Topic: SCO
Jaishankar and Wang hold talks, India reiterates China must step back in Ladakh
At their first face-to-face interaction since LAC tensions erupted, S. Jaishankar & Wang Yi seemed to have agreed to hold further discussions at military and diplomatic levels.
Hope for India-China peace kindled in Russia as Rajnath meets Chinese defence minister
The meeting between Rajnath Singh and Wei Fenghe marks the first face-to-face talks between the Indian & Chinese political leaderships since tensions erupted in May.
Pakistan skips SCO military medicine conference being hosted by New Delhi
Pakistan's move comes despite its confirmation that it will participate in an ongoing SCO military exercise at Orenburg in Russia alongside India.
Judiciary must stand up to populist forces & protect constitutional ethos: CJI Ranjan Gogoi
Whatever be the political system of governance, people across nations aspire for an independent judicial system to serve them, said Gogoi at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation conference.
Sandwiched between Xi, Putin, Imran in Bishkek, Modi learnt an important political lesson
Modi must realise that world leaders like Xi, Putin and Imran are not cut from the same cloth as Rahul Gandhi.
Imran Khan writes to PM Modi, seeks ‘consistent policy’ for peaceful neighbourhood
Imran Khan’s letter to PM Narendra Modi comes a week before the two leaders are set to attend the SCO summit in Bishkek.
Beijing distances itself from envoy’s idea of India-Pakistan-China trilateral talks
The Chinese foreign ministry refused to answer a question on the Chinese embassy erasing the ambassador's comments from the transcript
Cricketer Shahid Afridi on wildlife department’s radar for his photos with lion at home
Sikh rights activist alleged murderer arrested; Musharraf barred from contesting polls
PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of SCO summit
Modi and Xi are expected to explore ways to deepen ties in areas of trade and investment besides reviewing the overall bilateral cooperation.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member Pakistan hosts its first anti-terrorist meeting
Here's what's happening across the border: Quetta man rides 8,000 km for peace, and a mosque inaugurated to pay homage to late singer-turned-preacher Junaid Jamshed.
Social distancing or herd immunity? A combination of both needed to contain Covid
The US desperately needs a solid strategy unlike what the Trump administration has in place — doing almost nothing and telling people the disease will go away.
Hindustan Unilever sees biggest revenue spike since 2011 on rural demand
The optimism, though, is yet to translate into gains for investors as Hindustan Unilever’s shares underperform while the IMF further slashed India's economic growth forecast.
Defence
Navy to commission INS Kavaratti, an indigenously-built warfare stealth corvette tomorrow
Like its predecessors, the new corvette does not have air defence systems than the close-in weapons deployed on board and the Navy is looking at getting new Short Range Air Defence System.
NDA is sacrificial horse as Modi-Shah complete their Ashwamedha & redefine Indian politics
You like Modi-Shah’s new plan, good for you. If you don’t, you will need more than viral tweets to challenge this Ashwamedha.