'Entire Nation With PM': Shatrughan Sinha as Rahul Gandhi continues attack over Ladakh face off
Jun 19, 2020, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: While Congress leader Rahu Gandhi has been continuing his attack on the Indian government for its handling of Chinese aggression in Ladakh, party leader and veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha expressed support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Honourable army doesn't fight with stones, batons, spikes: former Indian Army Commander slams China
Jun 19, 2020, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi: Criticising the Chinese Army over the manner in which they attacked their Indian counterpart with batons and spikes during the violent standoff in Ladakh, former Ladakh Corps Commander Lieutenant General Rakesh Sharma said mature nations with professional armies do not act this way.
Ladakh clash: China releases 10 Indian soldiers
Jun 19, 2020, at 02:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Though the Indian Army had said that there were no soldiers missing in action post the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, sources have said that the 10 soldiers who were held captive by China’s PLA were released after over 6-hour long military meeting.
'Chinese attack pre-planned, govt was fast asleep': Rahul Gandhi
Jun 19, 2020, at 12:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even after being lashed out by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar a day ago, Congress MP on Friday once again targetted the Narendra Modi government accusing it of falling "asleep" while the Chinese soldiers launched a "pre-planned attack" on the Indian personnel at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Jun 15 night.
All Indian soldiers involved in Ladakh clash with Chinese military accounted for: Army officials
Jun 18, 2020, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Army officials on Thursday said all the Indian soldiers who were involved in a deadly clash with the Chinese military at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Jun 15 night have now been accounted for, media reports said.
Ladakh stand-off: BJP cancels virtual rally in Himachal Pradesh
Jun 18, 2020, at 05:00 pm
Shimla/UNI: The Himachal Pradesh BJP unit announced on Thursday that it has decided to cancel the party's virtual rally for next two days to honour the sacrifice of soldiers in Ladakh's Galwan face-off.
PM Modi calls all-party meeting to discuss India-China border situation
Jun 17, 2020, at 01:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called an all-party meeting at 5 pm on Friday to discuss the situation in the India-China border.
Loss of soldiers in Galwan deeply disturbing and painful: Rajnath Singh
Jun 17, 2020, at 12:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the loss of soldiers in the Galwan Valley of Eastern Ladakh during a face-off between India and China was "deeply disturbing and painful."
20 Indian soldiers martyred in face-off with China in Eastern Ladakh: Indian Army
Jun 16, 2020, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 20 Indian soldiers, including a Colonel, were martyred during a "violent face-off" with Chinese forces along the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the Indian Army confirmed. At least 43 Chinese soldiers died in the clashes, said a media report.
Jun 16, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: An Indian Army officer and two jawans were killed in a violent face-off with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh.
Strategists come together to brainstorm on rethinking India’s ‘One China Policy’
Jun 13, 2020, at 06:55 pm
New Delhi: Amidst the high tension across the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh region, prominent Indian strategic experts in a recent webinar have agreed that there is a need for India to build up its own capabilities to counter China on all fronts, and not only along the border.
Eastern Ladakh: India, China hold another Major General-level talks
Jun 13, 2020, at 12:03 am
New Delhi/ UNI: In the wake of ongoing border row in Eastern Ladakh, India and China on Friday held talks again at Major General-level to end the impasse.
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday slammed former Congress president Rahul Gandhi hours after he accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "absolutely silent" even as the Chinese "have taken our territory".
Indian, Chinese troops back off from most areas in Ladakh ahead of next military talks
Jun 09, 2020, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the next round of military talks scheduled for Wednesday, India and China have started mutual disengagement in some parts of eastern Ladakh, media reports said.
China rejects Donald Trump's offer to mediate in ongoing border tension with India
May 29, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Beijing/IBNS: China on Friday negated US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate between India and Beijing over the ongoing border dispute.
PM Modi not in good mood over recent border standoff with China: Donald Trump
May 29, 2020, at 09:22 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday once again offered to mediate on the border issue between India and China and said he spoke with Narendra Modi about the “big conflict” and he felt the Indian Prime Minister is not in a “good mood” over the recent developments.
'Parties involved to decide': UN on Trump's proposal to arbitrate to ease LAC tension
May 28, 2020, at 01:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The United Nations has urged India and China to exercise restrain amid the growing tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and said it is for the parties involved to decide who they want to mediate after US President Donald Trump offered to play the role of arbitrator.
India and China should not let differences overshadow bilateral relationship: Envoy Sun Weidong
May 27, 2020, at 09:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid escalating tension between India and China along the Line of Actual Control, Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong on Wednesday said New Delhi and Beijing should never let their differences shadow the overall situation of bilateral cooperation between the neighbours.
US ready to mediate border dispute between India,China: Donald Trump
May 27, 2020, at 05:34 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to mediate between India and China over what he described as the 'now raging border dispute' between the two neighbours.
May 25, 2020, at 12:18 pm
Amsterdam: Even though the 73-day-long Doklam standoff of 2017 along India-China-Bhutan border had been resolved without a shot being fired, the possibility of future flare ups between China and India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border between the two countries, is high, according to the Amsterdam-based think tank EFSAS's Study Paper titled, ‘The Doklam Standoff: A template for countering Chinese belligerence and expansionism’.
Indian jawans briefly detained by Chinese forces in Ladakh last week: Reports
May 24, 2020, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A patrol party of the Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were first detained and later released by Chinese forces following skirmishes between two countries in Ladakh last week, media reports said on Sunday.
Chinese claims of Indian troops breaching LAC 'inaccurate': India
May 21, 2020, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday denied Chinese allegations that the Indian troops had undertaken activity across the LAC in the Western Sector or the Sikkim sector.
India-China standoff continues in eastern Ladakh as US slams China for its provocations
May 21, 2020, at 12:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A standoff between the armed forces of India and China continued in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh even as USA in an unprecedented remark slammed China for its aggression.
Indian troops reinforced In Ladakh after Chinese army increases activity along LAC
May 17, 2020, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has increased monitoring in Ladakh and reinforcement of forces with reports alerting Delhi on China increasing activity near river Galwan -- a 1962 flashpoint that witnessed face-off between Chinese and Indian troops, said a media report.
Chinese choppers spotted along LAC in Eastern Ladakh: Sources
May 12, 2020, at 04:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Chinese choppers were spotted flying close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China in Eastern Ladakh after around 250 troops of both sides were engaged in a face-off near Pangong Lake in the area last week, official sources said.
Jammu and Kashmir: Truck conductor killed, driver injured in snow avalanche on Ladakh highway
May 05, 2020, at 12:06 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A truck conductor was killed and a driver was injured in a snow avalanche on Srinagar-Leh national highway, official sources said here on Tuesday.
IAF rescues 107 people from frozen Zanskar river in Ladakh
Jan 16, 2020, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: About 50 trekkers including nine foreign nationals and an approximately equal number of local guides and porters, who were a part of the ongoing ‘Chadar Trek’, got stranded when some portions of the frozen Zanskar River, which melted.
SMS service to be restored in Kashmir Valley from midnight
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hinting that normalcy is returning to Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government said mobile short messaging service (SMS) will be restored in the Kashmir Valley from midnight on Tuesday.
Maps of newly formed Union Territories of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh, with the map of India
Nov 02, 2019, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: On the recommendation of Parliament, the President effectively dismantled Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and gave assent to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019.
Oct 31, 2019, at 06:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has issued a strong response to China after it called the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories "unlawful and void".