India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally to 1,82,143, while the death toll rose to 5,164, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 89,995, while 86,983 people have recovered and […]
In first public remarks from the political establishment on tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday that dialogue at the military and diplomatic levels are on between India and China to resolve the situation. He said India wants good relations with its neighbours. Speaking to Aaj Tak, Singh said: […]
Why, when the Chinese PLA comes bullying its way along the borders in Ladakh, am I invoking an outrageous American political satirist, P.J. O’Rourke? Among his finest pieces is his ‘A Brief History of Man’. You can find it in his collection Republican Party Reptile. In less than a thousand brilliant words, it spans the entire […]
As the month of May draws to a close, India is looking to enter phase five of its nationwide lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The country first imposed restrictions on movement of people and sale of non-essential items on March 24. Since then, restrictions have gradually eased across the country, except in containment zones. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah met on Friday to deliberate over the way out of lockdown as its fourth phase draws to a close this week. The escalation in numbers might prove to be a big worry as the country reported 7,467 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours in […]
Himachal Pradesh’s suspended director of health services, Dr AK Gupta, allegedly “demanded a bribe” following the delivery of six to seven consignments of personal protection equipment (PPE) kits worth over Rs 1 crore by a Derabassi-based manufacturer, but did not actually receive the money, an investigator told a special court here Thursday. Prithvi Singh, the […]
New Delhi: The sudden Chinese transgressions in at least four places in Eastern Ladakh and its heavy troop build-up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the northern sector, could be part of a larger signaling process by Beijing, intended for domestic as well as external audiences, experts and officials in the Indian security establishment feel. Indian […]
In response to US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between Delhi and Beijing over tensions along the Line of Actual Control , India Thursday said it is already engaged with China to “peacefully resolve” the issue. “We are engaged with China to peacefully resolve this issue,” said the Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson Anurag Srivastava. […]
Actual Control, insisting that the situation was stable and controllable and the two sides were in touch with each other at different levels. The seemingly conciliatory approach articulated by the Chinese side has not reflected in the ground situation. Three of the standoff points are located around Galwan valley and the fourth, near Pangong lake. The […]
The national spokesperson of BJP Sambit Patra has been admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon after he showed symptoms of COVID-19, PTI quoted sources as saying. According to the report Sambit is admitted to the Medanta hospital in Gurgaon. The BJP leader who is it’s television face has shown symptoms of COVID-19, a source […]