Former RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya warns against privatisation of PSU banks at discounted prices

Citing the example of the South Asian crisis in 1997, Acharya said that a large number of public sector banks in the region had to be privatised post the crisis and in many cases were sold at fire sale prices to private equity investors from abroad.

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Alaska Plane Collision : अलास्का में हवा में टकराए विमान, सात लोगों की मौत

अलास्का में हवा में दो विमानों के आपस में टकराने से सात लोगों की मौत हो गई है। समाचार एजेंसी एएनआई ने रायटर के हवाले से खबर दी है कि इस हादसे में खुद विमान उड़ रहे एक राजनेता की भी मौत हुई है।

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Petrol Diesel Price : पेट्रोल-डीजल के दाम, जानें आज कितनी है कीमत

सरकारी तेल कंपनियों द्वारा आज पेट्रोल और डीजल की कीमत में कोई तब्दीली नहीं की गई है। दिल्ली, मुंबई और चेन्नई और कोलकाता में पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम पहले के तरह ही हैं।

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सोनिया और राहुल गुट में बंटी कांग्रेस, 1967 जैसी फूट की आशंका

कांग्रेस में एक बार फिर युवा तुर्क और अनुभवी नेताओं के बीच तलवारें खिंच गई हैं।

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Mumbai civic body announces 20% water cut from August 5

Besides BMC limits, this water cut will be applicable for areas falling under Thane and Bhiwandi Municipal Corporations.

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Tuni violence: HRF faults withdrawal of prosecution in 17 cases

‘State govt. should speed up probe into those criminal cases’

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Helpdesks for testing, treatment of journalists

Health and Family Welfare Department Commissioner Katamneni Bhaskar has asked the District Collectors to identify one COVID hospital where journalists

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Media scion James Murdoch quits News Corp board over editorial differences

The move comes a week after a group of WSJ journalists sent a letter to its publisher, asking for a clearer delineation between its news and opinion divisions

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James Murdoch resigns from News Corp board over editorial differences

While tendering the resignation, Mr. Murdoch also cited differences over certain strategic decisions of the company.

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Bombay HC directs BMC to issue circular on social distancing for Bakrid

Late on Friday evening, the BMC issued a circular permitting religious sacrifice of 150 water buffaloes per day from August 1 to 3.

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Florida sets new coronavirus record as U.S. lawmakers bicker at hearing

The COVID-19 epicenter in the United States has shown signs of shifting to the Midwest after ravaging New York and Sunbelt states.

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Punjab sees 16 more COVID-19 deaths, Haryana reports four

The active cases in the State stood at 4,999 and 10,734 patients have recovered so far, the Health Department said.

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LJP opposes Bihar polls amid pandemic, floods

Chirag Paswan says holding elections at such an hour will mean knowingly endangering people’s lives

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Coronavirus | West Bengal COVID-19 cases cross 70,000 mark

Active cases in the State also increases to 20,233

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Two BJP workers found dead, party seeks CBI probe

Two party MPs met Mr. Shah in New Delhi and asked for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

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भारत की सख्ती पर ड्रैगन का नया पैंतरा, पैंगोंग से नहीं हटने जा रहा चीन

पूर्वी लद्दाख में सामान्य स्थिति बहाल करने के मकसद से भारत-चीन के बीच सैन्य स्तर की 5वें दौर की वार्ता की उपयोगिता व प्रासंगिकता को लेकर गंभीर संशय है।

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अयोध्या में पूरे सप्ताह घर-घर जलाएंगे दीप, ताला खुलने पर आठ दिन मनी थी दिवाली

श्रीरामजन्मभूमि मुक्ति संघर्ष में जब-जब सफलता मिली अयोध्यावासियों का उल्लास देखने लायक होता था।

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सुशांत सुसाइड केस: रिया की गिरफ्तारी किसी भी वक्त संभव, बिहार की अदालत से वारंट का इंतजार

सुशांत सिंह राजपूत केस में नामजद अभियुक्त बनाईं गईं रिया चक्रवर्ती ने शुक्रवार शाम अपने बचाव में एक वीडियो जारी कर अपने ही पैरों पर कुल्हाड़ी मार ली है।

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विशेष बातचीत में केजरीवाल का एलानः वैश्विक बाजार से जुड़ेंगे दिल्ली के औद्योगिक क्षेत्र

दिल्ली सरकार प्रदेश के सभी औद्योगिक क्षेत्रों को वैश्विक बाजारों से जोड़ने जा रही है।

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अमेरिका लगा सकता है TikTok पर प्रतिबंध, ट्रंप ने कहा- सभी विकल्पों पर कर रहे विचार

भारत की तरह अमेरिका भी चीनी एप टिकटॉक पर बैन लगा सकता है। अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने शुक्रवार को इस बात के संकेत दिए हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि इस मामले में उनका प्रशासन सभी विकल्पों पर विचार कर रहा है।

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दुनिया में कुल संक्रमित 1.75 करोड़ के पार, मरने वालों की संख्या 6.77 लाख से ज्यादा

दुनिया में 1.75 करोड़ से ज्यादा लोगों के संक्रमित होने और 6.77 से अधिक मौतों के बीच अमेरिका में रिपब्लिकन पार्टी की तरफ से राष्ट्रपति पद के पूर्व में उम्मीदवार रहे हरमन केन की कोरोना वायरस से मौत की खबर आई है।

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Donald Trump says US ‘may be banning’ China-owned video app TikTok

US armed forces have banned their employees from installing TikTok on government-issued phones

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Ashish Bhatiya, new DGP of Gujarat

An anti-terror expert, he is credited with playing a major role in solving 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case

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Twitter Cyber Attack : पंद्रह दिन बाद ट्विटर ने खोली साइबर हमले की कुछ और परतें, बताई अहम जानकारी

ट्विटर ने ठीक पंद्रह दिन पहले उस पर हुए साइबर हमले की कुछ और परतें खोली हैं। इस साइबर अटैक में हैकर्स ने कंपनी के कुछ खास कर्मचारियों को निशाना बनाया था। इन्हीं के जरिए साइबर हमला करने वालों ने दुनियाभर की कई हस्तियों के खातों में सेंध लगाई थी।

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Petrol Diesel Price: पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम में कोई बदलाव नहीं, जानें आज कितनी है कीमत

सरकारी तेल कंपनियों द्वारा आज पेट्रोल और डीजल की कीमत में कोई तब्दीली नहीं की गई है। दिल्ली, मुंबई और चेन्नई और कोलकाता में पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम पहले के तरह ही हैं।

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Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content

The conservative government is pushing ahead with the changes after the pandemic created an advertising revenue crisis for many Australian media companies

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Won’t profit from COVID-19 vaccine in pandemic, says AstraZeneca

The cost of making the vaccine, which was developed by Oxford University, is expected to be offset by funding from the governments.

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Coronavirus | Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio goes into home quarantine

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has quarantined himself at his home after a few staffers of his residential complex have tested positive for coro

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Brazilian President Bolsonaro says he has 'mold' in lungs

His wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, also tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the presidential palace.

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Facebook smashes revenue estimates amid pandemic, forecasts ad growth

Facebook said in April it was seeing signs of stability for sales in the first three weeks of the quarter after a plunge in March.

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225 COVID-19 cases identified through door-to-door surveillance in Salem

Through the door-to-door surveillance carried out in the Corporation limits as part of COVID-19 preventive measures, health officials identified 225 C

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Online classes begin for students of Classes 10 and 12

Whatsapp groups organised for each subject and each section provide information on the schedule and the syllabus of the classes in advance

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Apple delivers blowout earnings but new iPhones face delays amid COVID-19

Other major tech companies Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc also posted results that topped Wall Street targets, sending their shares up.

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F1 driver Sergio Perez tests positive for coronavirus

Sergio Perez will be missing this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

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Investments in gold coins up with increasing prices in Coimbatore

The demand for jewellery is less

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Coronavirus | Religious places in Rajasthan will open from September 1

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the State.

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3 more Ministers inducted into Himachal Cabinet

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday expanded his Cabinet by inducting three more Ministers. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya adminis

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A round-up of the most important interesting articles to help you jump start the day.

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Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Assam records over 2,100 new COVID-19 cases in one day

Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed cases have risen to over 15.8 lakh. India’s recovery rate now stands at 64.4 percent.

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रोचक होगी बिहार चुनाव की जंग, पैरोल पर आकर लालू संभालेंगे विपक्ष की रणनीति की कमान

इस साल होने वाले बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में राजद सुप्रीमो लालू प्रसाद यादव की कमी नहीं अखरेगी।

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नासा का ‘मार्स 2020’ लॉन्च, अब तक का सबसे बड़ा रोवर लाल ग्रह के लिए रवाना

अमेरिकी अंतरिक्ष एजेंसी नासा ने बृहस्पतिवार को मंगल मिशन ‘मार्स 2020’ लॉन्च किया। शक्तिशाली एटलस वी रॉकेट सुबह 7:50 बजे (स्थानीय समयानुसार) केप कनेरवल अंतरिक्ष स्टेशन से अब तक के सबसे बड़े कार के आकार वाले रोवर को लेकर लाल गृह के लिए रवाना हुआ।

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अनलॉक- 3ः दिल्ली में खुलेंगे साप्ताहिक बाजार, रात का कर्फ्यू भी हटा

मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल ने अनलॉक-3 के तहत दिल्ली की अर्थव्यवस्था को खोलने के लिए अहम फैसले लिए हैं।

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NEP evokes mixed reactions from academicians

While some refer to reforms as groundbreaking, others caution that ‘the devil lies in details’

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Alphabet sales drop for first time on Google ad cutbacks in pandemic

New data privacy laws, including one that went into effect this month in Google's home state of California, are also depressing ad prices.

