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 […]
If China hasn’t occupied territory, why were our 20 soldiers martyred, asks Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the central government cannot shirk its responsibility of securing our borders with China and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the nation into confidence on the situation in Ladakh. In a video message put out as part of the Congress party’s campaign to honour the Army personnel […]
US reviewing its global force posture to counter China’s threat to India: Pompeo
The US is reviewing its global deployment of forces to ensure it is postured appropriately to counter the People’s Liberation Army, given the increasing threat posed by China to Asian countries like India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. Pompeo made those remarks in response to a question during the […]
Congress Ups Ante Against Modi On Ladakh Standoff, Drags In NSA Doval, His Son
With reports emerging of continued presence of Chinese troops on the Indian side of the LAC in Galwan Valley, the Congress party on Thursday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress has now also dragged in National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and his son, Shaurya Doval, into its shrill verbal duel with […]
Satellite images capture China’s PLA build-up in Ladakh
China has not halted — and instead has ramped up — its military activity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, with a concentration of soldiers, military vehicles, earth-moving machinery, and erection of structures, including near the same point where Indian and Chinese troops clashed on the night of June […]
