Rumita Patel
When the “touch” becomes taboo and the “breath” that sustains life carries a risk to life, humanity is living on the edge. Living in the times of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) will never be the same as life before the pandemic. Given the steady increase in infections, it will take time to reach a phase that…
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NEW DELHI: With Nepal insisting on talks at the foreign affairs secretary level to address the Kalapani border problemeven while simultaneously pushing through a constitutional amendment To validate its new map, India said on Thursday it was important to create an environment of trust for dialogue. After the main opposition party, Nepalese Congress, sought more…
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WASHINGTON: Reiterating his offer to mediate on the India-China border dispute, United States President Donald Trump said he spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is not in “a good mood” about the “great conflict” between the two countries. . Interacting with journalists in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, Trump said…
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On Thursday, Delhi recorded 1,024 cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Conducted 7,615 tests. And it had a positivity rate of 13.4%. The capital now has the third highest number of cases in the country, after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. There are three separate problems here. The first is the increase in cases. This is not…
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Things are not looking good in the Himalayas. And it’s not just because of India’s long-running border dispute with China and the recent skirmishes on the Current Line of Control. On Tuesday, Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli called a meeting of all parties to seek consensus on modifying the constitution to include the Northwest…
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Alia Bhatt and boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor may be getting ready to walk the halls soon, but did you know this was the actress’ plan all along? A flashback video from 2014 has been circulating online showing 21-year-old Alia sincerely revealing her master plan to marry Ranbir, whom she has always fallen in love with. Spilling…
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Amidst the prevailing chaos and uncertainty regarding access to essential services and products during the shutdown, we bring you the latest updates from Mumbai. * * PTI update at 11.17pm: With the addition of 154 cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the Covid-19 patient count in Thane increased to 2,604, a civic official said. * *…
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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of been Mike Pompeo said he had certified on Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer guarantees special treatment under US law. USA as it did when it was under British rule, a potentially big blow to its status as a major financial center. Pompeo’s certification to the United States Congress follows China’s…
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China appears to have begun to consolidate its territorial claims on its periphery and the first victim will be an autonomous Hong Kong. The Chinese National People’s Congress passed a new security law that will penalize most forms of political dissent, undermine other individual freedoms, and end the activity of foreigners in the city-state. The…
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NEW DELHI: The Army high command launched an operational review of the overall security situation on Wednesday, even as the military assessment was that Chinese soldiers will have to unconditionally withdraw from Indian territory in eastern Ladakh to receive the “conciliatory” messages now emanating from Beijing. have a real meaning. Defense sources said it would…
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