US offers to mediate between China, India on border row

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) The US on Wednesday revealed that it has offered to mediate in the ongoing standoff between India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

In his morning tweet, US President…

Massive fire at Delhi slum, 250 shanties gutted

New Delhi (IANS) A massive fire broke out on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday in the slums of the Tughlaqabad area in south east Delhi in which over 250 shanties were gutted, however, no one was injured, fire officials said.

Atul…

Pawar meets CM, Maha govt firmly in saddle: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai (IANS) Scotching all speculation, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that senior leader Sharad Pawar met Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, but there's nothing to worry about the stability of the Maha Vikas Aghadi which is firmly in…

Transparency needed on India-China face-off at LAC: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Amid reports of a face-off between the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army in eastern Ladakh at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi government…

Rajnath reviews Ladakh situation; road construction to continue

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and three service chiefs on Tuesday and reviewed the ground situation in Ladakh, where Indian and Chinese trops are locked in a face-off.

Yogi nod needed before states re-employ UP migrant workers

Lucknow (IANS) Migrant workers who wish to return to their places of work after the lockdown is lifted, may no longer find the going easy now.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that his government will lay down stringent…

Army rejects reports on patrol party detention by Chinese forces

New Delhi (IANS) Rejecting reports on the detention of a joint patrol party detained by Chinese forces in Ladakh, the Indian Army said on Sunday that these were "inaccurate".

It was claimed that an Indian patrol party comprising Army and Indo-Tibetan…

Dairy infra fund to add 5 cr litre more milk, 30 lakh jobs: Sodhi

New Delhi (IANS) India's iconic brand, Amul has been instrumental in ensuring uninterrupted supply of milk and milk products across the country during the Covid-19 lockdown in difficult times.

In an interview with IANS, Dr. R S Sodhi, Managing…

Immense suffering, say migrants to Rahul in Cong documentary

New Delhi (IANS) Emphasising on the plight of the migrant workers, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday released a documentary of his meeting with the migrant workers walking back to their native place in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi from…

LAC troops deployment up as India, China take diplomatic route

New Delhi (IANS) Increased tension between China and India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has forced both the countries militaries to increase deployment of men in thousands and assets at forward locations within their respective territories.