India's COVID-19 cases touch grim milestone of 5-lakh mark

New Delhi/IBNS: India's total coronavirus cases crossed the five-lakh mark on Friday after the country recorded more than 17,000 cases in the last 24 hours.

Galwan standoff: Over 300 Assam youths practice to join Indian army

Guwahati/IBNS: Amid the ongoing standoff between the Indian army and Chinese troops in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, over 300 youths of Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district have come forward to join the Indian army by aiming to serve the nation.

Vande Bharat Mission brought back 3.64 lakh Indians as repatriation measure: MEA

New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the Vande Bharat Mission has now been operational for the past 7 weeks and a total of 364209 Indians have returned to the country.

Trump's non-immigrant visa suspension likely to affect Indian skilled professionals: MEA

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday said the Proclamation issued by President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend entry of certain categories of non-immigrant visa to the United States will affect Indian skilled professionals.

New satellite images show Chinese structures in Galwan Valley: Report

New Delhi/IBNS: A day after India and China mutually agreed to disengage from all friction points along the Line of Actual Control in the Eastern Ladakh, high-resolution satellite images procured by media shows the presence of Chinese soldiers and structures on both sides of LAC in the Galwan Valley.

Galwan Valley clash: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid condemns Chinese aggression

Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu Kashmir Workers Party president Mir Junaid  has condemned China's aggression and said India is well prepared to tackle any misadventure.

Pakistan demands 50 pc reduction in strength of India's diplomatic mission

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistani Foreign Ministry has condemned the Indian authorities' decision to reduce the number of Pakistani diplomats in New Delhi by 50 percent and demanded to halve the number of employees of the Indian High Commission in response.

Defence Ministry rejects Chinese media claims that Rajnath and counterpart might meet in Moscow

New Delhi/IBNS: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will not meet his Chinese counterpart in Moscow, who is also attending the Victory Day celebrations in the capital city of Russia, soon after Global Times, the Chinese mouthpiece reported that such a meeting could take place.

Chinese commanding officer among several killed along LAC during Galwan Valley clash: Reports

New Delhi:  A commanding officer (CO) of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unit was killed during the border standoff with Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley last week, media reports said.

India seeks 50% reduction in Pakistan High Commission strength

New Delhi/IBNS: The Charge d’ Affaires of Pakistan was summoned today to the Ministry of External Affairs and informed that India had repeatedly expressed concern about the activities of officials of his High Commission.

Respecting international law will help in building durable world order: EAM S Jaishankar at RIC meet

New Delhi/UNI:  Respecting international law, recognizing the legitimate interests of partners, supporting multilateralism and promoting common good are the only way of building a durable world order, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.

India, China mutually agree to pull back troops from Galwan valley

New Delhi/UNI: India and China have mutually agreed to disengage from all friction points in Galwan Valley, government sources said here on Tuesday.

US restricts India's special flights citing 'unfair and discriminatory practices'

Washington/New Delhi/IBNS: The United States on Monday restricted all special flights from India meant for repatriation of its citizens citing "unfair and discriminatory practices."

Corp Commander-level talks end after 11 hours of marathon meeting

New Delhi/UNI: The military talks between India and China at the Corps Commander-level ended on Monday, after around 11 hours of marathon meeting, to resolve the border stand-off in Eastern Ladakh.

Multi-pronged strategy needed to take on China-Pakistan-Nepal 'nexus': Experts

New Delhi/UNI: If a war does break out between India and China, an 'exited' Pakistan could jump into the fray as well with the 'tacit' support of Nepal-hence, India should develop a multi-pronged strategy to counter the ' caucus.'