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PM In Leh To Review Situation After June 15 Ladakh Clash With China

PM In Leh To Review Situation After June 15 Ladakh Clash With China

Ladakh/ New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Leh this morning to review the situation after June 15 clash in Ladakh where 20 soldiers were killed in line of duty in a face-off with Chinese troops. NDTV

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CDS Bipin Rawat who led army’s 2017 standoff in Doklam flies into Ladakh today

CDS Bipin Rawat who led army’s 2017 standoff in Doklam flies into Ladakh today

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat is in East Ladakh sector today to review the tri-services preparedness against the aggressive People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as well as understand the proposed de-escalation and disengagement process at the four stand-off points. As an Army Chief, General Rawat stood up to Chinese PLA at Doklam plateau on India-Bhutan-China […]

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Banning Chinese Apps Was A ‘Digital Strike’: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Banning Chinese Apps Was A ‘Digital Strike’: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Shankar Prasad on Thursday said India is wants peace, but if someone casts an evil eye, the country is capable of giving a befitting reply. Hailing the “strong” leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he asserted, if our country has lost 20 soldiers, the toll is double on the Chinese side. “Now you can hear […]

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Military steps up vigil on LoC as tensions simmer along LAC

Military steps up vigil on LoC as tensions simmer along LAC

At a time when India and China are locked in a standoff along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, the military is also keeping a strict vigil on the western front to deter Pakistan from fishing in troubled waters and prevent what could turn out to be a two-front conflict, officials […]

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Tamil Nadu: Six dead, 16 injured in boiler explosion at thermal plant

Tamil Nadu: Six dead, 16 injured in boiler explosion at thermal plant

Six men were killed and 16 others injured when a boiler exploded at the NLC India’s thermal plant in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday, an official said. Home minister Amit Shah, expressing anguish over the loss of lives, spoke to chief minister K. Palaniswami and assured all possible help. While preliminary inputs from the explosion […]

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Police Imposes Section 144 In Mumbai To Check Rising COVID-19 Cases

Police Imposes Section 144 In Mumbai To Check Rising COVID-19 Cases

Mumbai police on Wednesday imposed section 144 of CrPC prohibiting movement of people in public places and gatherings, to prevent spread of COVID-19, an official said. The prohibitory order, issued by a senior police official, says restrictions on movement of residents for non-essential work will remain in force till July 15. The order prohibits “presence […]

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Wedding Causes Biggest COVID-19 Infection Chain In Bihar; Groom Dies, Over 100 Test Positive

Wedding Causes Biggest COVID-19 Infection Chain In Bihar; Groom Dies, Over 100 Test Positive

A wedding ceremony in rural Patna a fortnight ago where the groom was running high fever, two days before  he died and his body cremated without being tested for COVID-19, appears to have set off the biggest infection chain in Bihar so far, health department officials said on Tuesday. More than 100 people have tested […]

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LAC de-escalation talks stretch, Army prepares for the long haul

LAC de-escalation talks stretch, Army prepares for the long haul

Xinjiang Military Region Commander Major General Liu Lin to discuss a roadmap for de-escalation and disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control continued well into the night Tuesday at the Chushul border point. The meeting, the third between the two commanders who first met on June 6, started around 11 am at Chushul – the meetings on […]

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Respond to China, not Opposition parties, Shiv Sena tells Modi govt

Respond to China, not Opposition parties, Shiv Sena tells Modi govt

The Shiv Sena took on the Narendra Modi-government and said that instead of giving a befitting reply to China for infiltration and killing Indian soldiers in Ladakh, the government is focusing on responding to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. An editorial the Sena mouthpiece Saamana said that the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress […]

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When will you evict Chinese troops from Ladakh? Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi

When will you evict Chinese troops from Ladakh? Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the nation how he proposes to drive Chinese troops out of Ladakh. “The whole country knows that China has snatched India’s land. We all know the Chinese are at four places in Ladakh. Please tell the country how you will evict the […]