turnaround plan. Now his allies are pressing the board to promote him to co-CEO to drive the new strategy, said four people with direct knowledge.

India to launch new rural job programme for migrants

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:57:58 +0530

India will launch a new rural jobs programme on Saturday to alleviate the distress of hundreds and thousand of migrants who have lost their jobs and returned to their villages due to the strict lockdown aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.

Sensex, Nifty end over 2% higher after Beijing contains virus outbreak

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:22:36 +0530

Indian shares closed higher on Thursday, rising sharply in afternoon trade after Beijing said a fresh coronavirus outbreak was under control.

PM Modi opens coal mining to private sector

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:31:00 +0530

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday officially launched the auction of 41 coal mines with an annual production capacity that is nearly one third of national total output.

Players take a knee as Premier League restarts

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:25:09 +0530

Premier League players, including champions Manchester City, took a knee before kickoff in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement as the English season restarted on Wednesday.