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HC issues summons to HP Inc. on ex-employee’s plea

He had claimed that his services were ‘wrongfully terminated’ after he became a whistleblower

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Soldier injured in militant attack in Pulwama

A soldier was injured in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thursday.An Army spokesman said an Army vehicle, part of an area domination p

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Academicians hail new education policy

Academicians in the educational hub of Tirupati are all praise for the new National Education Policy (NEP), formulated by the committee headed by K. K

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‘Revoke punitive action taken against government staff

Members of Joint Action Committee of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisation-Government Employees Organisation (JACTTO-GEO) sought the revoking of punitive a

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Migrant children turn alms seekers as lockdown hits parents’ livelihood

‘Discussions on to provide skill training to the families’

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Coimbatore reports 289 more cases

Krishnagiri sees highest count of 104 infections for a single day

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Cost, ‘larger-than-life’ image keep Tamil stars off OTT

Theatrical release remains main revenue source

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Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Assam’s COVID-19 tally rises to 36,295

Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed cases have surged past 15 lakh. India’s COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 64.5 percent.

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100 लोगों की हत्या करने वाला डॉक्टर डेथ गिरफ्तार, कई राज्यों में था आतंक

पुलिस की अपराध शाखा की नारकोटिक्स सेल ने दुर्दांत हत्यारे डॉ. देवेंद्र शर्मा को बुधवार को बापरौला से गिरफ्तार किया है।

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पश्चिम बंगाल कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष सोमेन मित्रा नहीं रहे, कोलकाता के अस्पताल में ली अंतिम सांस

पश्चिम बंगाल कांग्रेस के अध्यक्ष सोमेन मित्रा का कोलकाता के एक अस्पताल में निधन हो गया।

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दिल्ली के तीन बड़े अस्पतालों में अब कोई भी करा सकेगा एंटीजन जांच

राजधानी के राम मनोहर लोहिया अस्पताल, लेडी हार्डिंग और सफदरजंग अस्पताल में अब कोई भी एंटीजन जांच करा सकेगा।

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विश्व में संक्रमित 1.69 करोड़ के पार, इटली में 15 अक्तूबर तक बढ़ा लॉकडाउन

विश्व में कोरोना वायरस के संक्रमितों की संख्या बुधवार को बढ़कर 1.69 करोड़ के पार हो गई, जबकि मृतकों का आंकड़ा 6.64 लाख से अधिक हो गया है।

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बोर्ड परीक्षा सेमेस्टर या मोड्यूलर मॉडल पर कराने का विकल्प, नौवीं से विषय चुनने की आजादी

नई राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति में बोर्ड परीक्षा को लेकर अभिभावकों और बच्चों का तनाव कम होगा।

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चीन ने लॉन्च किए तीन नए सैटेलाइट, उठाएंगे धरती के अनछुए राज से पर्दा

कोरोना को लेकर दुनिया के तमाम देशों के निशाने पर रहने वाला चीन खुद को विज्ञान और अंतरिक्ष के क्षेत्र में बेहद मजबूत करने में लगा हुआ है।

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Tamil Nadu reports 6,426 fresh COVID-19 cases, 82 fatalities

The number of persons discharged after treatment goes up to 1,72,883

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Fed chief says coronavirus surge starting to dent U.S. economic recovery

The United States “has entered a new phase in containing the virus, which is essential to protect both our health and our economy.”

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NASA set to launch robotic rover to seek signs of past Martian life7

Perseverance will carry out an experiment to convert elements of the carbon dioxide-rich Martian atmosphere into propellant for future rockets launching off the planet's surface.

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg skewered with internal emails during antitrust hearing

The committee presented fewer such exchanges to the other executives testifying at the hearing.

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Four Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition

The powerful CEOs sought to defend their companies amid intense grilling by lawmakers on Wednesday.

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Tripura government extends lockdown till August 4 as cases continue to surge

Cooperate with health teams in door-to-door health survey: Chief Minister

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World number one Ash Barty to skip U.S. Open over coronavirus concerns, says report

The Western and Southern Open, which is held annually in Cincinnati, has been moved to New York this year and is set to start in mid-August.

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District hospital in Thoubal cites shortage of testing kits

The Congress in Manipur had flayed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) coalition government for this kind of discrimination.

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Yediyurappa our leader, will complete tenure: Dy. CM Savadi

His visit to New Delhi has sparked speculation about leadership change

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UK Board 10th, 12th Result 2020 Live: 10वीं-12वीं के नतीजे आज सुबह 11 बजे होंगे घोषित

UK Board Class 10th, 12th Results 2020: उत्तराखंड विद्यालयी शिक्षा परिषद की ओर से संचालित हाईस्कूल एवं इंटरमीडिएट बोर्ड का परीक्षा परिणाम इस साल 29 जुलाई को घोषित होगा।

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Hong Kong warns city on verge of large coronavirus outbreak

The government has tightened testing and quarantine arrangements for sea and air crew members, effective on Wednesday.

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Activists stage protest demanding probe into atrocities against Dalits

Activists of the Kula Vivaksha Porata Sangam(KVPS) and Dappu Artistes Association staged a demonstration in front of the statue of Dalit icon Dr. B.R.

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg to defend company before U.S. Congress by listing competitors

Zuckerberg's written testimony argues that the social media company became successful “the American way by starting out with nothing and providing products that people find valuable.

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Notice to State on plea questioning seat reservation in NLSIU

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notice to the State government on a petition filed by a 17-year-old student questioning constitutiona

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Virus curbs tightened over fears of a second wave

More than 100,000 deaths have been recorded since July 9 and the global toll has doubled in just over two months.

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ICRA appoints N. Sivaraman as MD and Group CEO

During his 34-year career at L&T, he held senior positions including as President & Wholetime Director of L&T Finance Holdings.

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Horse trading: What moral ground you have to question BJP, H.D. Kumaraswamy asks Congress

Haven’t you lured all BSP MLAs who supported the Congress in Rajasthan, asks Karnataka former Chief Minister

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US presidential election | Joe Biden promises economic policies to fight racial inequity

The former Vice-President assailed Mr. Trump for his responses to the pandemic and U.S. protests over racial inequity.

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HC seeks report in Tenkasi farmer’s death case

Alleging that her husband was tortured by the Forest Department personnel in the name of inquiry, she sought a CB-CID probe.

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Restrict troop movement in Mizoram to prevent COVID spread, says MP

Lalrosanga writes to Amit Shah as security forces personnel account for 46% of positive cases in the State

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Bi-weekly lockdown in West Bengal extended till Aug. 31

Schools, colleges to remain closed

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Odisha man appoints district collector as nominee of savings

A man in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district has appointed the district collector as the nominee for his savings, in an act of contributing to the society

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Baghjan blowout: panel faults OIL on safety

‘Exploration major operated without consent’

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Mahesh Raut shows symptoms of COVID-19, moves HC for a test

The youngest accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, Mahesh Raut, 33, moved the Bombay High Court on Tuesday seeking a direction for a COVID-19 test as he

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Coronavirus | Punjab sees 19 covid deaths; Haryana 9

The Health department said the active cases are 4,290 and 9,752 patients have so far been cured.

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On its foundation day, PDP leaders calls August 5 a “black day”

In a joint statement, they vow to fight for restoring the honour and dignity of the people of J&K

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Cannot settle for less than restoration of J&K’s special status, says NC leader

Ruhullah resigns as party spokesperson

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West Bengal Governor takes exception to CM’s remarks

In the letter he has also raised allegations at the “police in the State have finger in every pie — and this does not augur well for democracy”

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Policeman stabs man’s forehead with bike key

A policeman jabbed a key into the forehead of a man after an argument over not wearing a helmet, in Rudrapur area of Uttarakhand late on Monday evenin

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200 अतिथियों की सूची पर पीएमओ की मुहर, साधु-संत और उद्योगपति भी पहुंचेंगे

अयोध्या में भूमि पूजन में शामिल होने वाले 200 मेहमानों की सूची को प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय से हरी झंडी मिल गई है।

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International Tiger Day 2020: भारत में पांच गुना और बढ़ सकता है बाघों का कुनबा

दुनिया के 70 फीसदी बाघों का घर भारत उनकी संख्या को पांच गुना तक और बढ़ा सकता है।

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कोरोना वायरसः विश्व में हर माह 10000 बच्चों की भूख से मौत, संक्रमित 1.66 करोड़ के पार

विश्व में कोरोना वायरस से अब तक 1.66 करोड़ से ज्यादा लोग संक्रमित हो चुके  हैं जबकि 6.57 लाख लोग इस महामारी में अपनी जान गंवा चुके हैं।

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In pics | Stocks in the news: Tech Mahindra, NBCC India, Pfizer, Mahindra Finance, Birlasoft

United Spirits | Kirloskar Electric Company | HSIL | Hindustan Media Ventures | MT Educare | Emami | Infibeam Avenues | Raymond | KPI Global Infrastructure | Aptech | Bharti Infratel | Jaiprakash Power Ventures are also in focus today.

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Cash Market | A bullish morning star trade in TCS

TCS is in a steady uptrend with price correcting to a rising trendline. RSI shows a positive divergence and a bullish morning star suggests buying interest.

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Oil prices rise on US stimulus hopes, weaker US dollar

Brent crude futures climbed 35 cents, or 0.8%, to $43.76 a barrel at 0118 GMT, adding to a 0.2% gain on Monday.

