Tag Archives: India

  • Coronavirus cases in India cross 10-lakh mark, death toll tops 25,000

    The total number of coronavirus cases in India surged past 10 lakh today. The total number of coronavirus cases in India stood at 10,00,202. The death toll from the deadly virus crossed 25,000-mark today. ...

  • NS Venkataraman Honour the Dalai Lama on his 85th birth anniversary

    Jawaharlal Nehru was a peace-loving man, and would certainly be happy that the mistake done by him would be corrected by conferring the award that was named after him to the Dalai Lama, the apostle of peace. ...

  • Chinese actions along LAC ‘provocative and destabilising’: Ex-US diplomat

    The recent Chinese actions along the border with India and those in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait and in Hong Kong have been "provocative and destabilising", a former top American diplomat has said. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Does Dalai Lama need Bharat Ratna?

    The Bharat Ratna would become more valuable in having the Dalai Lama as one of its recipients, than any value there would be to the Dalai Lama receiving it. ...

  • Indian, Chinese troops disengaging after clash

    China's ambassador to India said that Indian and Chinese front-line troops are disengaging in accordance with an agreement reached by military commanders following a clash last month that left 20 soldiers dead in the Galwan Valley. ...

  • India raises concerns with US over new rules for foreign students

    India has conveyed its concerns to the United States about a new immigration order that could force a large number of Indian students to return home, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. ...

  • US military to stand strongly with India in clash with China

    The US military “will continue to stand strong” in relationship to a conflict between India and China or anywhere else, a top White House official has said, after the Navy deployed two aircraft carriers to the strategic South China Sea. ...

  • India climbs to third in world Coronavirus cases

    An alarming surge in Coronavirus cases has now put India ranking third in the global pandemic, recording 695,396 confirmed cases of infections, with the number of fatalities reaching 19,692. ...

  • Why the Indian media’s leading Ladakh expert doesn’t live up to the billing

    Phunchok Stobdan, a former diplomat and author, has consistently disregarded historical and contemporary facts while holding forth on the ‘Buddhist Himalayas’. ...

  • Modi rallies troops at China border, as Beijing urges caution

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew on Friday into the northern border region where Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a stand-off, and said the military stood ready to defend his country. ...