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Here's why Indo-Tibetan Border Police is setting up new posts across China border

ITBP was created to guard the 3,488 km-long LAC with China that runs along with the new union territory of Ladakh and states of Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh.

Mar 15, 2020

Iran President Hassan Rouhani writes to PM Modi, says US sanctions hampering fight against Coronavirus

Iran has sought $5 billion in emergency funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 15, 2020

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's trial in three corruption cases delayed by over two months

In light of developments regarding the spread of the coronavirus, and taking into account the latest guidelines given and the declaration of a state of emergency in the courts, the Jerusalem District Court has decided to cancel the scheduled hearing.

Mar 15, 2020

Andhra local body polls postponed for six weeks as Covid-19 cases mount to 107 in India

The elections to rural local bodies and urban local bodies were scheduled to be held on March 21 and March 23 respectively. Polling for Panchayats was scheduled to be held in two phases on March 27 and 29.

Mar 15, 2020

Coronavirus: Bengaluru Police raids 210 shops black-marketing masks, sanitisers

Over 200 medical shops were raided in the city for allegedly selling masks and hand sanitisers at exorbitant prices, cashing in on soaring demand due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 15, 2020

Anantnag encounter: 4 terrorists killed in gunfight with security forces in South Kashmir's Watrigam

One of the deceased has been identified as Tariq Ahmed, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander from Anantnag, while the other three were said to be affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Mar 15, 2020

Panic at Kochi airport after UK man tested positive for Covid-19 boards Dubai-bound flight; 270 passengers deplanned

With 22 confirmed coronavirus cases, Kerala has the second most number of infected patients after Maharashtra where 31 people have contracted the virus. State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Saturday said that as many as 7,677 people who came in contact with the infected were under observation in the state.

Mar 15, 2020

Amit Shah chairs meet with J&K's Apni Party delegation

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, March 15 chaired a meeting with a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir's Apni Party and discussed issues like concerns on demographic changes in the erstwhile state, delimitation exercise and grant of state domicile.

Mar 15, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: 236 Indians from virus-hit Iran land in Jaisalmer

A total of 236 persons from Iran have landed in Jaisalmer by two Air India flights on Sunday morning, confirmed Colonel Sombit Ghosh, PRO Defence, Rajasthan.

Mar 15, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Governor asks Speaker to hold floor test on March 16

The Governor's order came a day after a BJP delegation led by former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited him and sought his direction to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker to conduct a floor test.

Mar 15, 2020

Iraq base attack: Three US troops wounded in renewed rocket attacks on Taji base

Three American troops and several Iraqi forces were wounded in the second major rocket attack in the past week on an Iraqi base north of Baghdad, raising the stakes in an escalating cycle of attacks and reprisals.

Mar 15, 2020

Coronavirus: PM Modi to lead India at video conference of SAARC nations, to chalk out strategy to fight pandemic

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative, all the SAARC countries are going to hold a video conference on Sunday evening, March 15 to draw a joint roadmap to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the region.

Mar 15, 2020

Donald Trump tests negative for coronavirus, says White House physician

The US President was tested for the deadly novel coronavirus COVID-19, following concerns over his exposure to the virus after meetings and dinner with Brazilian presidential delegation, who have tested positive.

Mar 15, 2020

Madhya Pradesh politics: Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP delegation meets Governor, demands floor test

The BJP has asked the Kamal Nath-government to prove its majority before the start of the budget session on Monday, March 16.

Mar 14, 2020

Consuming meat, vegetables, restaurant food amidst coronavirus outbreak: Hard facts to know

WHO says it safe to consume meat products even from the areas experiencing coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 14, 2020