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Gold rockets toward $2,000 as Fed stimulus sinks dollar

The prospect of endless stimulus allowed Asian shares to shake off coronavirus concerns and Sino-U.S. tensions to make early gains.

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26 Rohingya feared drowned found hiding on Malaysian islet

They were believed to have been transported by local fishermen from a main vessel and let off near Langkawi so they could sneak in undetected

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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

Australia, Canada and the U.K. all suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong earlier this month

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U.S. Republicans unveil $1 trillion coronavirus aid package

The plan sparked immediate opposition from both Democrats and Republicans. Democrats decried it as too limited compared to their $3 trillion proposal that passed the House of Representatives in May, while some Republicans called it too expensive

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WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency

Resurgences of the coronavirus in various regions, including where nations thought they had controlled the disease, are alarming the world, with deaths nearing 6,50,000.

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Covaxin human trial begins in Odisha

According to Dr. Rao, the participants were kept under observation after the administration of vaccine

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Moneycontrol Daily: Your Essential 7

A round-up of the most important interesting articles to help you jump start the day.

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Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra’s Pune district reports 3,044 COVID-19 cases in one day

Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed cases have risen to over 14.3 lakh. India’s COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 63.9 percent.

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नागर शैली में सबसे अलौकिक होगा श्रीरामजन्मभूमि मंदिर, चंद्रकांत सोमपुरा पहले पीएम मोदी को दिखाएंगे डिजाइन

84 हजार 600 वर्गफुट का विशाल श्रीरामजन्मभूमि मंदिर अब तक बने नागर शैली के मंदिरों में सबसे अलौकिक होगा। एक शिखर और पांच विशाल मंडपों के गुंबद से सुशोभित तीन तल का यह दिव्य मंदिर विश्वभर में अनूठा होगा।

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आसमान के निगहबानः आते ही सरहद पर तैनात होंगे राफेल, अंबाला पहुंचते ही शुरू कर देंगे ऑपरेशन

अंबाला एयर फोर्स बेस पर लैंडिंग करने के तत्काल बाद राफेल विमान सरहद पर परवाज भरना शुरू कर देंगे।

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राजस्थान सियासी संकट: विधानसभा सत्र पर सशर्त सहमति, गहलोत सरकार से मांगा नया प्रस्ताव

राजस्थान के सियासी रण के तेजी से बदल रहे घटनाक्रम के बीच राज्यपाल कलराज मिश्र ने विधानसभा सत्र बुलाने से जुड़ा नया प्रस्ताव अशोक गहलोत सरकार को कुछ सुझावों और सवालों के साथ लौटा दिया।

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Petrol Diesel Price Today: पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम में कोई बदलाव नहीं, जानें आज कितनी है कीमत

सरकारी तेल कंपनियों द्वारा आज पेट्रोल और डीजल की कीमत में कोई तब्दीली नहीं की गई है। दिल्ली, मुंबई और चेन्नई और कोलकाता में पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम पहले के तरह ही हैं।

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राज्यों से कोरोना इलाज को लेकर दिए निर्देशों के अनुपालन की रिपोर्ट तलब, पश्चिम बंगाल में बढ़े मामले

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सोमवार को सभी राज्य व केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों से कोरोना मरीजों के इलाज और अस्पतालों पर निगरानी संबंधी उसके निर्देशों के अनुपालन की रिपोर्ट मांगी है। 

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महाराष्ट्र: एक दिन में मिले 7,924 नए संक्रमित, बीते 24 घंटे में 227 की मौत

कोरोना महामारी का तांडव झेल रहे महाराष्ट्र में संक्रमितों की संख्या में लगातार बढ़ोतरी हो रही है।

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J&K drops NOC clause for land acquisition by security forces

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday withdrew a 1971 circular, making it mandatory to get No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the local Home

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Coronavirus | Pfizer-BioNTech begin global study of lead vaccine candidate

The study is expected to include about 120 sites globally and could include up to 30,000 participants.

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Sale of sacrificial animals allowed, congregational prayers barred on Id

Markets will be allowed to remain open from July 28 till July 30, says government

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India’s partnership with Bangladesh stands out as role model for good neighbourly ties, says Jaishankar

Dhaka lays out bigger connectivity plans at a virtual event

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Karan Singh worried over COVID-19 situation in J&K

470 positive cases — 309 from Kashmir division and 161 from Jammu division — reported on Monday

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ED planning to attach more properties in Yes Bank case

Agency has zeroed in on several properties located overseas acquired with the “proceeds of crime”

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If enemy attacks us, we will give befitting response as shown in Kargil: Rajnath Singh

After paying tributes at the National War Memorial here on Sunday morning, he told reporters, "I congratulate all Indian citizens on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The sacrifices made by soldiers, which helped us win the Kargil War, will always be a source of inspiration for the armed forces."

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What changed for the market while you were sleeping? Top 10 things to know

Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for the index in India with a 27 points gain.

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Entire country worried by way elected govts being toppled: Ashok Gehlot

The party on Sunday carried out the "SpeakUpForDemocracy" online campaign to back Gehlot amid the political crisis in Rajasthan, and plans for nationwide protests to ramp up the pressure.

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Market LIVE Updates: SGX Nifty indicates flat to positive start for the Indian indices

Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive start for the broader index in India.

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Actor Sonu Sood gifts tractor to Andhra Pradesh farmer after video of his plight goes viral

The actor came up with the gift after coming through a video clip on Twitter wherein a tomato farmer in Madanapalle in Chittoor district was seen ploughing the land with his two daughters carrying the yoke on their shoulders.

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प्रधानमंत्री मोदी आज नोएडा में करेंगे कोरोना की आधुनिक लैब का उद्घाटन

सेक्टर-39 स्थित राष्ट्रीय कैंसर रोकथाम एवं शोध संस्थान (एनआईसीपीआर) में बनी कोरोना जांच की लैब अति आधुनिक होगी।

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Petrol Diesel Price Today: पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम में कोई बदलाव नहीं, जानें आज कितनी है कीमत

सरकारी तेल कंपनियों द्वारा आज पेट्रोल और डीजल की कीमत में कोई तब्दीली नहीं की गई है। दिल्ली, मुंबई और चेन्नई और कोलकाता में पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम पहले के तरह ही हैं।

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As the world gets tougher on China, Japan launches its own demarches, albeit gingerly

Tokyo: Earlier this year, as it became clear that the coronavirus pandemic was not going to pass quickly, the Japanese government delayed plans for what would be the first State visit by a Chinese leader to Tokyo since 2008.

Now, with Chinese military aggression rising in the region and Beijing cracking down on Hong Kong, Japan is considering cancelling Xi Jinping’s visit altogether — but very gingerly.

“We are not in the phase of arranging a concrete schedule now” was how Toshimitsu Motegi, the foreign minister, put it this month.

While its top allies have taken a harder line on China — especially the United States, which dramatically escalated tensions this past week by closing the Chinese Consulate in Houston — Japan has pursued a delicate balancing act, mindful of the economic might of its largest trading partner and its own limited military options.

So as Chinese ships have engaged in the longest series of incursions in or near Japanese waters in several years, Japan has offered a restrained response, vowing to be firm but “calm”. It did not join several Western nations in an initial statement criticising the draconian security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong.

It has abandoned plans to purchase an American missile defence system, which in part had been considered a shield against China. And the government has continued to tiptoe around the issue of the state visit by Xi, even as polls show that most Japanese believe it should be scrapped.

“Certainly Japan is in a dilemma,” said Narushige Michishita, director of the Security and International Studies Programme at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo. “We understand the fact that Japan is basically competing with China while cooperating with it. We are playing those two games at the same time.”

For other world powers, this kind of middle ground on China, in the face of its growing authoritarianism and heightened bellicosity, has become less and less tenable.

The United States has approved sanctions against Chinese companies and officials and pushed back on China’s broad territorial claims in the region’s seas. Australia led the call for a global inquiry into the origins of the pandemic, which began in China, and announced an investment of nearly $1 billion in cyber weapons and defences to counter Beijing. Britain and Canada, along with Australia, have suspended extradition agreements with Hong Kong because of the national security law.

China has responded by curbing Australian imports and threatening an array of retaliatory actions against any countries that move to punish it. On Friday, China responded to the closure of its Houston consulate by ordering the United States to shut its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu.

To some extent, Japan’s mild-mannered response to China echoes its broader approach to foreign policy, in which it tends to avoid direct conflict or public rebukes of other nations. It has also sometimes sought a mediating role, as when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met last December with Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, to try to ease tensions in West Asia.

Not so long ago, China and Japan — the world’s second- and third-largest economies — were engaged in a diplomatic thaw as a hedge against an unpredictable Donald Trump administration. In 2018, Abe became the first Japanese leader to visit China in seven years, and the two leaders pledged deeper economic and political cooperation. The invitation to Xi to visit Japan followed soon afterward.

Now, given China’s muscle-flexing as the world is preoccupied with the pandemic, some have expressed disappointment that Japan has not rebuffed its neighbour more vigorously, such as by definitively cancelling Xi’s visit. In recent weeks, China has engaged in deadly clashes on the Line of Actual Control with India in the Himalayas, and it has sent ships for 100 straight days — the longest period in years of such incursions — to patrol waters around the Senkakus, islands administered by Japan but contested by China.

Japan “should just say ‘We cannot have him if China continues with this sort of behaviour’,” said Jeffrey Hornung, an analyst at the RAND Corporation, referring to Xi. But Hornung acknowledged that Tokyo would not want to draw China’s full ire, either.

