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The border stand-off between India and China has been "very nasty" and "they (China) are certainly going at it", United States President Donald Trump told reporters at a White House press briefing on Friday. Mr Trump said he had raised this issue with both India and China, and the US was ready to help. "While we're at it, we're...

Bracing for a contentious election with no immediate results and possible civil unrest, Facebook is enacting a host of measures to ensure its platform is not used to sow chaos and spread misinformation before, during and after the U.S. presidential election. But it's not clear the changes are enough. The company said Thursday it will restrict new...

Peace and security in the SCO region demands a climate of trust, non-aggression, respect for international rules and peaceful resolution of differences, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, seen as an indirect message to China which is engaged in a festering border row with India in eastern Ladakh. In his address at a ministerial meeting of the...

India-China Stand-off News LIVE Updates: Two days after India banned 118 Chinese apps in its retaliation to the Chinese troops' "provocative military movement" near Pangong Tso lake in eastern Ladakh and then again in Chumar, China on Thursday said India's decision to ban 118 Chinese apps is not beneficial to the Indian users nor to China's businesses. Strongly...

Twitter on Thursday said the account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website was hacked, and it has now been restored. "We're aware of this activity and have taken steps to secure the compromised account. We are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts being impacted. Advice on keeping your account...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state of the economy, rise in COVID-19 cases and "external aggression" at borders, alleging that India is reeling under "Modi-made disasters". His attack comes after official data showed on Monday that the country's economy suffered its worst slump on record in April-June, with the...

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said special efforts are needed to bring the minorities into the mainstream of development as it is necessary that people of all classes come together to win the fight against poverty. He said India is a bouquet of people of different castes, religions and languages for which people have to work together...

A Maoist leader was arrested in a joint operation conducted by the the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the local police in Bihar's Aurangabad district, officials said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, jawans of the SSB's 29th battalion, led by Commandant Rajesh Kumar Singh, along with local police personnel, apprehended Baadhu Mahto from Alpa village in the district...

US President Donald Trump has hailed Shinzo Abe as the "greatest" prime minister in Japan's history during a telephonic conversation between the two leaders. Abe, 65, on Friday announced that he intends to step down because of poor health, his long-running battle with ulcerative colitis, ending a tenure as Japan's longest-serving prime minister. President Trump on Sunday...

Public health experts expressed concern Friday about President Donald Trump's largely mask-free, socially un-distanced Republican convention event on the White House lawn, saying some of his 1,500 guests may have inadvertently brought and spread the coronavirus to others. There almost certainly were individuals there who were infected with COVID-19 but don't know it, said Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency...