Rahul Gandhi tweets chart to illustrate rise in Chinese imports since 2014
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ambitious Make in India project, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday referred to data to show a jump in imports from China since 2014, the year the BJP government came to power. This also comes a day after the Centre banned 59 Chinese apps to send a strong signal to the […]
We don’t share data with Chinese govt, says TikTok after India bans 59 mobile apps
TikTok, one of the 59 mobile applications ordered to be blocked by the central government, on Tuesday insisted that it did not pass on any information about its users to any foreign government including the Chinese government and would not do so in the future too. In a statement that came hours after the government announced […]
BJP wants Make in India but buys from China, says Rahul Gandhi
The Corps Commanders of the Indian and Chinese armies will on Tuesday hold a meeting at the Chushul border point as part of efforts to de-escalate the situation on the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. This will be the third meeting between XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military Region Commander Major General Liu Lin. They […]
A Tale Of Two Lines At The Core Of India-China Border Dispute
At the core of the Sino-Indian border dispute is a tale of two lines, both disputed for over a century now. In the Northern Sector, it is called the MacDonald Line while in the Eastern Sector it is called the McMahon Line. While India recognised these lines as the successor state of the British Empire, […]
Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine status check: Oxford vaccine most advanced, says WHO; Sanofi accelerates trials
Even though there are more than 13 experimental vaccines in clinical trials among the 140 being developed to combat Covid-19, the World Health Organisation has identified the candidates developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca and Moderna Inc as the front-runners. “Certainly in terms of how advanced they are, the stage at which they are, they are I think probably […]
“Internal, External Security Priority For PM Modi Government”: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said India’s internal and external security is a priority for the BJP-led central government, asserting that the government has done in six years what the Congress could not do in 55 years of its rule. He said there has been a rapid change in the country’s infrastructure […]
Chinese building helipad in Pangong Tso, massing troops on southern bank of lake
As tensions run high between India and China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, and no talks scheduled so far between military commanders, the Chinese army has started consolidating its positions in the Pangong Tso area. This includes undertaking construction of a helipad at Finger 4 and a sudden increase of Chinese troops on the southern banks […]
China has occupied Y junction in Ladakh: Sibal
New Delhi, Jun 27 (IANS): The Congress on Saturday sharpened its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-China face-off, accusing him of giving inconsistent statements on the issue. It said the Chinese soldiers have occupied ‘Y’ junction in Ladakh and are very close to Burtse town. Addressing a virtual press conference, former Union Minister […]
Locust swarms seen in several areas in Gurugram
Thousands of crop-eating desert locusts were on Saturday spotted in Gurugram, a city next to the national capital of Delhi. News agency ANI tweeted clips of the pests flying over Sector 5 in Palam Vihar of the city and in areas along Gurugram-Dwarka Expressway. On Friday, locust swarms had entered as many as 36 villages […]
China’s actions in Ladakh part of large-scale military provocations against neighbours: US lawmaker
Washington: China’s recent aggression in eastern Ladakh is part of its large-scale military provocations against its neighbours and the US will not stand for unprovoked, premeditated military action for intimidating peaceful nations into submission, an influential American lawmaker has said. Congressman Ted Yoho said that now is the time for the world to come together and […]