“If you look at what China is doing with India or Hong Kong, Japan doesn’t want to be at the tip of China’s spear right now,” Hornung said. “They know what they could do around the Senkakus in terms of swarming it with ships.”

On Hong Kong, Japan did not join the United States, Australia, Canada and Britain in an initial statement criticising the national security law.

It subsequently led an effort to draft a statement by the foreign ministers of the Group of 7 countries expressing “grave concern” about the law, and Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party passed a resolution this month saying it could not “just remain on the sidelines seeing the situation” in Hong Kong.

In response to the Chinese incursions in the East China Sea, Japan has mobilised Self-Defence Forces fighter jets to patrol the area. It continues, though, to use mild language in its protests to the Chinese government.

Yoshihide Suga, chief cabinet secretary to Abe, told reporters that the Japanese government had “strongly requested” that Chinese ships “stop approaching Japanese fishing boats and quickly leave Japanese territory.” He added, “We would like to continue responding firmly in a calm manner.”

Parts of the Japanese government have highlighted China’s growing hostility. Earlier this month, the defence ministry warned that China was trying to “alter the status quo in the East China Sea and the South China Sea,” and it ranked China as a more serious long-term threat than North Korea.

Yet Japan’s recent decision to abandon its plan to buy an American missile defence system, known as Aegis Ashore, led some to wonder if it would now be more exposed to potential attacks from both North Korea and China.

The decision may have looked to some like a genuflection to Beijing. But soon afterward, the defence committee of the governing party discussed whether Japan could acquire weapons that would enable it to strike a missile launch site, if it detected signs of an imminent attack by a neighbour.

Those discussions are in the early stages, and they would require extensive examination by constitutional experts to determine if such a capability would violate the pacifist clause in Japan’s Constitution.

“While the cancellation of Aegis Ashore might put Japan in a more vulnerable position, if Japan uses this opportunity to pivot to acquisition of other capabilities, then the result could be even more worrying for China,” said Kristi Govella, an assistant professor in the department of Asian studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

One area where Japan has taken steps against China is the economy. Earlier this year, it passed a law restricting foreign investment in industries that the government designates as important to national security, a move that many viewed as targeting China. It has also offered financial incentives to companies — especially those in crucial sectors — to move operations out of China and into Japan or Southeast Asia.

“The Chinese economy is recovering while other countries are still deteriorating,” said Takahide Kiuchi, an economist at Nomura Research Institute, a think-tank. “Now China is in a good position to purchase companies in other countries, so the government is cautious about critical industries related to the military and national security.”

Still, Japan does not want to push too hard.

In addition to being Japan’s largest trading partner, China sent more tourists to Japan than any other nation before the pandemic shut borders. Last year, close to 115,000 Chinese students were studying at Japanese universities. The government, which has imposed entry bans on nearly 150 countries during the pandemic, is now discussing admitting travellers from several Asian countries, including China.

“A couple of years ago, it seemed like there was space for Japan to be seen as a mediator because relations between the US and China had become so bad,” Govella said. But with China’s increasing aggression, it “really is an actor that has different values and dubious intentions in the region,” she said.

As China pursues this more belligerent policy, Japanese analysts say they hope that Beijing might learn from Japan’s own history and not try to expand its power too far, particularly by repressive means.

China’s efforts to dominate the South China Sea, for example, are “one step toward kicking out the Western elements from their sphere of influence, which they have been dreaming of for the past century and a half,” said Kunihiko Miyake, a former Japanese diplomat who is now teaching at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto.

“Their nationalistic ambition will not end,” he said. “I am very concerned, and nobody can stop it, as they couldn’t stop us in Manchuria in the 1930s,” Miyake said, referring to Japan’s invasion of that region of eastern China.

“At that time, the more pressure we had, the more adamant and arrogant and self-assertive we became, because we were too nationalistic and too undemocratic, and that was our destiny,” Miyake said. “China is following the same path.”

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As the world gets tougher on China, Japan launches its own demarches, albeit gingerly

Tokyo: Earlier this year, as it became clear that the coronavirus pandemic was not going to pass quickly, the Japanese government delayed plans for what would be the first State visit by a Chinese leader to Tokyo since 2008.

Now, with Chinese military aggression rising in the region and Beijing cracking down on Hong Kong, Japan is considering cancelling Xi Jinping’s visit altogether — but very gingerly.

“We are not in the phase of arranging a concrete schedule now” was how Toshimitsu Motegi, the foreign minister, put it this month.

While its top allies have taken a harder line on China — especially the United States, which dramatically escalated tensions this past week by closing the Chinese Consulate in Houston — Japan has pursued a delicate balancing act, mindful of the economic might of its largest trading partner and its own limited military options.

So as Chinese ships have engaged in the longest series of incursions in or near Japanese waters in several years, Japan has offered a restrained response, vowing to be firm but “calm”. It did not join several Western nations in an initial statement criticising the draconian security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong.

It has abandoned plans to purchase an American missile defence system, which in part had been considered a shield against China. And the government has continued to tiptoe around the issue of the state visit by Xi, even as polls show that most Japanese believe it should be scrapped.

“Certainly Japan is in a dilemma,” said Narushige Michishita, director of the Security and International Studies Programme at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo. “We understand the fact that Japan is basically competing with China while cooperating with it. We are playing those two games at the same time.”

For other world powers, this kind of middle ground on China, in the face of its growing authoritarianism and heightened bellicosity, has become less and less tenable.

The United States has approved sanctions against Chinese companies and officials and pushed back on China’s broad territorial claims in the region’s seas. Australia led the call for a global inquiry into the origins of the pandemic, which began in China, and announced an investment of nearly $1 billion in cyber weapons and defences to counter Beijing. Britain and Canada, along with Australia, have suspended extradition agreements with Hong Kong because of the national security law.

China has responded by curbing Australian imports and threatening an array of retaliatory actions against any countries that move to punish it. On Friday, China responded to the closure of its Houston consulate by ordering the United States to shut its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu.

To some extent, Japan’s mild-mannered response to China echoes its broader approach to foreign policy, in which it tends to avoid direct conflict or public rebukes of other nations. It has also sometimes sought a mediating role, as when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met last December with Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, to try to ease tensions in West Asia.

Not so long ago, China and Japan — the world’s second- and third-largest economies — were engaged in a diplomatic thaw as a hedge against an unpredictable Donald Trump administration. In 2018, Abe became the first Japanese leader to visit China in seven years, and the two leaders pledged deeper economic and political cooperation. The invitation to Xi to visit Japan followed soon afterward.

Now, given China’s muscle-flexing as the world is preoccupied with the pandemic, some have expressed disappointment that Japan has not rebuffed its neighbour more vigorously, such as by definitively cancelling Xi’s visit. In recent weeks, China has engaged in deadly clashes on the Line of Actual Control with India in the Himalayas, and it has sent ships for 100 straight days — the longest period in years of such incursions — to patrol waters around the Senkakus, islands administered by Japan but contested by China.

Japan “should just say ‘We cannot have him if China continues with this sort of behaviour’,” said Jeffrey Hornung, an analyst at the RAND Corporation, referring to Xi. But Hornung acknowledged that Tokyo would not want to draw China’s full ire, either.

“If you look at what China is doing with India or Hong Kong, Japan doesn’t want to be at the tip of China’s spear right now,” Hornung said. “They know what they could do around the Senkakus in terms of swarming it with ships.”

On Hong Kong, Japan did not join the United States, Australia, Canada and Britain in an initial statement criticising the national security law.

It subsequently led an effort to draft a statement by the foreign ministers of the Group of 7 countries expressing “grave concern” about the law, and Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party passed a resolution this month saying it could not “just remain on the sidelines seeing the situation” in Hong Kong.

In response to the Chinese incursions in the East China Sea, Japan has mobilised Self-Defence Forces fighter jets to patrol the area. It continues, though, to use mild language in its protests to the Chinese government.

Yoshihide Suga, chief cabinet secretary to Abe, told reporters that the Japanese government had “strongly requested” that Chinese ships “stop approaching Japanese fishing boats and quickly leave Japanese territory.” He added, “We would like to continue responding firmly in a calm manner.”

Parts of the Japanese government have highlighted China’s growing hostility. Earlier this month, the defence ministry warned that China was trying to “alter the status quo in the East China Sea and the South China Sea,” and it ranked China as a more serious long-term threat than North Korea.

Yet Japan’s recent decision to abandon its plan to buy an American missile defence system, known as Aegis Ashore, led some to wonder if it would now be more exposed to potential attacks from both North Korea and China.

The decision may have looked to some like a genuflection to Beijing. But soon afterward, the defence committee of the governing party discussed whether Japan could acquire weapons that would enable it to strike a missile launch site, if it detected signs of an imminent attack by a neighbour.

Those discussions are in the early stages, and they would require extensive examination by constitutional experts to determine if such a capability would violate the pacifist clause in Japan’s Constitution.

“While the cancellation of Aegis Ashore might put Japan in a more vulnerable position, if Japan uses this opportunity to pivot to acquisition of other capabilities, then the result could be even more worrying for China,” said Kristi Govella, an assistant professor in the department of Asian studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

One area where Japan has taken steps against China is the economy. Earlier this year, it passed a law restricting foreign investment in industries that the government designates as important to national security, a move that many viewed as targeting China. It has also offered financial incentives to companies — especially those in crucial sectors — to move operations out of China and into Japan or Southeast Asia.

“The Chinese economy is recovering while other countries are still deteriorating,” said Takahide Kiuchi, an economist at Nomura Research Institute, a think-tank. “Now China is in a good position to purchase companies in other countries, so the government is cautious about critical industries related to the military and national security.”

