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01 Jul

US lends support in India vs China

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The United States on Wednesday stepped in to stall a United Nations Security Council statement pushed hard by Xi Jinping’s China on this week’s Karachi terror attack in light of New Delhi’s reservations over the Imran Khan government’s efforts to politicise the attack at Pakistan Stock Exchange. The UNSC routinely condemns such acts of terror. But the statement on the Karachi terror strike got complicated after Islamabad attempted to pin the blame on New Delhi. Pakistan foreign minister Makdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi had blamed the attacks on India on Tuesday. His boss Imran Khan echoed him in the National Assembly…

01 Jul

India to ban Chinese companies from highway projects, says Nitin Gadkari amid India-China standoff.

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India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including those through joint ventures, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday amid border standoff with China.Gadakri also said the government will ensure that Chinese investors are not entertained in various sectors like Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Amid escalating tensions, the government on Monday banned 59 apps, mostly having Chinese links, citing threats to national security. "We will not give permission to joint ventures that have Chinese partners for road construction. We have taken a firm stand that if they (Chinese companies) come via joint venture in…

01 Jul

Six killed, 17 injured in boiler blast at NLC power plant in Tamil Nadu.

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Six workers died and 17 others suffered injuries in a blast in thermal power station (TPS) II of NLC India Limited at Neyveli in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The blast happened in unit 5 of TPS II around 9.55am.The injured workers were given first aid at NLCIL general hospital and were later referred to a private hospital in Chennai for advanced treatment. Eleven of the 17 injured are said to be in a critical condition. The accident took place at the fifth unit of the Centre-run thermal power station-II (210 MW x 7) when workers were in the process of…

01 Jul

Health Workers Need Vaccination

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Doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, non-medical workers engaged in the Covid-19 response and vulnerable people in the general population would be prioritised for early vaccination, the PMO said after a review meeting on Covid-19 vaccines chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi during the meeting enunciated four guiding principles for the nationwide rollout of any vaccines that emerge against Covid-19 including the prioritising of healthcare workers and vulnerable groups and making vaccines available to “anyone anywhere” without imposing any domicile restrictions. The company plans to launch the trials in July and expects results of the assessment by October. If promising, the…

01 Jul

Plasma Bank to be Set up in Guwahati by Next Week, Says Health Minister Sarma

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Addressing a press conference, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state has already installed plasma separator in Gauhati Medical College and the plasma treatment can start by next week. “We have decided to set up a Plasma Bank in Guwahati in next 4-5 days. We have already installed plasma separator in Gauhati Medical College. I think by next week we will be able to start Plasma treatment,” Sarma said. He said that he had talked to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on this matter on Tuesday. “As per Central government’s assessment, the COVID-19 situation in Guwahati is…

01 Jul

TikTok CEO’s Message To India Employees After Government Blocks App

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Delhi: The CEO of TikTok has written a letter to employees in India of the Chinese video-sharing app that was among 59 apps banned by the Indian government, amid a huge economic backlash against China following the June 15 clashes in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley in which 20 soldiers laid down their lives for India. "At TikTok, our efforts are guided by our commitment to democratizing the internet. To a large extent, we believe we have been successful in this effort… However, we stay resolved and committed to our mission, and are working with stakeholders to address their concerns. TikTok continues…

01 Jul

PM Modi Quits Chinese App Weibo

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After India banned 59 Chinese apps, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, quit the Twitter-like Weibo account in China. The account, which posted messages in Chinese, removed all photos, posts and comments from the PM's official handle. Reports state that 10 days ago, China had deleted 'official Indian statements', including PM Modi's speech from the Indian embassy’s official account on WeChat - China's popular social media app. PM Modi's Weibo account was set up in 2015 before his first visit to the country as Prime Minister. The account had 115 posts on Weibo, which had to be deleted manually as…

01 Jul

TMC MP Nusrat Jahan Likens TikTok Ban To Demonetisation

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On Wednesday, TMC Lok Sabha MP Nusrat Jahan slammed the Centre for imposing a ban on Chinese video-sharing social networking App TikTok. Mentioning that TikTok is an "entertainment" App, she termed the ban as an "impulsive decision". Claiming that unemployment will increase due to this, she alleged that people would suffer like demonetisation. Maintaining that she did not have an issue with the ban as it is for safeguarding national security, Jahan urged the Union government to disclose the strategic plan to deal with China.

01 Jul

Boiler explosion in Tamil Nadu claims 6 lives, CM announces Rs 3 lakh compensation for kin of victims

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Tamil Nadu chief minister M Edappadi K Palaniswami announced an ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakhs each to the families of those who lost their lives in a boiler explosion at Neyveli Lignite Plant on Wednesday. Rs 1 lakh has been announced as compensation for those who have sustained severe injuries while those with minor injuries will be provided with Rs 50,000. At least six people were killed and 17 other got injured in the boiler explosion that took place in Tamil Nadu earlier in the day. The six men were aged between 25 and 42 years, according to an official…

01 Jul

‘Will not allow Chinese companies to participate in India’s highway projects’: Nitin Gadkari amid border standoff

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New Delhi: Amid the heightened tensions with China following the border standoff, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday that India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including those through joint ventures. Gadakri also said the government will ensure that Chinese investors are not entertained in various sectors like Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The senior minister's assertions assume significance against the backdrop of border standoff between India and China in Ladakh that also saw the death of 20 Indian Army personnel last month. Amid escalating tensions, the government on Monday banned 59 apps, mostly having…