FGN24 CHINA-INDIA-TALKS

Talks between Chinese and Indian militaries reached ''progress'' on further disengagement: China

Beijing: China on Wednesday said the fourth Commander-level talks between Indian and Chinese militaries to ease tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh have reached progress on promoting "further disengagement" of the border troops to de-escalate tensions.

FGN23 US-TRUMP-LD XI

No plans to speak to Chinese president Xi: Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has indicated that he has no plan to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, amid a war of words between the two countries on a range of issues and tit-for-tat sanctions on lawmakers and senior officials.

FGN21 US-TRUMP-LD HONG KONG

Trump ends preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to end the preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong after China imposed a controversial national security law in the Asian trading hub to curb autonomy and democratic freedoms.

FGN17 US-LD TIKTOK

Banning TikTok takes a big espionage tool away from China: US NSA

Washington: China will lose "a big tool" of espionage and surveillance if America and some western European countries ban Chinese apps like TikTok as done by India, US National Security Advisor Robert O''Brien has said.

FGN11 US-STUDENTS-LD VISA

Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students policy

Washington: In a surprise U-turn, the Trump administration has dropped its controversial plan to deport hundreds and thousands of international students, including Indians, if their universities switch to online-only classes in this fall semester due to the coronavirus pandemic.

FGN10 US-NSA-CHINA-INDIA

China''s aggressive actions against India give insight into how CPC thinking theses days: US NSA

Washington: China''s "very aggressive" actions against India, including the brutal attack on Indian soldiers in eastern Ladakh, and its moves in the South China Sea and Hong Kong give a "good insight" into how the ruling Communist Party of China is thinking these days, US National Security Advisor Robert O''Brien has said.

FGN15 UN-MODI-ADDRESS

PM Modi to deliver keynote speech at High-Level Segment of UN ECOSOC

United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address the UN on Friday at the High-Level Segment of the ECOSOC, his first since India was overwhelmingly elected as a non-permanent member of the powerful Security Council last month.

FGN18 US-BIDEN-CLIMATE

Biden announces USD 2 trillion climate plan, vows to rejoin Paris deal

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has unveiled a USD 2 trillion proposal to boost investment in clean energy and combat the global warming as he pledged to rejoin the historic Paris agreement on climate change if elected in the November elections.

FGN16 US-INDIAN-DEMOCRATIC-PRIMARY

Indian-American Democrat Sara Gideon wins primary in Maine

Washington: Indian-origin American politician Sara Gideon has won the Democratic primary for the US Senate seat from the state of Maine and will face incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in the November elections.

FGN9 US-LD IMMIGRATION

Trump says he will soon sign new merit-based immigration act

Washington: US President Donald Trump has reiterated his pledge to soon sign a "very strong" merit-based immigration act that will also take care of the immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, many of whom are of Indian or South Asian descent.

FGN25 UK-INDIA-HEALTHCARE

2020 will mark ''inflection point'' in India-UK healthcare collaboration: Indian diplomat

London: The year 2020 will witness an inflection point in the UK-India healthcare collaboration as the COVID-19 pandemic has brought collaboration in medicine to the centrestage, outgoing Consul General of India in Birmingham Dr Aman Puri has said.

FGN20 UN-INDIA-PDS-NITI

India set to make PDS location independent: NITI Aayog CEO at UN forum

United Nations: India is set to make the Public Distribution System location independent to ensure that no one, especially the inter-state migrants, is left behind, NITI Aayog CEO has said, citing the ''One Nation, One Card'' initiative being implemented by the government as a transformative solution in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. PTI PMS

Disclaimer :- This story has not been edited by Outlook staff and is auto-generated from news agency feeds. Source: PTI

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