Still, Japan does not want to push too hard.

In addition to being Japan’s largest trading partner, China sent more tourists to Japan than any other nation before the pandemic shut borders. Last year, close to 115,000 Chinese students were studying at Japanese universities. The government, which has imposed entry bans on nearly 150 countries during the pandemic, is now discussing admitting travellers from several Asian countries, including China.

“A couple of years ago, it seemed like there was space for Japan to be seen as a mediator because relations between the US and China had become so bad,” Govella said. But with China’s increasing aggression, it “really is an actor that has different values and dubious intentions in the region,” she said.

As China pursues this more belligerent policy, Japanese analysts say they hope that Beijing might learn from Japan’s own history and not try to expand its power too far, particularly by repressive means.

China’s efforts to dominate the South China Sea, for example, are “one step toward kicking out the Western elements from their sphere of influence, which they have been dreaming of for the past century and a half,” said Kunihiko Miyake, a former Japanese diplomat who is now teaching at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto.

“Their nationalistic ambition will not end,” he said. “I am very concerned, and nobody can stop it, as they couldn’t stop us in Manchuria in the 1930s,” Miyake said, referring to Japan’s invasion of that region of eastern China.

“At that time, the more pressure we had, the more adamant and arrogant and self-assertive we became, because we were too nationalistic and too undemocratic, and that was our destiny,” Miyake said. “China is following the same path.”

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Number of fires more than doubles in Brazil’s Pantanal

Officials said it was the largest number of fires in a six-month period in the last two decades.

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Coronavirus | West Bengal records 40 deaths, 2,341 cases

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Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Known COVID-19 cases in Assam rise to 32,228

Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen to over 13.8 lakh. India’s recovery rate now stands at 63.9 percent.

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देश में जहां चीनी वस्तुओं का बहिष्कार किया जा रहा है वहीं टेबल टेनिस फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया (टीटीएफआई) ने चीनी कोच यिन वेई का न सिर्फ अनुबंध बढ़ाने की सिफारिश की बल्कि इसे खेल मंत्रालय और साई ने स्वीकार भी कर लिया।

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मध्यप्रदेश में ज्योतिरादित्य सिंधिया और अब राजस्थान में सचिन पायलट के बगावत का झंडा उठाने के बाद कांग्रेस नेताओं की नजर अब राहुल गांधी की युवा ब्रिगेड पर है।

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राजस्थान का राजनीतिक रण: विधानसभा अध्यक्ष आज वापस ले सकते हैं याचिका

कानूनी दांवपेच में नाकामी के बाद राजस्थान विधानसभा के स्पीकर सीपी जोशी सोमवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट से अपनी याचिका वापस ले सकते हैं। स्पीकर ने राजस्थान हाईकोर्ट के 21 जुलाई के फैसले को सुप्रीम कोर्ट में चुनौती दी थी।

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अमेरिका में 'हन्ना' का विकराल रूप, 145 किमी प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार से चल रहीं हवाएं

अमेरिका में कोरोना महामारी के प्रकोप के बीच टेक्सास में खाड़ी तट पर हन्ना तूफान के पहुंचने से 145 किलोमीटर प्रति घंटे की रफ्तार से हवाएं चल रही हैं और तेज बारिश हो रही है।

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पाकिस्तानी संभाल रहे हैं भारत में सक्रिय कई आतंकी संगठनों की कमानः संयुक्त राष्ट्र

आतंकवाद पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र की एक और रिपोर्ट से पाकिस्तान का नापाक चेहरा बेनकाब हुआ है।

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जम्मू-कश्मीर का पूर्ण राज्य का दर्जा बहाल हो, केंद्र सरकार ने लोगों के साथ किया विश्वासघात: अब्दुल्ला

जम्मू-कश्मीर के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री फारूक अब्दुल्ला ने पूर्ण राज्य का दर्जा बहाल करने की मांग की और उम्मीद जताई कि सुप्रीम कोर्ट अनुच्छेद 370 के प्रावधानों को निरस्त करने के फैसले को रद्द कर न्याय देगा।

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Govt taking steps for ease of doing business in fertiliser sector: Sadananda Gowda

He said the government is making all efforts for ease of doing business in the sector so that it can be made 'aatmanirbhar' in true sense and farmer community can be served better, an official statement said on Saturday.

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How COVID-19 exposes family transphobia, healthcare issues of transpersons

Transitioning from one gender to the other is a multi-step process consisting of psychological evaluation, hormonal treatment and surgery.

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Modi govt ensured equitable development of J&K, Ladakh: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Rejecting the claims of regional discrimination by the opposition, he asked people alleging this to shed the baggage of past and liberate themselves from the cynicism that has plagued their minds for seven decades.

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International flights on July 26: Daily updates on arrivals, departures under Vande Bharat Mission

Check flights leaving for and from India to bring back stranded Indians.

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UK puts Spain back on unsafe country list for COVID-19

“Following a significant change over the last week in both the level and pace of change in confirmed cases, Spain has been removed from the list of countries where people do not have to self-isolate when arriving into to the UK,'' the Department for Transport said in a statement.

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North Korea puts Kaesong city in lockdown over suspected outbreak

The step was taken Friday afternoon after a person was found with suspected COVID-19 symptoms in the city, the Korean Central News Agency said. It said the person is a runaway who had fled to South Korea years ago before illegally crossing the border into the North early last week.

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DAILY VOICE: Auto, financials, oil & gas and metals may rebound post-COVID, says Deepak Jasani of HDFC Securities

Investors will have to be careful to check whether the pandemic has caused any structural damage to the stories of the companies in these sectors, and if yes, stay away from them.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, other tech CEOs testify on competition

It's the first such congressional review of the tech industry. It has aimed to determine whether existing competition policies and century-old antitrust laws are adequate or if new legislation and more funding for enforcement are needed. The four CEOs are expected to testify remotely.

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Ambulance driver demands Rs 9,200 from COVID-19 patients for 6-km journey to hospital

The two brothers -- one nine-month-old and the other nine-and-half-years -- both undergoing treatment at the Institute of Child Health (ICH), tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, after which their father tried hiring an ambulance to take them to a state-run hospital.

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Poland to quit treaty on violence against women, minister says

The government says the treaty is disrespectful towards religion and requires teaching liberal social policies in schools

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Regis Philbin, television personality and host, dies at 88

Philbin logged more than 15,000 hours on the air, earning him recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most broadcast hours logged by a TV personality

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U.S. sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan

The United States is drawing down its troops in Afghanistan under an agreement struck in February with the Taliban.

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One soldier killed, three injured in terror attack in Pakistan

Security forces have come under increasing terror attacks by terrorists in Baluchistan and also the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in recent weeks.

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Dhoni should keep playing as long as he is fit and in form, says Gambhir

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Coronavirus | Maharashtra adds 9,251 cases; total tally crosses 3,60,000 lakh

A record number of 7,227 patients were discharged in the day, taking the count of recovered cases to 2,07,194.

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Rejuvenated Villivakkam tank almost ready

About 75% of restoration of the sprawling water body has been completed

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हमारी कूटनीति से दुनिया हुई सम्मोहित, अब भारत से भिड़ने से पहले नतीजे के बारे में सोचता है दुश्मन

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कारगिल विजय दिवस: वैश्विक ताकत बनकर उभरा भारत, परमाणु परीक्षण के एक साल बाद प्रतिबंध लगाने वाले देश पड़े ढीले

1998 में परमाणु परीक्षण के बाद अंतरराष्ट्रीय प्रतिबंधों से आर्थिक मोर्चे पर जूझ रहे भारत के लिए कारगिल में पाकिस्तानी घुसपैठ बड़ी चुनौती बनकर सामने आई।

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13-year-old allegedly gangraped by school manager, teachers in Rajasthan

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20-year-old case related to a purported defence deal

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‘Probe inconsistencies in private gas agencies’

LPG cylinder delivery men submit petition to Collector

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Chinese consulate in Houston shuts after four decades

ensions between both nations have escalated in recent months over numerous issues.

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Journalists resign from Hungary news site en masse after editor fired

Over 80 Index staff members said they were leaving the country’s most-read website because the dismissal of Szabolcs Dull endangered its professional independence and its future.

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65% drop in road fatalities during lockdown in Odisha

Odisha has registered a sharp fall in road accidents during the nationwide lockdown enforced in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.Between March

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Create jobs at source to prevent distress migration, say researchers

Think tank emphasises on State’s role in post-production processing and marketing intervention in the farm sector.

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U.S. records over 1,000 coronavirus deaths for fourth straight day

Early June was the last time the United States recorded over 1,000 deaths a day for four days in a row, resulting from fallout from infections in April.

