On Friday, 13 June, Indian Army chief general claimed that a series of meetings between India and China’s military commanders has resulted in “a lot of disengagement” and “everything is fine on borders”. However, China has not withdrawn an inch, or withdrawn its claim over the territory it has occupied, reported Business Standard. Instead, China’s People’s […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met the military brass Friday for another review of the situation in eastern Ladakh where the Chinese, while agreeing to withdraw from some points along the Line of Actual Control, have so far not responded to Indian concerns over Pangong Tso. The faceoff between the two armies continues there. It was on the banks of this […]
Army delegations from India and China, led by major general-ranked officers, on Friday held discussions in eastern Ladakh again to resolve the standoff between border troops as defence minister Rajnath Singh met the military brass here and reviewed the situation along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC), two officers said on condition of anonymity. This […]
New Delhi- India on Thursday went past the United Kingdom in terms of coronavirus cases to become the fourth worst-hit country with a caseload of 2,97, 205, according to the Worldometer. India has registered over 9,500 cases for the seventh day in a row, while the one-day casualty figure crossed the 300-mark for the first time […]
Amid the diplomatic tensions between India and Nepal, Nepal’s Armed Police Force (APF) has opened fire on Indian citizens along the border in Sitamadi district of Bihar. In the firing incident, five Indian citizens were injured, while one succumbed, reported Jagran. In the firing, a 25-year-old man, Vikesh Kumar, who was a resident of Pipra Parsain, […]
As India and China discuss the process of lowering tensions along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, Indian Army sources Thursday said both countries had moved troops forward from their usual positions across the entire length of the Sino-Indian boundary at the height of the faceoff in May. Army sources said the troop movement, not similar to […]
From glaring shortfalls in hospital inventory to a steady surge in confirmation rate (percentage of samples tested returning positive) and testing bottlenecks, the Centre Thursday raised red flags in the country’s battle against the pandemic. It said although the national Case Fatality Rate (CFR) remains stable, 69 districts have high CFR. It warned the five most […]
A city court has rejected the bail plea of Amulya Leona, who raised ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans at an anti-CAA rally at Freedom park here in February. Rejecting the bail plea of 19-year-old Amulya Leona on Wednesday, the 60th additional city civil and sessions judge Vidyadhar Shirahatti observed that the probe has not been completed and […]
India Coronavirus Latest Update: With nearly 10,000 new cases, India is on course to overtake Britain in the global list of countries worst affected by Covid-19. Today marks the ninth consecutive day that the country — fifth worst-hit by the pandemic — reported over 9,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day. The death toll rose to 8,102. The United Kingdom, which […]
Kolkata, June 11 Insisting that the COVID-19 crisis should be turned into an opportunity to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said this is the time to make bold decisions and investments. Addressing the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata through video-conference, he said steps […]