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India has once again demanded that the two sides go back to the status quo as of mid-April but it wont be an easy task to compel the Chinese to leave the vantage points they have seized both in Galwan and the Finger area around the Pangong Tso lake. PTI Photo

Chinese army reluctant to back down from finger 4 at Pangong Tso:...

The Chinese army has, in the last few years, prevented Indian patrols to move freely between finger 4 and 8 on the banks...

28 Jun 2020 5:34 AM IST

Three fighter aircrafts of the Indian Air Force fly-past the India Gate to express gratitude towards all frontline workers including medical professionals, police and sanitation workers for their contribution in fight against COVID-19, in New Delhi. PTI photo

Air defence missile systems deployed in Eastern Ladakh to counter...

India has also filled the surveillance gaps to ensure that no enemy aircraft would be able to go undetected.

28 Jun 2020 4:18 AM IST

The opening of the Kartarpur Saheb corridor to mark the 550th anniversary of the passing of Guru Nanak Dev, the 17th century founder of the Sikh faith, who had spent his last days at the gurdwara in Kartarpur, has come at a time when the bilateral relationship is fragile something that Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi point out at the drop of a hat.

-'Mirage of goodwill-': India says no to Pakistan-'s offer to reopen...

Sources said there should be at least seven days of advance notice as per the pact.

27 Jun 2020 10:50 PM IST

Sharad Pawar, who arrived in Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi, made a cryptic statement on Monday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Sharad Pawar-'s retort to Congress: Don-'t forget China seized 45K sq...

The former Defence Minister said the entire episode is -"sensitive-" in nature.

27 Jun 2020 8:09 PM IST

Locusts attack in Gurugram. (PTI)

Centre acts after locusts attack Haryana, UP; Rahul seeks compensation...

The locusts keep flying during day time and settle down only after dark in the evening.

27 Jun 2020 7:26 PM IST

A medical technician wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks past as a woman waits to give a sample at a COVID-19 testing centre during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai. PTI Photo

Garment MSMEs to Tamil Nadu: Donâ€™t even think of extending lockdown

Over 400 MSME-'s in garment exports urge CM not to extend lockdown

27 Jun 2020 6:35 PM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi during an all-party meeting to discuss the situation along the India-China border via video conferencing in New Delhi. (PIB)

Constitution is the guiding light of my government, asserts Narendra...

He was addressing the 90th birthday celebrations of Rev Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan in Pathanamthitta.

27 Jun 2020 4:54 PM IST

Congress leader Ahmed Patel (PTI)

ED team quizzes Ahmed Patel in Sandesara money laundering case

A three-member team reached Patel-'s home at 23, Mother Teresa Crescent in the Lutyens zone of central Delhi around...

27 Jun 2020 3:31 PM IST

In this Jan. 30, 2020 file photo, Kashmiri journalists browse the internet on their mobile phones inside the media centre set up by government authorities in Srinagar, Kashmir. Indian authorities on Wednesday, March 4, temporarily revoked a ban on social media sites and restored full internet access in disputed Kashmir for two weeks, seven months after they stripped the restive region of its statehood and semi-autonomy and enforced a total communications blackout. (AP)

J&K parties fume as IAS officer from Bihar gets domicile in Jammu and...

A person residing in J&K for, at least, fifteen years is eligible to be a domicile of the Union Territory.

27 Jun 2020 1:28 PM IST

The gas leak took place at a factory owned by SPY Agro Industries in Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh.

One dies in ammonia gas leak at SPY Agro factory in Nandyal, AP

APPCB official says there were maintenance issues at the factory

27 Jun 2020 12:50 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI Photo)

Rahul Gandhi at it again: PM Modi has surrendered to COVID-19

India-'s COVID-19 tally raced past five lakh on Saturday with the highest single-day surge of 18,552 cases.

27 Jun 2020 12:11 PM IST

According to sources from the Agriculture department, the mass spraying of pesticide on the maize crop using drones has been done with the assistance of the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) of Chennai Anna University.

Andhra farmers to get crop insurance for one rupee

Chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy says the state government will pay the rest of the premium

27 Jun 2020 11:11 AM IST