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Emirates to cover flyers’ COVID-19 costs

Emirates Airlines said it will cover medical expenses of up to €1.50 lakh (₹1.3 crore) and quarantine costs of €100 (₹8,691) per day for 14 days, sho

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Airtel Africa net profit falls 57% in June quarter

‘Outlook uncertain due to pandemic’

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CCD founder’s firm owed ₹2,693 cr. more to arms

Books showed only ₹842 crore

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RBI signs $400 mn currency swap facility for Sri Lanka

PM Rajapaksa had in February sought a debt moratorium

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दुनिया में संक्रमितों की संख्या 1.56 करोड़ पार, अब तक 6.37 लाख से ज्यादा मौतें

विश्व में कोरोना वायरस के संक्रमितों का आंकड़ा शुक्रवार को 1.56 करोड़ को पार कर गया जबकि मरने वालों की संख्या 6.37 लाख पार कर गई।

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Petrol Diesel Price Today: डीजल के दाम में 13 से 15 पैसा का इजाफा, जानें आज कितनी है कीमत

महंगाई से जूझ रही जनता को आज सरकारी तेल कंपनियों से थोड़ी राहत मिली है। आज देश में पेट्रोल की कीमतों में कोई तब्दीली नहीं की गई। दिल्ली, मुंबई और चेन्नई में पेट्रोल के दाम पहले के तरह ही हैं।

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राजस्थान का सियासी संग्राम: हाईकोर्ट ने तय किए 13 सवाल, जिसके आधार पर होगी आगे की सुनवाई

राजस्थान हाईकोर्ट ने कांग्रेस के बागी नेता सचिन पायलट खेमे को बड़ी राहत देते हुए यथास्थिति को बरकरार रखने के आदेश दिए हैं। कोर्ट ने स्पीकर की अयोग्यता नोटिस पर रोक लगाने के अपने आदेश को बनाए रखा है।

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पूर्वी लद्दाख से सेनाएं जल्द और पूरी तरह से हटाने पर भारत-चीन राजी

एलएसी पर ढाई महीने से जारी तनाव खत्म करने के लिए शुक्रवार को भारत-चीन की सीमा मामलों पर बनी सलाह व समन्वय समिति की वर्चुअल बैठक में दोनों पक्षों ने माना कि विवाद खत्म करने के लिए एलएसी से सैनिकों को पूरी तरह से जल्द पीछे हटाना जरूरी है।

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नापाक करतूत: भारत को यूएन जाने से रोकने के लिए दिया जाधव को पुनर्विचार याचिका का मौका

पाकिस्तान ने कुलभूषण जाधव मामले में भारत को यूएन जाने से रोकने के लिए जाधव को पुनर्विचार याचिका दाखिल करने का मौका दिया है। इमरान खान सरकार के इस पैंतरे का खुलासा खुद उनके कानून मंत्री फारोग नसीम ने किया।

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Fixed airfare bands extended by three months

Airlines say they want to offer lower fares than the government’s minima

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Rajesh Bhushan takes over as Secretary Health

He takes over charge from Preeti Sudan.

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French refinery leaks toxic chemical into marine life area

Iron chloride spilled from a tank onto a faulty safety system, which flooded into the nearby sewage systems and into the sea.

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DIY your music career with digital distribution platform TuneCore

TuneCore launches a distribution platform tailored for Indian independent artistes

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Coronavirus | Tripura govt. doctors demand dedicated hospital

Doctors’ body demand a one-time incentive for all categories of health staff.

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Bands for brothers: the designer rakhi edit 2020

As Raksha Bandhan rolls around on August 3, our pick of designer rakhis

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Coronavirus | Gujarat records 1,068 cases, 26 deaths

There are now 12,518 active cases, including 83 patients who are surviving with ventilator support.

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असम में स्थिति भयावह, अब तक 129 लोगों की मौत, बिहार में साढ़े सात लाख से ज्यादा प्रभावित

भारत के कई राज्यों में बाढ़ का कहर जारी है। बिहार और असम में आफत की बारिश से लोग दो चार हो रहे हैं।

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Iranian civilian aircraft involved in near-miss with suspected American warplanes over Syria

Beirut: An Iranian passenger plane on its way from Iran to Beirut swerved and dropped abruptly to avoid two fighter jets flying close by, injuring several passengers before landing in Beirut, Iranian and Lebanese television stations reported Thursday evening.

Videos broadcast by Iranian and pro-Iran Lebanese media, which said the footage was taken by passengers, showed one of the fighter jets flying alongside the passenger plane, operated by Mahan Air, a privately owned Iranian airline.

Passengers then screamed as sudden turbulence seized the plane. In the aftermath, one video showed a passenger with his face and head bloodied, as well as a man lying down, apparently unconscious, while someone tended to him. Oxygen masks dangled overhead.

The television stations initially described the fighter jets as Israeli, but Iranian state television, citing an interview with the plane’s pilot, said the jets were American. An Israeli official denied any involvement in the near-miss, which took place in Syrian airspace. There was no immediate comment from US military officials.

A person in Syria who was briefed by Iranian and Hezbollah officials said the warplanes had intercepted the passenger jet over Al-Tanf, the site of a small US military base in southern Syria. This person, who is close to the alliance between Iran, Hezbollah and Syria and who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the fighter jets were believed to belong to the US-led international coalition that has been fighting the Islamic State in Syria.

The US base at Al-Tanf, which sits near Syria’s border with Jordan and Iraq, is strategically located to block Iran from controlling a land route through Iraq to Syria and Lebanon.

The US-led coalition still flies combat air patrols over northeastern Syria to support about 500 American troops who carry out missions with Syrian Kurdish allies on the ground to counter pockets of Islamic State fighters.

US fighter jets also fly daily patrols near the Al-Tanf base, in southern Syria, where 150 to 200 US troops train Syrian counter-Islamic State fighters known as Maghawir al Thawra.

In May 2017, U.S. warplanes attacked a pro-Syrian government convoy that ignored warnings and violated a restricted zone around the base. In recent months, the US-backed Syrian forces have skirmished with roving bands of suspected Islamic State fighters near the base.

Iran is already on edge after a series of mysterious explosions and violent attacks against its civilian and military infrastructure, including at a nuclear fuel enrichment complex in early July.

The Mahan airlines encounter, if confirmed to be with US warplanes, could amplify tensions between Iran and the United States, which is pursuing a hard-nosed campaign of sanctions and other actions against Iran.

Iranian officials have attributed some of the recent attacks to sabotage, though they have not said whether they suspect Israel or the United States.

Lebanese media said an elderly passenger had been taken to a hospital affiliated with Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militia and political party. Lebanese civil aviation authorities said the plane had been carrying 150 passengers, some of whom suffered minor injuries.

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Iranian civilian aircraft involved in near-miss with suspected American warplanes over Syria

Beirut: An Iranian passenger plane on its way from Iran to Beirut swerved and dropped abruptly to avoid two fighter jets flying close by, injuring several passengers before landing in Beirut, Iranian and Lebanese television stations reported Thursday evening.

Videos broadcast by Iranian and pro-Iran Lebanese media, which said the footage was taken by passengers, showed one of the fighter jets flying alongside the passenger plane, operated by Mahan Air, a privately owned Iranian airline.

Passengers then screamed as sudden turbulence seized the plane. In the aftermath, one video showed a passenger with his face and head bloodied, as well as a man lying down, apparently unconscious, while someone tended to him. Oxygen masks dangled overhead.

The television stations initially described the fighter jets as Israeli, but Iranian state television, citing an interview with the plane’s pilot, said the jets were American. An Israeli official denied any involvement in the near-miss, which took place in Syrian airspace. There was no immediate comment from US military officials.

A person in Syria who was briefed by Iranian and Hezbollah officials said the warplanes had intercepted the passenger jet over Al-Tanf, the site of a small US military base in southern Syria. This person, who is close to the alliance between Iran, Hezbollah and Syria and who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the fighter jets were believed to belong to the US-led international coalition that has been fighting the Islamic State in Syria.

The US base at Al-Tanf, which sits near Syria’s border with Jordan and Iraq, is strategically located to block Iran from controlling a land route through Iraq to Syria and Lebanon.

The US-led coalition still flies combat air patrols over northeastern Syria to support about 500 American troops who carry out missions with Syrian Kurdish allies on the ground to counter pockets of Islamic State fighters.

US fighter jets also fly daily patrols near the Al-Tanf base, in southern Syria, where 150 to 200 US troops train Syrian counter-Islamic State fighters known as Maghawir al Thawra.

In May 2017, U.S. warplanes attacked a pro-Syrian government convoy that ignored warnings and violated a restricted zone around the base. In recent months, the US-backed Syrian forces have skirmished with roving bands of suspected Islamic State fighters near the base.

Iran is already on edge after a series of mysterious explosions and violent attacks against its civilian and military infrastructure, including at a nuclear fuel enrichment complex in early July.

The Mahan airlines encounter, if confirmed to be with US warplanes, could amplify tensions between Iran and the United States, which is pursuing a hard-nosed campaign of sanctions and other actions against Iran.

Iranian officials have attributed some of the recent attacks to sabotage, though they have not said whether they suspect Israel or the United States.

Lebanese media said an elderly passenger had been taken to a hospital affiliated with Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militia and political party. Lebanese civil aviation authorities said the plane had been carrying 150 passengers, some of whom suffered minor injuries.

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On House floor, Dem women call out abusive treatment by men

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s outrage over a Republican lawmaker’s verbal assault broadened into an extraordinary moment on the House floor on Thurs

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U.S. accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space

Russia said the event involved a small space vehicle that “inspected one of the national satellites from a close distance using special equipment.

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Coronavirus | West Bengal observes State-wide lockdown as cases cross 50,000

The number of active cases increases to 18,846.

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FBI claims Chinese consulate is harbouring ‘PLA’ researcher

The allegation comes amid rising tension between the U.S. and China, particularly related to theft of intellectual property.

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Pope's ex-envoy to be tried in sex assault case

He was stripped of his diplomatic immunity by the Vatican last July after he was questioned by French police, and resigned in December when he reached the 75-year age limit for his post.

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SpiceJet brings back 135 students from Kyrgyzstan

Government sources said it arranged 90 chartered flights to bring back 15,000 students from Kyrgyzstan.

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Accused in NH-74 scam case gets interim relief

The petitions were filed by accused for grant of ad-interim stay on an order issued by the PMLA Adjudicating Authority for taking possession of the properties.

