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Virus death toll in Hubei surges by 242 in one day: Govt

2:21 pm February 13, 2020

Beijing: The number of fatalities and new cases from China’s coronavirus outbreak soared on Thursday, with 242 more deaths and nearly 15,000 extra patients in hard-hit Hubei province as authorities changed their threshold for diagnosis. At least 1,355 people have now died nationwide and nearly 60,000 have been infected after Hubei’s health commission reported the […]

Thai city copes with sorrowful fallout from mass shooting

11:31 pm February 10, 2020

Nakhon Ratchasima: Authorities in northern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country’s worst mass shooting in an hours long siege at a shopping mall. The soldier killed 29 people starting with his commanding officer in a stunning tragedy that began Saturday and […]

Brazilian plane evacuates Indian from Wuhan

10:44 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: A Brazilian air force plane has evacuated an Indian from the novel coronavirus-hit Wuhan in China along with a group of Brazilian citizens, diplomatic sources said on Saturday. The Indian has disembarked from the plane in Poland, they said. Brazil has said that two of its military planes flew to Wuhan, epicentre of […]

India, Sri lanka express commitment to enhance bilateral defence ties

PM Modi pitches for implementation of Tamil reconciliation process by Colombo

7:05 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: India on Saturday sought devolution of powers by the Sri Lankan government to the minority Tamils in the island nation and hoped that their aspirations for equality, justice and respect will be fulfilled as per provisions of the country’s Constitution. After wide-ranging talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Narendra […]

Modi holds talks with Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

3:12 pm February 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa covering the entire expanse of bilateral ties between the two countries including in areas of defence and security. Mahinda Rajapaksa, elder brother of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, arrived here on Friday on a five-day visit, his first […]