Tag Archives: India

• Sikyong Penpa Tsering congratulates India on 75 years of independence 15 August 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  The political leader of the Tibetans-in-exile Sikyong Penpa Tsering hoisted the Indian flag as the national anthem was played at the Tibetan Secretariat (Kashag) courtyard, with top officials of the exile administration in attendance. ...

• Ten dead, 13 rescued as landslide hits Kinnaur yet again 11 August 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Ten people were killed, 13 rescued and several others feared buried under debris after a landslide trapped a bus and other vehicles in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Wednesday, officials said. ...

• India shuts last consulate in Afghanistan and evacuates citizens 10 August 2021 This post has no comments yet

  India sent a military plane to northern Afghanistan on Tuesday to pull out its citizens, officials said, as fighting raged between Afghan security forces and the advancing Taliban. The Indian government shut its consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif. ...

• Neeraj Chopra wins India’s 1st gold in Olympic track and field 7 August 2021 | John Pye This post has one comment

  Neeraj Chopra held a corner of the India flag in each hand and raised it over his head. A half-hour later, the tri-colour was flying at the top of the mast at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium and Chopra was standing atop the medal podium. ...

• Indian, Chinese armies disengage from Gogra in eastern Ladakh 6 August 2021 This post has no comments yet

  After nearly 15 months of face-off, Indian and Chinese armies have completed the disengagement process and restored the pre-standoff ground position in the Gogra friction point in eastern Ladakh. ...

• India’s capital orders judicial enquiry after girl, 9, raped and murdered 4 August 2021 | Alasdair Pal This post has no comments yet

  The chief minister of India's capital ordered a judge-led enquiry on Wednesday after a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered, sparking days of protests and renewed scrutiny of the country's problem with sexual violence. ...

• Coronavirus: Third wave likely to hit India this month, may peak in October: Report 2 August 2021 | Times Now Digital This post has no comments yet

  The anticipated third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to hit India in August which may reach its peak in October when the country is expected to report less than 1,00,000 infections daily in the best-case scenario. ...

• India, China agree to resolve remaining border issues in Ladakh This post has no comments yet

  The Indian and Chinese armies on Monday described as "constructive" the 12th round of military talks on the eastern Ladakh row during which they agreed to resolve the pending issues in an "expeditious" manner. ...

• Indian, Chinese army officers meet to defuse border standoff 31 July 2021 | Ashok Sharma This post has one comment

  Top Indian and Chinese army commanders met Saturday after a gap of three months to discuss the expeditious disengagement of thousands of forces in a bid to ease the 15-month border tensions and clashes. ...

• Coronavirus: India extends suspension of international flights until 31 August 30 July 2021 | Rhik Kundu This post has no comments yet

  The Indian government has extended the ban on international commercial flights till 31 August, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a circular on Friday. The ban on scheduled overseas flights was to end on 31 July. ...