Rumita Patel
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting with NCP President Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday, saying the state government is “strong.” The two leaders met for about an hour and a half late on Monday night, Raut said, dismissing speculation about the stability of the Thackeray-led government. Deputy…
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NEW DELHI: With the tiger no longer crouching, and in fact increasingly able to jump out of the trenches, the dragon is obviously breathing fire. China has been nervous about India’s slow but steady improvement in border infrastructure for faster mobility of its troops and weapons systems in advanced areas in recent years. India may…
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NEW DELHI: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is ready and willing to mediate between India and China amid its growing border clash in eastern Ladakh. “We have informed both India and China that the United States is ready, willing and able to mediate or arbitrate its border dispute that is now…
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MUZAFFARPUR: A little boyThe vain attempt to wake his dead mother from eternal sleep on a railway platform in Muzaffarpur in Bihar on Wednesday presented the most poignant picture of the massive migratory tragedy unfolding in several states. A video tweeted by Sanjay Yadav, an assistant to RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav, shows the boy walking…
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NEW DELHI: India will remain steadfast on the ground in ongoing troop fighting in eastern Ladakh, where it said China has violated the unresolved boundary and obstructed Indian patrols, even as New Delhi remains committed to a peaceful resolution and diplomat. Leading government sources said India will continue to “resolutely defend its interests”, deploy “appropriate…
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The President of the United States (USA), Donald Trump, recently suspended financial support for the World Health Organization (WHO) and has threatened to resign from the world body. This news took me nearly 40 years when, while serving in the Union’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, I was involved in a similar threat from…
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India has indicated that it will not back down in any of the border clashes it has with China. Presumably, this means that the Narendra Modi government will settle for nothing less than the Chinese troops returning to their original positions and the status quo restored to the Current Line of Control. There is no…
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Kerala has the dubious distinction of reporting the first three cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India. But the state government handled the first two phases in an exemplary manner, establishing a template for political leadership and the global health community. Kerala is now preparing for the third round of the coronavirus pandemic, with people…
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On May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “Today is the time when India should play a major role in global supply chains.” With global supply chains disrupted by the coronavirus disease pandemic (Covid-19), India can and must turn this crisis into an opportunity. A close reading of the Prime Minister’s speech revealed his vision…
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This is not the time for political adventurerism. Both MVA and BJP should roll back editorials Updated: May 27, 2020 18:12 IST A man walks in a mask next to the Bombay Stock Exchange building, Mumbai, March 13, 2020 (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo) Devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra has plunged into political uncertainty….
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