Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli told parliament Wednesday that India had claimed the country’s territory by presenting a “fake” Kali river — the river defines the India-Nepal boundary — and stationed its Army there. He said Nepal was determined to reclaim Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura, territories it claims were encroached by India and now figure […]
Beijing: China said on Wednesday that Indian and Chinese troops have started implementing the “positive consensus” reached by the senior military officials of the two countries on June 6 aimed at “easing” the situation along the borders. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson’s remarks came a day after officials in New Delhi suggested that armies of India […]
Srinagar: A day after Indian media reported about “de-escalation” along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, where India and China are locked in a tense standoff, China refused to give details about the disengagement of border troops of the two countries at a regular ministry briefing. Though, the foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, said […]
New Delhi: Mathematical models of the progression of COVID-19 show it would be “possible” for Delhi to have 5.5 lakh cases by the end of July, several scientists have said while stating that community transmission of the disease may have started a while ago. Warning of more trouble ahead, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on […]
Last evening, media outlets were abuzz with news stories doing rounds that China had withdrawn its troops by 2 to 2.5 kilometers after top brass military talks on 6 June on India-China standoff in Ladakh. However, the “sources on the ground paint a far bleaker picture of Chinese intransigence along the Line of Actual Control […]
Nepal’s lower house on Tuesday evening made a strong pitch in favour of the constitution amendment bill to redraw Nepal’s political map that could lead to a freeze in relations between Kathmandu and New Delhi. The new political map pushed hard by the KP Sharma Oli government is set to clear the first legislative hurdle in the […]
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami to appear before Mumbai Police on June 10 for interrogation while hearing a petition by the journalist seeking quashing of two FIRs filed against him at Pydhonie and NM Joshi Marg police stations. The bench directed Goswami to appear at NM Joshi Marg […]
India on Tuesday reported another surge in the number coronavirus disease cases. The country recorded 9,987 cases in the last 24 hours, which took the overall tally to 2,66,598, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active cases in the country is 1,29,917, while 1,29,214 have been cured or discharged, the health ministry […]
As many as 49 members of the National Disaster Response Force who had gone to West Bengal for rescue and relief operations during Cyclone Amphan has tested positive for COVID-19. They were all part of a 190 strong team that had gone to West Bengal last month from Odisha. “In view of inquiries it is informed that on […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again targeted the government over the weeks-long standoff with China in the Ladakh region. In a tweet directed at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Gandhi asked a question. “Once RM is done commenting on the hand symbol, can he answer: Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh?” he said on […]