Tag: INDIA
India Witnesses Annular Solar Eclipse 2020
India on Sunday witnessed annular solar eclipse or 'surya grahan' 2020, the third eclipse even for this year after first two lunar eclipses took place in January and June and the last annual solar eclipse of this decade.....
China Finally Admits It Lost 'less Than 20' Soldiers In Clash With India
A day after Indian media reported that India had handed over dead bodies of 16 Chinese soldiers to the People's Liberation Army (PLA), China on Monday for the first time admitted that it lost "less than 20" troops during the violent face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh last week.....
India-China Face-off A Full Blown Crisis: Sonia At CWC
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday described the India-China face-off in Ladakh as a full blown crisis and hoped that mature diplomacy and decisive leadership will guide the government's action in protecting India's territorial integrity.....
PM CARES Allocates Funds For 50K 'Made In India' Ventilators
The PM CARES Fund Trust has allocated Rs 2,000 crore for the supply of 50,000 'Made in India' ventilators to the government run COVID-19 hospitals in all states and Union Territories (UTs). ....
With Over 17K Fresh Cases, India 10K Short Of 5 Lakh Mark
India witnessed its highest spike of Covid cases adding over 17,000 patients in just 24 hours taking the tally barely 9,500 short of the grim 5 lakh mark. Over 65 per cent of these were from Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry data revealed on Friday.....
Coronavirus: India Sees Highest Spike Of 18,552 Cases In A Day
India took just six days to jump from 4 lakh to 5 lakh cases as it recorded yet another worst spike of 18,552 cases on Saturday. The steady rise over the past week saw the nation breach its daily count everyday, with the biggest contributors being Maharashtra and New Delhi, where a mammoth survey will begin on the day to monitor the spread of the pandemic. ....
Bharat Biotech Covid Vaccine Candidate's Human Trials From July
Leading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Monday announced that it has successfully developed Covaxin, India's first vaccine candidate for Covid-19, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV) and will begin its human trials next month. ....
Japan Extends Strong Support To India On Ladakh
In a strong show of support for India, Japan on Friday hit out at China, saying that it opposes any unilateral attempts to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh where the Chinese aggression led to the killing of 20 Indian soldiers last month. ....
India Records Highest Single-day Spike Of Over 22,771 Corona Cases
India on Saturday recorded the highest single-day spike of 22,771 cases, pushing the total tally to 6,48,315, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. The country recorded a spike of 20,903 cases yesterday.....
Why Has Status Quo Ante Not Been Insisted On, Asks Rahul
Amid reports of Chinese troops withdrawal from the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has raised a set of questions, saying when the national interest is "paramount", government's duty is to protect it, and why the status quo ante is not being insisted on? ....
