The Congress saw the Prime Minister’s silence on the incursion into Ladakh as “lack of courage” to confront China and argued that Narendra Modi should have responded on Tuesday to the pervasive “confusion and fear” in the country. Declaring that the much-hyped address to the nation was an acute disappointment, the Congress said Modi neither […]
New Delhi: India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including those through joint ventures, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday amid border standoff with China. Gadakri also said the government will ensure that Chinese investors are not entertained in various sectors like Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The senior minister’s […]
Six members of a family have been hospitalised at Miyaganj in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh after they consumed a dish made of hemp (bhang), a variety of cannabis, police said on Wednesday. The family mistook the dried leaves of hemp for fenugreek (methi). According to police, on Tuesday, one Naval Kishore gave the weed […]
New Delhi: With 507 people succumbing to coronavirus in a day, the highest so far, India’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 17,400 while the total tally climbed to 5,85,493 after 18,653 new cases were reported on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of active cases stands at 2,20,114 ,while 3,47,978 people have […]
India suspects that China could be engaging in unfair trade practices by supplying goods and investments through a third party such as Hong Kong and Singapore, but may not bar legitimate Chinese trade and investments in India while scanning them from the perspective of national interest, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Data […]
New Delhi: As the water-flow has increased in the Galwan river, the Indian Security forces are now feeling the need for specialised waterproof clothing for the troops deployed there in a standoff position with China. The Chinese side seems to have come prepared for the deployment as their troops deployed in the Galwan river valley bed […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun his address to the nation. His address comes against the backdrop of a bitter standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh where 20 Indian army personnel were killed in clashes on June 15 in Galwan Valley. Also, the country will be entering “unlock 2” from July 1 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the people of the country showed a little carelessness and negligence when the country announced relaxations in the first phase, after over two month-long Covid-19 lockdown. He urged the people of the country to keep following social distancing and other Covid-19 protocols as the country enters in […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lose over 2 lakh Chinese followers on Weibo, aka China’s Twitter equivalent, in light of his government’s decision to ban 59 Chinese apps in India Monday. Weibo is one of the Chinese apps that have now been banned in India. Others include the viral video platform TikTok and CamScanner, which allowed […]
Police on Tuesday beefed up the security outside the Taj hotel in south Mumbai after a threat call, a senior official said. The iconic hotel in Colaba area was among the targets of Pakistani terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. The phone call was received at 12.30 am on Tuesday and the caller, who […]