US calls China 'rogue actor', blames it for face-off with India

Washington/New Delhi (IANS) The US called the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) a "rogue actor" and held it responsible for the violent face-off along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh where 20 Indian soldiers were killed and dozens injured earlier…

US stands by India in its face-off with China in Ladakh

New Delhi (IANS) The US on Friday made it clear that it stood by India in the stand-off with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh where Chinese aggression led to the killing of 20 Indian soldiers.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

8 JeM, HM militants killed in separate gunfights in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Eight terrorists were killed in Kashmir in two separate gunfights during the last 24 hours. Three terrorists were killed in Awantipora area of Pulwama district while five others were killed in Shopian district.

One terrorist…

Modi to discuss China at all-party meet; RJD, AAP, AIMIM not invited

New Delhi (IANS) Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Sharad Pawar, Sitaram Yechury will be among several opposition leaders who are expected to attend Friday's all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the killing of 20 Indian soldiers…

Modi govt's response to China will be calibrated, not impulsive

New Delhi (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is unlikely to take any rash decision despite the recent military aggression by China over the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which left 20 Indian soldiers killed and over a billion Indians seething in…

Polling underway in Jharkhand for two RS seats

Ranchi (IANS) Voting began on a brisk note for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand on Friday.

The polling began at 9 am and will end at 4 pm. The counting will take place from 5 pm. The voting is underway at the ground floor of the South…

Ladakh military faceoff with China may go on for longer than earlier ones

New Delhi (IANS) The standoff between Indian and Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh region in the last one-and-a-half months is likely to fester for longer than any other such faceoffs in recent years, and could surpass the 73-day conflict in Doklam…

Ladakh faceoff: Indian Air Force put on high alert

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Air Force has been on high alert across Northern and Western borders with Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria personally visiting the forward location bases in Leh and Srinagar to see the preparedness on the ground.

Shibu Soren sent to RS from Jharkhand; BJP wins other seat

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) President Shibu Soren and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state President Deepak Prakash were sent to sent to the Upper House from Jharkhand after Rajya Sabha polls were held on Friday. Soren got 31 votes, while…

Galwan braveheart Palani laid to rest with full military honours

Chennai (IANS) The mortal remains of 40-year-old K.Palani, an Indian soldier who was killed by the Chinese soldiers on Monday night clash in Ladakh's Galwan valley, was laid to rest at his native village in Ramanathapuram district on Thursday…