Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that China did not enter Indian territory and that none of the Indian posts have been occupied by anyone. “Not an inch of our land has been lost, neither has anyone occupied our posts. Twenty of our bravehearts were martyred in Ladakh but they taught a lesson to those who eyed our country,” said PM Modi. The Prime Minister was speaking at an all-party meet held on Friday. Further, he said that the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force is doing everything to protect the country. “Whether it is deployment, action or counter-action, I…
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Delhi on Friday reported its highest single-day coronavirus count of 3,137 new cases which took its grand total past the 50,000-mark. The national capital that has been grappling with huge daily surge in the number of cases has logged over 30,000 cases since June 1. Delhi has a total of 53,116 coronavirus cases out of which 27,512 are active. With the addition of 66, the deaths count has reached 2,035. 23,569 people have been cured of the disease. On Thursday also, Delhi had recorded the biggest single-day jump in the number of coronavirus infections, logging 2,877 new cases and taking…
Brushing aside differences, different political parties in West Bengal, including the ruling TMC, expressed support to the Centre after the all-party meeting convened to discuss India-China stand-off in Galwan Valley of Ladakh. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who took part in the virtual meeting via videoconference, had earlier said that her party”s official stand has always been to stand by the nation when it comes to cross-border conflicts. “An all-party meeting is a good message for the nation. It shows that we are united behind our jawans. Trinamool Congress strongly stands in solidarity with the…
Most of the opposition parties on Friday expressed confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi in handling the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) issue while the Congress said that valuable time had been lost and asked what is the government doing next. The all party meeting started after paying tribute to the 20 Indian soldiers who were killed by Chinese People”s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday night in an unprecedented attack in Galwan Valley in Ladakh. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed the opposition leaders about the situation at the LAC. According to government sources, most of the opposition parties…
To review the preparations of the IAF, after the face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Galwan valley, Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visited Ladakh for two days – on Wednesday and Thursday. Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visited the Leh airbase on Wednesday and the Srinagar airbase on Thursday. The IAF operates several air force bases in Jammu and Kashmir, with Srinagar, Awantipora and Leh operating either fighter squadrons or fighter detachments. “The Air Force chief was on a two-day visit where he checked the operational readiness of all the platforms that have been…
With the release of 10 Indian Army personnel who were in captivity of the Chinese army for three days, the dialogue between the two countries is expected to get back on track to discuss further disengagement at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Ten Indian Army personnel, including four officers, were released by China on Thursday evening. Over the last three days, discussions during the Major General-level talks revolved around release of the 10 Indian Army personnel who were held captive by the Chinese after the fierce clash in Galwan Valley. Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a commanding…
The Congress party won two of three Rajya Sabha seats up for voting in Rajasthan while the BJP won the third in the biennial election held on Friday. The score was flipped in Madhya Pradesh where the ruling BJP won two and Congress one. The outcome of the closely-watched contest in Gujarat is still awaited. The build-up to the elections, in which 24 seats from 10 states were at stake, was marked by a resurgence of resort politics, resignations, switching sides and allegations of bribery. KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi of the Congress and Rajendra Gehlot of the BJP were…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured leaders of political parties that the Indian forces are in a high state of preparedness to overcome any challenge along the India-China border. He said this during the all-party meeting which was called by the central government to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ladakh. At the beginning of the all-party meeting, Rajanth Singh briefed the leaders about the present situation on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). He also shared information about the nature of deployment of the India Army prior to and after the violent face-off in Galwan Valley in Ladakh. On…
An all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi began this evening via video conference to discuss the India-China clash at Ladakh on Monday in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray are some of the leaders attending the meeting. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dialed all party presidents last evening to invite them to the meeting. But two prominent exclusions are the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Lalu Yadav’s RJD. AAP and RJD did not meet the criterion of a minimum of five MPs for today’s…
Eight terrorists were killed in two encounters in Shopian and Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours. In the Pampore operation, security forces eliminated two terrorists who were holed up inside a mosque. There was “no use of firing and IEDs” and “only tear smoke shells” were used to “maintain sanctity of the mosque”, the police said. Security forces launched anti-terror operation in Shopian and Pampore areas yesterday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of terrorists. While five terrorists were killed in Shopian, three were killed in Pampore. https://twitter.com/KashmirPolice/status/1273821653273698305?s=20 One terrorist was killed in the…