Army, IAF chiefs visit forward areas, CDS Rawat warns of two-front threat

Army, IAF chiefs visit forward areas, CDS Rawat warns of two-front threat

On the day Army chief General MM Naravane reached forward areas in eastern Ladakh to review operational preparedness, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat warned of the two-front threat from China and Pakistan, but said Indian armed forces were fully prepared to deal with it. Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) conclave Thursday, General Rawat said China […]

Hate speech row: Facebook responds to Congress, says concerns raised by it ‘taken seriously’

Hate speech row: Facebook responds to Congress, says concerns raised by it ‘taken seriously’

Days after the Congress wrote two letters to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg accusing the social media giant’s India leadership of bias and showing favouritism to the BJP, Facebook has responded to the Congress. Replying to Congress general secretary K C Venugopal, who had sent two letters to Zuckerberg last month, Neil Potts, Facebook’s director of Public Policy who […]

India is being pushed towards financial emergency: Congress

India is being pushed towards financial emergency: Congress

New Delhi: Keeping up the pressure on the Modi government over the economic slump, the Congress on Thursday alleged that the country was being pushed towards a “financial emergency” and farmers, the middle class and youths were bearing the brunt of the bad policies of the government. Citing data, the party said, “40 crore Indians are […]

JNU student assaulted inside hostel; blames ABVP for attack

JNU student assaulted inside hostel; blames ABVP for attack

A postgraduate student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was allegedly assaulted on Wednesday by another group of students inside his hostel room. Vivek Pandey, an activist of All India Students’ Association (AISA), said the incident took place late Wednesday night when he was inside his room. He said he was attacked by student members of the ABVP […]

Under Pressure, Facebook Bans BJP’s Raja Singh For Hate Speech

Under Pressure, Facebook Bans BJP’s Raja Singh For Hate Speech

Facing criticism from several opposition political parties in India for its alleged bias favouring the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Facebook has banned a BJP politician T. Raja Singh for for posting hateful content on the social media platform. “We have banned Raja Singh from Facebook for violating our policy prohibiting those that promote or engage in violence […]

India rejigs deployment in Ladakh amid standoff

India rejigs deployment in Ladakh amid standoff

Tensions flared in the sensitive sector after the Indian Army occupied key heights on the southern bank of Pangong Lake four days ago to stop PLA from grabbing Indian territory in a stealthy midnight move. “Some readjustments of military positions have been carried out as part of precautionary deployment on the lake’s northern bank and […]

Indian moves in Chushul sector aimed at forcing complete China pullback

Indian moves in Chushul sector aimed at forcing complete China pullback

Indian and Chinese brigade commanders met for the third consecutive day Wednesday after Indian troops, thwarting Chinese moves in the Chushul sector, occupied dominating heights on the south bank of Pangong Tso and Rechin La near Rezang La. Troops also moved to strengthen positions at Finger 3 on the Pangong north bank, occupying heights west of Finger 4 where […]