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Haryana halts land transfer registration

Govt. says it is modernising revenue dept.; Cong. alleges registration scam

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Two CPI (Maoist) cadre gunned down in Odisha

After the exchange of fire stopped, two bodies, one male and one female, were recovered from the spot.

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Trinamool banks on former Maoist leader Chhatradhar

Move is a part of reshuffle, geared to turn party’s fortunes in Jangalmahal.

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COVID-19 | Maharashtra reports 9,895 cases, tally inches towards 3.50-lakh mark

Surge due to a record testing of nearly 50,000 samples in the past 24 hours, say officials.

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Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Assam’s COVID-19 tally nears 30,000

Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed COVID-19 cases have surged past the 12 lakh-mark.

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सुप्रीम कोर्ट में स्पीकर का दांव पड़ा उलटा, पायलट खेमे को मिली बिन मांगी मुराद

राजस्थान विधानसभा अध्यक्ष (स्पीकर) सीपी जोशी का सुप्रीम कोर्ट का दरवाजा खटखटाना उलटा पड़ गया है।

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National Sports Awards: पहली बार 500 से ज्यादा नाम, रोहित शर्मा समेत 42 ने किया खेल रत्न के लिए दावा

जयलक्ष्मी, अनुसूया, सभ्या, संपूर्णा और मणिकंदन इन नामों के बारे में खेलों की दुनिया में ज्यादा नहीं सुना गया है। ऐसे ही कई नामों ने इस बार देश के सर्वोच्च खेल सम्मान राजीव गांधी खेल रत्न के लिए दावा ठोका है।

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Petrol Diesel Price Today: दाम में नहीं हुआ बदलाव, जानें आज कितनी है कीमत

महंगाई से जूझ रही जनता को आज सरकारी तेल कंपनियों से थोड़ी राहत मिली है। आज देश में पेट्रोल की कीमतों में कोई तब्दीली नहीं की गई। दिल्ली, मुंबई और चेन्नई में पेट्रोल के दाम पहले के तरह ही हैं।

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कोरोना संक्रमित किशोरी का कोविड सेंटर में यौन शोषण, सुरक्षा व्यवस्था पर उठे गंभीर सवाल

मैदान गढ़ी स्थित एक कोविड सेंटर में 15 साल की कोरोना पॉजिटिव लड़की के साथ यौन शोषण का मामला सामने आया है।

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कोरोना-बाढ़ संकट के बीच आठ सीटों पर उपचुनाव टले, नई तारीखों पर चर्चा आज

देश में कोरोना संकट और बाढ़ के हालात को देखते हुए निर्वाचन आयोग ने आठ सीटों पर उपचुनावों को फिलहाल टालने का फैसला लिया है। अगली तारीखों को लेकर आयोग की समिति शुक्रवार को बैठक में चर्चा करेगी।

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कौशल विकास मंत्री ने विशेष बातचीत में कहा- मजदूरों के हुनर से बनेगा गांधी का ग्राम स्वराज और मोदी का आत्मनिर्भर भारत

मार्च के अंतिम सप्ताह में शुरू हुए लॉकडाउन की वजह से देश में बंटवारे के बाद से सबसे बड़ा पलायन हुआ।

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Delhi Waqf Board asks ASI to inspect damaged mosque

The central dome of the structure was damaged due to heavy rain and lightning on Sunday

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Humans lived in America 30,000 years ago, far earlier than thought: study

The research also implicated humans in the extinctions of many large Ice Age mammals such as mammoths and camels.

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U.K. to open citizenship path to Hong Kongers from January

Those eligible can access the British job market at any skill level and without a salary threshold, but won’t have access to public funds

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Kim Kardashian asks for compassion as Kanye West struggles with bi-polar disorder

Kardashian did not mention West's stated plan to run for the White House in the November 2020 election

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“Economic, social and political impact of post Aug. 5 actions and their long duration of 11 months disastrous”

Justice Lokur-headed group releases report on human rights condition in J&K

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Gold exceeds ₹50,000 level, dampens demand

‘Buyers may wait to see if prices hold’

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COVID-19 | Over 1,000 cases reported on second consecutive day in Gujarat

So far, 51,485 cases have been reported in the State.

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Protest continues despite Calcutta HC order to pay school fees

Parents refuse to pay full fees of their wards as the school was not open.

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Gujarat govt. cautions employees on online campaigns for higher pay grade

No injustice would be done to them, says Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel

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As US shuts down Chinese consulate in Houston, a look at how Washington-Beijing Cold War is intensifying #wanitaxigo

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Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: West Bengal records highest one-day spike of 2,291 new COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed cases are nearing the 12 lakh-mark. India’s COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 63.1 percent.

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कोरोना योद्धा घोषित होंगे डॉ. जावेद अली, एक करोड़ मुआवजा देगी सरकार

दिल्ली सरकार के राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य मिशन के तहत बेगमपुर के एक अस्पताल में संविदा पर कार्यरत डॉक्टर जावेद अली (42) की बीते दिनों कोरोना संक्रमण से मौत हो गई थी।

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असम बाढ़ : 70 लाख लोग प्रभावित, 125 हुई मरने वालों की संख्या, 30 जिलों में कहर

असम में बुधवार को बाढ़ के चलते दो और लोगों की मौत हो गई। राज्य के 30 जिलों में बाढ़ का कहर और इससे 70 लाख से अधिक लोग प्रभावित हैं।

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दुबई के कारोबारी से मांगी पांच करोड़ की रंगदारी, तिहाड़ से आई कॉल!

लॉकडाउन के कारण इन दिनों भारत में परिवार के साथ रह रहे दुबई के एनआरआई कारोबारी से 5 करोड़ रुपये की रंगदारी मांगी जा रही है।

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प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी आज रखेंगे मणिपुर जलापूर्ति परियोजना की आधारशिला

पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी बृहस्पतिवार को वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग के जरिये मणिपुर के लिए एक जलापूर्ति परियोजना की आधारशिला रखेंगे। परियोजना के तहत मणिपुर के 16 जिलों के 2,80,756 परिवारों के घर तक जल पहुंचाने का लक्ष्य है। 

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इंडिया आईडियाज समिट: भारत हिंद-प्रशांत क्षेत्र में अमेरिका का उभरता हुआ रक्षा साझेदार- पोम्पियो

इंडिया आइडियाज समिट में बुधवार को अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री माइक पोम्पियो ने कहा, हिंद प्रशांत क्षेत्र में भारत अमेरिका का उभरता हुआ रक्षा साझेदार है।

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Coronavirus | West Bengal records a new high of 39 deaths in 24 hours

The State will observe a complete lockdown on Thursday.

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Liverpool lift Premier League trophy

The club's first English title for 30 years had been sealed almost a month ago with seven games remaining.

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Policeman shot dead in Kulgam

Security forces have launched a manhunt to nab the attackers.

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SC takes cognisance of loss of income of lawyers

Court schedules case for further hearing after two weeks

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Coronavirus | Tripura BJP Vice President tests positive

His wife and two personal security guards have been infected, the CM said in a tweet.

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Five arrested for hacking Army jawan’s father to death in Amethi

The arrests were made after a video of the jawan, his vest red with the blood of his father, was seen crying next to a stretcher bearing his dead father, was widely shared on social media.

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US leading the world in COVID-19 testing, India second: Donald Trump

So far more than 140,000 Americans have died due to coronavirus and 3.8 million have tested positive. While the US economy is slowly coming back to normal, the pandemic is now spreading in the Sun Belt of the country.

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Donald Trump says virus in US will get worse before it gets better

After a three-month hiatus from his freewheeling daily virus briefings, Trump returned to the podium, keeping the stage to himself without the public health experts who were staples of his previous events but keeping close to scripted remarks prepared by aides.

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गाजियाबादः पत्रकार विक्रम जोशी की मौत, स्कूटी सवार बदमाशों ने सिर में मारी थी गोली

गाजियाबाद के पत्रकार विक्रम जोशी की मौत हो गई है।

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Japan approves dexamethasone as coronavirus treatment

This has been included along with Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir in a recent revision to the Health Ministry’s handbook

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Morning Digest: Close to limited trade deal with U.S., says Goyal; Work from home norms extended till Dec. 31 for IT companies, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.

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Guwahati jail ward turned into COVID-19 hospital

Step follows the escape of two prisoners from a Covid Care Centre.

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Netflix pulls show as Turkey objects to gay character

“I believe that Netflix, with deeper determination, will show greater sensitivity towards Turkish culture and arts,” Mahir Unal, spokesman for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), tweeted

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ED attaches assets worth ₹12.98 crore of former Jodhpur varsity chairman and associates

A case against Kamal Mehta has been filed for issuing fake degrees and mark sheets.

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Trump shifts rhetoric, warns virus is getting worse and urges wearing of masks

Trump argued that the virus would disappear at some point, but most of his comments on Tuesday were largely a sober recognition of how bad the problem has become

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Ukraine hostage standoff: Gunman frees captives after documentary demand is met

Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Kryvosh had served time in prison and the SBU said he had propagated “extremist views”

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Commission agents in Punjab vexed over flat rate prices

Punjab government comes in support of agents; says deviation from the existing policy could cause serious disruption

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Additional District Magistrate dies of COVID-19 in Odisha

Gajapati is one of the districts having high virus load.

