Defence minister meets CDS, three service chiefs after India-China clash
Srinagar: Union defence minister, Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and three service chiefs and External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar to discuss the recent developments in eastern Ladakh. The meeting was held after a “violent face-off” last night between India and China at Galwan Valley, one of the […]
Casualties on both sides, meet underway to defuse situation, says Army
India-China Border Latest News Live Update: An officer and two soldiers lost their lives in a violent face off in the Galwan Valley along the disputed India-China border on Monday night. The Army, in a statement Tuesday, said there were casualties on both sides. “During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday […]
Class 10, 12 students can skip pending board exams, to be marked as per pre-boards results: CICSE
New Delhi: The class 10 and 12 students of CICSE board can choose not to appear for pending board exams and be marked as per their performance in pre-board exams or internal assessment, according to top officials. The board had also submitted the proposal before the Bombay High Court on Monday in response to a petition […]
India-China tensions: One officer, 2 jawans die after clash with Chinese troops
Three Indian Army personnel lost their lives at Galwan region in Ladakh after clashes broke out between the Indian side and the Chinese. The incident took place on Monday night. The Indian Army confirmed the developments and issued a statement soon in the matter. “During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place […]
Centre wants states to focus on keeping Covid-19 fatality rates low
The Narendra Modi government wants states that are seeing a large number of Covid-19 cases not to lose sight of the main objective in the rush of numbers — keeping the death rate, or the case fatality rate low. Top government officials familiar with the thinking said that while aggressive testing, door-to-door surveys to track […]
Chennai To Be Under Lockdown From June 19-30 As Coronavirus Cases Mount
Chennai and adjoining areas will be under lockdown from June 19 to 30 sans present relaxations and a full scale shutdown on two Sundays, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said here on Monday. After a meeting with an expert panel and amid rising coronavirus cases here, Palaniswami said the lockdown will be applicable in Chennai and […]
Covid-19 Vs Economy: Rahul Gandhi Slams Modi Govt For ‘Flattening The Wrong Curve’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday shared a graph criticising the Narendra Modi-led government’s management of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Quoting Albert Einstein, he shared short video of a graph on Twitter showing how the economy took a nosedive while the number of COVID-19 cases skyrocketed. In the animated graph, Gandhi showed how two […]
Nepal fast-tracks new map bill, president may approve it by Wednesday: Report
Kathmandu: Nepal has fast-tracked the passage of a constitution amendment Bill to approve the country’s new map that includes Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura which figure in Indian maps. The Bill, passed unanimously Saturday by the House of Representatives, was tabled in the Rastriya Sabha, the Upper House, on Sunday where several members, while urging the government […]
India will sort out ‘misunderstanding’ with Nepal through dialogue: Rajnath
New Delhi: Asserting that the road built by India till Lipulekh Pass is very much in its territory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that his government believed in sorting out the “misunderstanding” in relations with Nepal through dialogue. In a virtual rally for Uttarakhand, Singh underscored the deep ties between the two countries, saying […]
Man throws children from rooftop over family dispute; two-yr-old dies
A two-year-old boy died and another was injured on Sunday after they were allegedly thrown off the roof of a four-storey building in central Kolkata’s Burrabazar area by a 55-year-old man who had some dispute with the father of the deceased, police said. The other boy, who is six-years-old, was admitted to a hospital in […]
