Ladakh

Influential US senator says America supports India against Chinese aggression

10:58 pm July 3, 2020

Washington DC: An influential American Senator on Friday said that the US stands with India against the Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control, commending the Indian government for the continued efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the boundary issue. Republican Senator Rick Scott, in a letter dated July 2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressed his condolences on the loss of lives […]

Era of expansionism is over: says Modi from Ladakh

6:37 pm July 3, 2020

Leh/New Delhi: Sending a strong message to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the era of expansionism is over and that India’s enemies have seen the “fire and fury” of its armed forces as he made a surprise visit to Ladakh in the midst of a tense border standoff between Indian and Chinese […]

IIT-Kharagpur researchers turn Odisha steel plant dumpsites into greenbelt

Chinese app ban to create space for indigenous apps: IIT-KGP experts

11:40 pm July 2, 2020

Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur experts said Thursday the Centre’s decision to ban Chinese mobile apps has created space for indigenous replacements and enabled the institute to work on sponsored projects while helping start- ups. Its director Virendra Kumar Tewari said the start-up ecosystem at the institute’s Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park can lead the initiative through seed funding and incubation facility. “We […]

Army officer finishes one of world’s toughest cycle races

7:50 pm July 2, 2020

Mumbai: For Lt Col Bharat Pannu, celebration after pedaling over 4,000 km on an indoor trainer to complete the Race Across America (RAAM) meant sleeping once again like normal people. In cycling circles RAAM is considered to be one of the toughest races. The coronavirus outbreak this year forced the organisers to hold it `virtually’, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Won’t sell Chinese mobile phones, say shopkeepers in Ahmedabad

7:23 pm July 2, 2020

Ahmedabad: Amid escalating border tension between India and China, the shopkeepers in Ahmedabad city’s largest mobile phone market said they have decided not to sell Chinese gadgets henceforth, and urged Indian companies to manufacture good quality and affordable devices to provide an alternative. These vendors have even covered the signboards of Chinese brands in their shopping complex with banners saying “Made In India”. The […]