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Indian, Russian firms awarded management of Sri Lanka’s Matta International Airport

April 26, 2024 admin

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, center left is received by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, in white as he arrives at the Mattala International airport in Mattala, Sri Lanka on April 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A joint venture between an Indian and a Russian firm have been awarded the management of Sri Lanka’s…

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China Must Stop Supporting Russia If It Seeks Good Ties With West: NATO

April 25, 2024 admin

China has strengthened trade and military ties with Russia in recent years. Berlin: China must stop supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine if it wants to enjoy good relations with the West, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, warning Beijing in unusually harsh words it cannot have it both ways. During a visit to Berlin,…

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Frustrated By Homework, Woman Kicks Son, Ends Up With A Fracture

April 21, 2024 admin

After the scary event, Ms Zhang got her kid into a tuition class. A Chinese mother became so irate with her son’s homework that she tried to kick him, however, she ended up breaking her toe instead. The woman, who goes by the surname Zhang, from Nanjing in the southeast Chinese province of Jiangsu, could…

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The Hindu Morning Digest – April 20, 2024

April 20, 2024 admin

Unidentified miscreants destroyed the EVMs at the Khongman polling booth during the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in Imphal East, Manipur on April 19, 2024 | Photo Credit: ANI Despite heatwave, Phase I of Lok Sabha polls registers 62.37% polling The voter turnout in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on April…

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The Hindu Morning Digest – April 20, 2024

April 20, 2024 admin

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Amidst tensions in South China Sea, China says Hainan Free Trade Port construction has gained momentum

April 19, 2024 admin

Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amidst ongoing tensions in the South China Sea, Liu Xiaoming, Governor of Hainan province — the southernmost and the only tropical island province of China in the South China Sea — said that the…

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China sets up powerful information warfare force to support ‘military struggles’

April 19, 2024 admin

Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers patrol at Tiananmen in Beijing. File. | Photo Credit: AFP China’s military helmed by President Xi Jinping on April 19 unveiled a powerful information warfare support force in a major overhaul of a largely opaque structure of strategic units with the aim of supporting “military struggles” in all areas. The…

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China Unveils New Cyber Force To “Fight And Win” Wars

April 19, 2024 admin

China’s territorial disputes include its claim to the self-ruled island of Taiwan (Representational) China announced the creation of a new military cyber corps on Friday, saying it would bolster Beijing’s capacity to “fight and win” wars. The Information Support Force will act as a “key support for coordinated development and application of network information systems”,…

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NASA Head Bill Nelson Says China Hiding Military Presence In Space

April 18, 2024 admin

NASA Chief said he hoped “the Chinese space programme would come to its senses”. Washington: The chief of US space agency NASA has told lawmakers in Washington that China is using civilian programmes to hide military objectives in space. “China has made extraordinary strides [in space] especially in the last 10 years, but they are…

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Joe Biden Seeks Steel Tariffs On “Cheating” China

April 17, 2024 admin

Biden said he had called for the US Trade Representative to triple the tariff rates for Chinese steel. Washington: US President Joe Biden called Wednesday for a hike in steel tariffs on China, accusing it of cheating as he courted blue-collar voters on an election campaign trip to the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Biden accused…

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