Indian, Chinese armies hold Major General-level talks for third straight day

Indian, Chinese armies hold Major General-level talks for third straight day

(Agencies) New Delhi: Indian and Chinese militaries held Major General-level dialogue on Thursday for the third consecutive day on disengagement of troops as well as restoration of normalcy in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, official sources said. Galwan Valley was the site of a violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops on Monday evening that […]

‘Who sent unarmed soldiers and why?’: Rahul Gandhi on Ladakh face-off

‘Who sent unarmed soldiers and why?’: Rahul Gandhi on Ladakh face-off

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, addressing people in a video message, condemned China’s actions in eastern Ladakh that resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers. The Congress leader, pointing out that Indian soldiers were unarmed, sought to know who is responsible for this situation. “China has committed a crime by killing India’s unarmed soldiers. I want […]

Nepal’s Parliament passes Constitution Amendment Bill to update map incorporating Indian territories

Nepal’s Parliament passes Constitution Amendment Bill to update map incorporating Indian territories

Nepal’s National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the Constitution Amendment Bill to update the country’s political and administrative map incorporating the Indian territories. India has termed as untenable the “artificial enlargement” of territorial claims by Nepal after its lower house of parliament on Saturday unanimously approved the new political map of the country featuring areas […]

How Covid is making it tougher to tackle TB, AIDS, malaria and child health

How Covid is making it tougher to tackle TB, AIDS, malaria and child health

As of mid-June, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected over eight million people and killed more than 430,000 people. If this was not bad already, the pandemic is wreaking havoc on every aspect of global health, from TB, AIDS and malaria to maternal and newborn health. Even before Covid-19, TB was the leading infectious killer, with 1.5 million people dying […]

Army augments forces at LAC, navy alert in Indian Ocean after Ladakh face-off: Officials

Army augments forces at LAC, navy alert in Indian Ocean after Ladakh face-off: Officials

India has warned China that the face-off in which 20 of its soldiers were killed, will have serious impact on the bilateral ties. Foreign minister S Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a phone conversation on Wednesday that the Chinese side’s “pre-meditated and planned action” was behind the violence and casualties. This was […]

Delhi draws hard line for China: ‘impacts ties, take corrective steps’

Delhi draws hard line for China: ‘impacts ties, take corrective steps’

In what is seen as one of the strongest statements from New Delhi against Beijing in recent times, the Government Wednesday squarely indicted China, holding it responsible for Monday night’s clashes, and called upon Beijing to “re-assess” and take “corrective” action. A day after the killing of 20 Indian Army personnel, including a Colonel-rank officer, in clashes with […]

Global Covid tally crosses 8 million mark, WHO sees ‘green shoots of hope’

Global Covid tally crosses 8 million mark, WHO sees ‘green shoots of hope’

The world health organization on Wednesday said that green shoots of hope have emerged despite the world crossing a grim milestone of over 8 million deaths due to coronavirus pandemic. The director general of the global health organization added that the developments in the past couple of months have shown that together through global solidarity, […]

COVID-19: India registers highest-ever spike of 2003 deaths, number of cases rise to 3,54,065

COVID-19: India registers highest-ever spike of 2003 deaths, number of cases rise to 3,54,065

India registered the highest-ever spike of 2,003 COVID-19 fatalities, pushing country’s death toll to 11,903, while the number of cases rose to 3,54,065, with 10,974 infections being reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of active cases stands at 1,55,227, while 1,86,934 people have recovered and one […]

We have tried that differences do not become disputes: PM Modi on Ladakh face-off

We have tried that differences do not become disputes: PM Modi on Ladakh face-off

During the second day of the two-day video-conference with the Chief Ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the Ladakh face-off and said India had tried that differences did not become disputes. He also assured that the sacrifices of soldiers along the border with China would not go in vain. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “India […]