New Delhi denies Dhaka claim on India-China LAC tensions, says it was ‘fully briefed’
New Delhi: Dhaka was “fully briefed” about the India-China tensions in Ladakh, a top Indian official told ThePrint a day after Bangladesh Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen said New Delhi had not sent them any verbal notes on the Galwan Valley clash. “Bangladesh was fully briefed (about the India-China border tensions). They even conveyed in confidence that they are […]
Amar Singh passes away: ‘Corporate Thakur’ who once had friends everywhere
Home India Cities Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh passed away on Saturday. Singh, 64, died in a Singapore hospital, where he had undergone a second kidney transplant. Singh’s political career was known for his contacts across sectors, his managerial skills and fund-raising capabilities. In his SP heydays, he was said to have Mulayam Singh Yadav’s […]
Indian Army prepares to maintain current strength in eastern Ladakh during winter months
New Delhi: The Indian Army is preparing to maintain its current strength of troops, tanks and other weaponry in all key areas in eastern Ladakh in the harsh winter months as a resolution to the border row with China in the mountainous region shows no signs of early resolution, people familiar with the developments said on […]
COVID-19 infections cross 16 lakh mark in India with record single-day spike of over 55k new cases
New Delhi: With a record single-day surge of 55,078 infections, India’s COVID-19 caseload raced past 16 lakh on Friday, just two days after it reached the 15-lakh mark, while the number of recoveries rose to 10,57,805, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country has so far registered 16,38,870 instances of the coronavirus infection. The death […]
‘I Expect You Will Secure Justice For Dr. Kafeel Khan’: Priyanka Gandhi Writes To UP CM
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday wrote to Yogi Adityanath over the detention of Dr Kafeel Khan, booked under the National Security Act over alleged hate speech, and said she expects the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to do his best to secure justice for him. In her letter to the chief minister, the Congress general […]
If India wants to tire China out on LAC, it must build fortresses at these pressure points
Keeping in view the differential in technological military capabilities between the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army, and the positional terrain advantage secured by the latter through its preemptive manoeuvre, it is a prudent strategy for India to persist with military and diplomatic engagement through an indefinite face-off to achieve the political aim — […]
‘Touch the sky with glory’: Rafale jets get warm welcome from Indian warship
The first batch of Rafale fighter jets Wednesday received a warm welcome from the Indian Navy warship, INS Kolkata, deployed in Western Arabian Sea, as they made their way towards IAF’s Ambala airbase. Here is a transcript of the brief exchange. INS Kolkata: Arrow leader, welcome to the Indian Ocean. Rafale leader: Many thanks. Most reassuring to […]
Rafale is a game changer, Chinese J 20 does not even come close, says former air chief Dhanoa
With the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) concentrated and on the offensive on a barren Tibetan Plateau, the Indian Air Force with Rafale fighter as its spearhead weapon will decide the outcome of the battle in case the red flag goes up, says former Air Chief Marshal B. S Dhanoa. Five Rafale fighters will land […]
Amidst race for vaccine, govt readies trial sites, detailed data on volunteers
The government has at least five sites ready across four states for late-stage human clinical trials expected by the end of this year for several Covid-19 vaccine candidates, including those developed by the University of Oxford, Zydus Cadila and Bharat Biotech. An additional six sites are being set up to ensure ready availability of healthy participants. Speaking […]
Five Rafale jets leave for India: What happens next
The first batch of the much-awaited Rafale fighter jets took off from France today (July 27) and are enroute to India. India had bought 36 twin-engine fighter planes from Dassault Rafale for an estimated Rs 58,000 crore, through an inter-governmental agreement signed in 2016. How many jets are coming right now? The first batch includes […]
