New Delhi: Three Indian soldiers, including a commanding officer, have been killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, where the two sides have been ranged against each other over the past few weeks. An official statement said: “During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent […]
Hopeful headlines have now given way to a realisation that all is not ok at the heights in Ladakh, where India and China are eyeball to eyeball. Well, retinas are not really visible since some Chinese trucks have pulled away, but the ground forces of the People’s Liberation Army remain in areas they weren’t before April […]
Moving to check the slide in ties with Nepal, government sources indicated Monday that New Delhi is willing to hold talks with Kathmandu on the boundary dispute if the KP Sharma Oli government there creates a “conducive atmosphere” and “positive situation”. Sources said feelers have been sent to the Oli government to pause the process […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has hit out at the Centre over the rising fuel prices, which were hiked for the ninth straight day on Monday. “Middle class, poor pay for gifts crony capitalists get,” he wrote on Twitter. Rahul Gandhi ✔@RahulGandhi Middle class and the poor pay for the gifts the crony capitalists get. #शर्म_करो_लुटेरी_सरकार […]
The Congress believes that the claims about significant disengagement on the border by Chinese troops are untrue and feels the government should not create a false complacency that could further embolden the aggressor. Senior Congress leaders on Sunday said they didn’t want to say anything that could aggravate the situation, but one of them had […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday dismissed the speculations of a lockdown in the national capital, saying the government has no such plans. Amid the rising number of Coronavirus cases in Delhi in last 10 days, speculations were rife that the government may impose another lockdown to bring the situation under control. Taking to […]
New Delhi’s hopes for an early resolution to the crisis in Ladakh through diplomatic channels, as happened during the earlier crises, have been hampered by lack of any immediate leverage with Beijing. Moreover, the creation of Ladakh as a Union Territory, after the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, is being used […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed that the central government is trying to stop the outflow of “India’s share from three of six rivers in ‘Akhand Bharat’ flowing into Pakistan”. Addressing virtual ‘Jan Samvad‘ rally of Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Nagpur in Maharashtra, Mr. Gadkari further added that after this model, the water will […]
New Delhi: India saw a jump of 11,502 novel coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Monday, taking the total number of infections to over 3.32 lakh, while the toll rose to 9,520 with 325 more deaths, the health ministry said. There are 1,53,106 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 1,69,797 people have […]
Two officials working with the Indian High Commission in the capital of Pakistan capital Islamabad have gone missing, news agency ANI reported citing sources. Reports suggest that the two officials have been missing since last two hours. More to follow… KW