Qiu Ziming had questioned government account of the clash. A Chinese investigative journalist and blogger on Monday became the first person charged under a new criminal law banning the “defaming of martyrs”, for his comments questioning the government’s account of the clash with India in Galwan Valley last year.Qiu Ziming (38), an investigative journalist formerly with The Economic Observer, was arrested on February 20 in Nanjing, where he lives, after raising questions a day after China’s announcement declaring honours for five soldiers, including four awarded posthumously, eight months after the June 15, 2020 clash.In messages to his 2.5 million followers…
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Gen. Zhao Zongqi, who led the command that oversaw India border, was in charge during the Doklam crisis, 2020 tensions A veteran Chinese General who oversaw the military’s border command during a turbulent period in relations with India was on Sunday appointed to the top parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, a move seen as a post-retirement reward.General Zhao Zongqi, who turned 65 last year and handed over the leadership of the military’s Western Theatre Command, its biggest military command responsible for the India border, will serve as the vice-chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) special committee on foreign affairs.The…
She is now accused of breaching communications laws as well as intent to incite public unrest. Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was hit with two new criminal charges in a court appearance via video link on Monday, a month after a military coup triggered relentless mass protests.Ms. Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since being detained on February 1, and her appearance came as demonstrators took to the streets again across the country in defiance of an escalation of deadly force by the junta. At least 18 people died on Sunday as troops and police…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of attacking an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, a mysterious explosion that further spiked security concerns in the region.Without offering any evidence to his claim, Mr. Netanyahu told Israeli public broadcaster Kan that “it was indeed an act by Iran, that’s clear.” “Iran is the greatest enemy of Israel, I am determined to halt it. We are hitting it in the entire region,” Mr. Netanyahu said. Iran promptly dismissed the charges.The blast struck the Israeli-owned MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged roll-on, roll-off vehicle cargo ship, as it…
Mr. Tikait also said farmers’ “mahapanchayats” will be held at several places in the country till March 24 BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has claimed that the Centre’s “silence” for the past few days indicates that it is planning some steps against the farmers’ agitation over newly enacted agriculture laws. He also stressed that it is the government that will have to come forward with a proposal for talks to resume with the protesting farmers. Before leaving for Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar on Sunday night, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader told reporters in Bijnor’s Afzalgarh, “The government’s silence for the…
Two other troubled districts – Changlang and Longding – also need to be included in tourist circuit so that they develop on a par with other parts of the northeastern State, the Chief Minister said. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday assured legislators that the State government would urge the Centre for early clearance of the proposed tourism circuit in troubled Tirap district.Responding to a query by senior Congress MLA Wanglin Lowangdong during Question Hour in the Assembly, Mr. Khandu said the State government had written a letter to the Union Tourism Ministry a few years ago to…
Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh’s next bout, his first since November 2019, against a yet-to-be-announced opponent will take place in Goa on the rooftop deck of a docked ship on March 19. The 35-year-old reigning WBO Oriental and WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion defeated Ghana’s former Commonwealth Champion Charles Adamu in Dubai to claim his 12th successive win in November 2019. He has not competed ever since. “Undefeated professional boxing star Vijender Singh is set to make his return to the ring on March 19…The first-of-its-kind fight will be held on the rooftop deck of the Majestic Pride Casino…
Manpreet Vohra, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is presently Ambassador of India to Mexico Senior diplomat Manpreet Vohra has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Australia, the Ministry of External Affairs said on March 1.Mr. Vohra, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is presently Ambassador of India to Mexico. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the MEA said.Mr. Vohra’s appointment comes at a time India-Australia ties are at an upswing and the two countries are stepping up cooperation particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. You have reached your limit for free articles this…
A woman and her daughter were hacked to death by unidentified persons at Singirikudi near Reddichavadi on Monday.The deceased were identified as C. Vijayalakshmi, 48 and her daughter Madhangi alias Sandhya, 24 of Nonankuppam in Puducherry.Police sources said the duo was found murdered near their agricultural field at Edayarpalayam. Local residents alerted the police who retrieved the bodies and sent them for post-mortem examinations.Police said that they are probing various angles in connection with the incident. You have reached your limit for free articles this month. Subscription Benefits Include Today’s Paper Find mobile-friendly version of articles from the day’s newspaper…
The Hindu Endowments Board will also carry out more audits each year, including unannounced ones, Culture Minister Edwin Tong said Singapore’s Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) is taking steps to improve the tracking of all movements of gold items within the four Hindu temples that it manages, the Culture Minister said on March 1, weeks after a former Indian temple chief priest was charged with misappropriating and pawning gold jewellery. Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, told Parliament on March 1 that the temples’ management committees would tighten oversight of the gold inventories in their temples, Today newspaper reported.The…