New York, December 15 Without naming any country, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar slammed the neighboring state after Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari unceremoniously raked up the issue of Kashmir during a UN gathering in New York to discuss the issue of multilateralism. Speaking in his national capacity,…
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Stand by ally India, LAC disputes must be resolved via bilateral channels: US
New Delhi, December 14The US has, in response to the India-China border clashes in Arunachal on December 9, said it is committed to ensuring the security of its allies even as the neighbours must use bilateral channels to defuse border tension.Pentagon calls out aggressive ChinaThere is growing trend by China…
View More Stand by ally India, LAC disputes must be resolved via bilateral channels: USAIIMS-Delhi server attack originated in China: Officials
New Delhi, December 14Noting that the attack on the server of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, originated in China, officials in the government today confirmed that of the total 100 servers, five were physically breached, and they had been retrieved now.Quoting the FIR registered in…
View More AIIMS-Delhi server attack originated in China: OfficialsPublic Accounts Committee wants separate funds for troops at high altitudes
New Delhi, December 14 The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in a report tabled in Parliament today, said it had been informed that the Indian armed forces were adequately equipped and organised to deal with any kind of threat and operational contingencies. The committee, headed by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury,…
View More Public Accounts Committee wants separate funds for troops at high altitudes17 Opposition parties form strategy to corner govt as Speaker turns down adjournment motion plea
New Delhi, December 14Leaders of 17 Opposition parties met in Parliament House complex on Wednesday and decided to evolve a joint strategy to corner the government on the India-China border issue.The meeting was held after the Opposition MPs walked out of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha for the…
View More 17 Opposition parties form strategy to corner govt as Speaker turns down adjournment motion plea17 Opposition parties form strategy to corner govt on India-China border issue as Speaker turns down adjournment motion plea
New Delhi, December 14 Leaders of 17 Opposition parties met in Parliament House complex on Wednesday and decided to evolve a joint strategy to corner the government on the India-China border issue. The meeting was held after the Opposition MPs walked out of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha…
View More 17 Opposition parties form strategy to corner govt on India-China border issue as Speaker turns down adjournment motion pleaChinese army overtly aggressive since summer, flouting all pacts
Ajay BanerjeeNew Delhi, December 14Since the onset of summer this year, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has been overtly aggressive along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.China was regularly breaching the agreements inked since 1993, probably to create a “new normal” along the…
View More Chinese army overtly aggressive since summer, flouting all pactsAdani group announces shutdown of two cement plants in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, December 14 The Adani group has decided to shut down its two cement plants at Barmana and Darlaghat in Himachal Pradesh citing high transportation cost that is making operations unviable. Even though the management of the plants have cited high transportation cost the reason for closing operations, but…
View More Adani group announces shutdown of two cement plants in Himachal PradeshIAF to carry out two-day exercise in Northeast from Thursday
New Delhi, December 14The Indian Air Force will carry out a two-day exercise in the Northeast involving almost all its frontline fighter jets and other assets deployed in the region amid the fresh tensions between Indian and Chinese troops in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh following the last week’s…
View More IAF to carry out two-day exercise in Northeast from ThursdayDelhi acid attack: Victim girl’s neighbour among three arrested; chemical procured from e-commerce site
New Delhi, December 14 The three accused in Delhi’s acid attack case have been identified as Sachin Arora, Harshit and Virender Singh. Delhi police said that Sachin and Harshit were the ones who had thrown acid on the 17-year-old girl. When asked about the role of third accused Virender…
View More Delhi acid attack: Victim girl’s neighbour among three arrested; chemical procured from e-commerce sitePunjab youth creates ‘imaginary brother’ in US, ‘kills’ him and seeks visa to visit there for his last rites
Chandigarh, December 14Many youths breed a dream of travelling abroad, mainly for studying or working. They mull different ways to make their dream come true. In the process many try to adopt unlawful ways by planting fabricated stories before concerned authorities to push their visa related documentations through. One such…
View More Punjab youth creates ‘imaginary brother’ in US, ‘kills’ him and seeks visa to visit there for his last ritesHaryana merges, re-organises departments having similar nature of work
Chandigarh, December 14The Haryana cabinet on Wednesday gave approval to merge and re-organise some departments having similar nature of work, with a view to bring in synergy in their functioning, streamline work and improve administrative efficiency.The Directorate, Utilities and Authorities, will continue to function as before. No staff cadres will…
View More Haryana merges, re-organises departments having similar nature of work‘Sharabi ho gaye ho tum’: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar screams at BJP MLAs in Assembly over Chhapra hooch tragedy that claimed 5 lives
Saran, December 14 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday lost his cool in the state assembly when leaders of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacked his government over several deaths due to spurious liquor in Saran district’s Chhapra area. The Janata Dal-United chief slammed the BJP for protesting…
View More ‘Sharabi ho gaye ho tum’: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar screams at BJP MLAs in Assembly over Chhapra hooch tragedy that claimed 5 livesChandigarh SSP repatriation: Punjab Governor takes jibe at CM Bhagwant Mann; says had informed in advance
Ruchika M Khanna Chandigarh, December 14 Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit ridiculed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for writing him a letter regarding the repatriation of UT Senior Superintendent of Police, Kuldeep Chahal, indicating that the CM was not apprised of the issue by his top officers. The Governor has…
View More Chandigarh SSP repatriation: Punjab Governor takes jibe at CM Bhagwant Mann; says had informed in advanceTawang clash: Like in Galwan, PLA was planning to set up observation post near Arunachal’s Holy waterfalls, says senior army officer
IANS Kolkata, December 14 Like in Galwan, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was planning to set up an Observation Post (OP) on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at Yangtse in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, when the Indian Army personnel intervened. This was revealed by a senior army officer posted…
View More Tawang clash: Like in Galwan, PLA was planning to set up observation post near Arunachal’s Holy waterfalls, says senior army officer