Chinese intrusions at 3 places in Ladakh, Army chief takes stock
With tensions mounting along the Line of Actual Control following the Pangong Tso clash and detection of Chinese intrusions at three places in the Galwan river area, Army chief General MM Naravane landed Friday at the XIV Corps headquarters in Leh to review the situation in eastern Ladakh. The Army chief’s visit to the corps headquarters came […]
Covid-19 Cases In India Likely To Peak In Early July: Health Economist Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan
Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan, Director of the US-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, says India should focus on more pool testing to identify clusters in order to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. In an interview with Outlook’s Preetha Nair, Dr Laxminarayan also says that by looking at the pattern of Maharashtra and Tamil […]
Chinese troops focus on 4 LAC locations, test new areas in Ladakh
Although India and China share a boundary that stretches 3,488 km from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh, official data show that 80 per cent of Chinese transgressions across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since 2015 have taken place in four locations, three of them in eastern Ladakh in the western sector. Along with Pangong Tso, where Indian and Chinese […]
Mamata, Uddhav, Omar attend Sonia-led meet to devise ‘common action plan’ against Modi govt
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic seems to have brought together the opposition, which Friday decided to devise a “common action plan” to take on the Modi government over its handling of the migrant labourers issue and alleged discrimination against non-BJP-led states. As many as 22 opposition parties held a meeting Friday as part of an initiative led by […]
Communicate In Clear Terms Lockdown Exit Strategy’: Opposition Lists 11 Demands For Centre On Covid-19
Leaders of 22 opposition parties on Friday accused the Centre of “unabashedly” usurping powers of states and demanded restoration of Parliament functioning and oversight with immediate effect. The opposition parties also demanded immediate reversal of all ‘unilateral policy decisions’, especially on the changes in labour laws. The leaders, who attended a meeting of opposition parties […]
On NREGA outlay, Rahul Gandhi tweets thank you to PM Modi. Then takes a dig
Former congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving a 66% jump in the allocated budget for the flagship rural job guarantee scheme initiated during the Congress rule. However, he ended his congratulatory note by taking a dig at the PM for one of his statements regarding the scheme in parliament. “The […]
UP Govt Gives Nod To Priyanka Gandhi To Bring In 1000 Buses Carrying Migrants
The Uttar Pradesh government has accepted Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s proposal to ply 1000 buses to ferry migrant workers into the state. Awanish Awasthi, Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home), wrote to Gandhi seeking the details of 1000 buses and drivers, news agency ANI reported. Awasthi was replying to Gandhi’s May 16 letter to […]
550 districts in India have Covid-19 cases; many in rural areas
Even as India relaxed restrictions for the next phase of the lockdown, two separate, but related, data points point to a new challenge in India’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic. On May 17, 550 of India’s 736 districts had Covid-19 positives cases, an addition of around 180 districts in the last fortnight, according to data […]
US wants India to stand up to China. It can do that only with American aid and tech support
The Covid pandemic offers India and the United States an opportunity to bolster their partnership. The large-scale loss of human life, social disruption, and economic devastation caused by the pandemic will almost certainly be followed by massive rehabilitation efforts. During that phase, India-US cooperation, and American encouragement of India’s role as a regional leader could […]
Temporary Setback? Why Most Indians Won’t Give Up On Their Dubai Dreams
Rameshwar Nath stares at the white-and-ebony foyer of a five-star hotel above the calm turquoise waters of the Dubai Canal. Once brimming, the vast foyer—like the rest of the hotel—is now forlornly empty. For the past 15 years, Rameshwar has refurbished guest rooms, touched up nooks and crannies. The gussied-up hotel guests and the clatter […]