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Rahul Gandhi targets Bihar government

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the State government’s handling of the COVID-19 cases.“The cor

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Fake injection racket busted in Ahmedabad

The drug is in short supply and used on critically infected patients

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SC seeks details of funds for welfare of children in child care institutions

Tamil Nadu tops list of States which restored children to their parents during lockdown

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Punjab records 381 cases, 2 more COVID-19 deaths

Major chunk of new infections from Sangrur and Patiala districts

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J&K Apni Party demands restoration of statehood

Only practical step to bring good governance, peace to region: Altaf Bukhari

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विश्व में संक्रमित 1.48 करोड़ के पार, ईयू में 21 खरब डॉलर का बजट मंजूर

विश्व में जहां कोरोना संक्रमितों की संख्या 1.48 करोड़ का आंकड़ा पार कर गई वहीं कुल मौतें भी 6.14 लाख से ज्यादा हो गई हैं। ब्राजील में कुल मौतें 80 हजार को पार कर गई हैं और संक्रमण के मामले 21.21 लाख पार हो गए हैं।

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दिल्ली-एनसीआर में छाया मानसून, जारी है रिमझिम बारिश का सिलसिला

दिल्ली-एनसीआर में मानसूनी बारिश का सिलसिला जारी है।

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Ronit and the tooth fairy

Fantasyland, magic and prizes were enough to get him out of bed and ready in a jiffy. However, there were some surprises in store!

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As Assam battles deluge, deficient rainfall in three northeast States

Flood death toll in Assam reaches 87, five killed in Meghalaya.

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Delay in installing smog tower in Delhi irks SC

Gives Centre 7 days to enter into MoU with IIT(M)

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Pune firm to make billion doses of Oxford vaccine

Serum Institute chief says chances of its failure look remote and India will be its largest producer

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Six held for illegal sand transportation

With the arrest of six persons, the Rachakonda police busted a sand mafia gang and recovered ₹ 3.20 lakh in cash, a printer, one laptop, one fake way-

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Joe Biden warns of foreign interference in U.S. poll

The new alarms give a renewed urgency to concerns that foreign actors could be trying to influence the vote or sow disinformation.

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17-year-old girl’s ‘suicide’ creates flutter

The alleged suicide of a 17-year-old girl in Piler town, reportedly due to a failed love affair, had created a flutter on Monday. According to the pol

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DEO office shut down after staff tests positive

The office of the District Educational Officer at MSR Junction here was temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.Th

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‘Even God will find it hard to save patient if there is delay in going to hospital’

Not just doctors, but even God will find it hard to save if patients who test positive unduly delay going to the hospital, said Medical Education and

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UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong; Beijing warns London to avoid 'wrong path' #wanitaxigo

Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: With record 1,093 COVID-19 cases in one day, Assam’s tally crosses 25,000

Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed cases in India have risen to 11.1 lakh. India's COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 62.6 percent.

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Petrol Diesel Price Today: पेट्रोल और डीजल के दाम में कोई बदलाव नहीं, जानें कितनी है कीमत

महंगाई से जूझ रही जनता को आज सरकारी तेल कंपनियों से थोड़ी राहत मिली है। आज देश में पेट्रोल की कीमतों में कोई तब्दीली नहीं की गई। दिल्ली, मुंबई और चेन्नई में पेट्रोल के दाम पहले के तरह ही हैं।

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असम बाढ़ में मरने वालों की संख्या 123 हुई, 70 लाख से ज्यादा लोग प्रभावित

असम में बाढ़ का रूप और विकराल होता जा रहा है। सोमवार को छह और लोगों की मौत के साथ बाढ़ व बारिश से भूस्खलन व अन्य घटनाओं में मरने वालों की संख्या 123 हो गई।

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टी-90 टैंक के लिए 557 करोड़ में खरीदे जाएंगे 1512 माइन प्लाउ, शत्रुओं की माइंस से होगी रक्षा

चीन और पाकिस्तान की चुनौतियों को देखते हुए केंद्र सरकार सशस्त्र सेनाओं को मजबूत करने में जुटी है। इसी कड़ी में रक्षा मंत्रालय ने सोमवार को सरकार संचालित भारत अर्थ मूवर्स लिमिटेड से 1512 माइन प्लाउ उपकरणों की खरीद का करार किया।

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दिल्लीः कोरोना संक्रमण से मरने वालों की दर 3 फीसदी से नीचे पहुंची, 19 जून तक थी 4 प्रतिशत, अब हुई 2.95

राजधानी में एक महीने बाद कोरोना से मरने वालों की दर में एक फीसदी की कमी आई है। एक समय यह दर 4 फीसदी थी, जो अब घटकर तीन से नीचे चली गई है।

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UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong; Beijing warns London to avoid 'wrong path'

London: In an escalation of tensions with China, Britain on Monday suspended an extradition treaty with Hong Kong to protest a new security law that gives China sweeping powers and is seen by critics as imperiling basic freedoms in the former British colony.

The move, announced in Parliament by Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, was prompted directly by fears that anyone extradited to Hong Kong from Britain could be sent on to mainland China with ease.

Raab also announced an extension to Hong Kong of a long-standing arms embargo against China that has been in force since 1989.

Both measures underscore a hardening stance among British politicians — across the political spectrum — over China’s treatment of Hong Kong, a former colony that returned to Chinese control in 1997, and growing worries about more assertive behaviour by Beijing on the global stage.

The announcement came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain prepared to welcome Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, to London for a two-day visit. China is expected to be high on the agenda, and consensus on a tough posture looks likely.

Hours before Pompeo was scheduled to arrive in Britain, Raab told lawmakers that the extradition treaty would be suspended immediately and indefinitely, and would not be reintroduced “unless and until there are clear safeguards.”

“The UK is watching and the whole world is watching,” Raab added.

The extension to Hong Kong of the arms embargo, Raab said, would include the ban of potentially lethal weapons, their components or ammunition, or “any equipment — not already banned — which might be used for internal repression.”

Shackles, intercept equipment, firearms and smoke grenades would be covered by the embargo, Raab added, describing the British move as part of a proportionate response to China’s failure to observe its international obligations.

The measures were met with condemnation in China. Asked about the issue, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, Wang Wenbin, urged Britain to “stop going further down the wrong path.”

Britain is one of a growing number of countries to have denounced the security law in Hong Kong, which was introduced after months of pro-democracy demonstrations. It suddenly transformed the city by effectively criminalising an array of political activity, including many of the tactics used by protesters.

But Britain has special concerns and sees the new law as a breach of the terms of a joint declaration that set out the semi-autonomous status of Hong Kong after the colony was returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

In response, the government in London has offered a pathway to citizenship for many Hong Kong residents.

Under that measure, 350,000 people who hold British National (Overseas) passports — and an additional 2.5 million who are eligible for them — would be granted 12-month renewable visas that would allow them to work in Britain with the possibility of eventual citizenship.

Chinese anger over that move deepened last week when the British government reversed a decision to allow Huawei, a Chinese technology company, to play a limited role in establishing Britain’s 5G high-speed wireless network.

The US has pressured Britain to exclude Huawei and, through its own measures against the Chinese technology firm, forced the British government to reconsider its initial decision to allow Huawei to participate in the British 5G network.

Now British 5G providers will not be able to buy Huawei products after the end of the year, and will have to remove the company’s technology completely by 2027.

Raab’s statement on the extradition law and arms embargo was widely welcomed in Parliament, an indication of how far sentiment on China has shifted recently. It was also widely hailed across ideological divides, with a growing consensus on the need for toughness.

Lisa Nandy, who speaks for the Opposition Labour Party, called on the government to go further and apply sanctions against senior Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses. That underscored the more hawkish stance of a Labour Party whose new leader, Keir Starmer, has tried to strike a very different tone from his left-wing predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn.

The transformation is just as striking within Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party. Under previous governments led by David Cameron, who was prime minister between 2010 and 2016, Britain pursued what a former chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, called a “golden era” in relations with China.

Chinese investment was courted, and China became a player in some sensitive sectors, including Britain’s nuclear power programme.

But discontent among Conservative lawmakers has been rumbling since Johnson’s initial decision in January to allow Huawei into Britain’s 5G network. Internal opposition was one reason for Johnson’s policy reversal on Huawei last week.

The discord has grown because of China’s increased pressure on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, its early response to the coronavirus, and its overall human rights record.

On Sunday, China’s ambassador to Britain, Liu Xiaoming, dismissed accusations of abuse against the country’s Uighur minority, despite being confronted in a BBC interview with images that appeared to show blindfolded Uighurs waiting to be loaded onto trains.

Xiaoming suggested that the video footage was “fake” and accused western nations of making repeated “false allegations” against China.

Few British politicians are convinced. In Parliament on Monday one Conservative lawmaker and former minister, Tobias Ellwood, questioned whether this might be a “turning point where we drop our pretence that China shares our values,” and called for a strategic overhaul of foreign policy in relation to China.

That hardened sentiment is reflected in the growing influence of a new caucus, the China Research Group, that draws support from a range of opinion within the Conservative Party.

Chris Patten, Britain’s last governor of Hong Kong and a former Conservative Party Cabinet minister, described Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, as a “dictator,” and said that China “under its communist leadership, can’t be trusted.”

“Right across the board China has been picking a fight with anybody who passes by,” said Patten, citing tensions between Beijing and countries ranging from India and Japan to Australia to Canada.

Xi had managed to unite in opposition both wings of a British Conservative Party that was divided over Brexit, just as he had done “across the board in American politics,” Patten said.

“They have gone out of their way to behave loutishly,” Patten added, “and I don’t think it is surprising that right across the board, politically, in this country politicians have seen the real nature of Chinese communism in the 21st Century.”

Stephen Castle c.2020 The New York Times Company

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