The meeting between Indian Army's 14 Corps Commander Lt Gen Harinder Singh and his Chinese counterpart got over after around 11 hours, sources said."Today's meeting between the Corps Commander-level officers of India and China is over. The meeting which started at 11:30 am went on for around 11 hours. More details awaited," sources said.The meeting started at around 11:30 am at Moldo on the Chinese side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) opposite Chushul to defuse the tensions in Eastern Ladakh sector due to Chinese military build-up, the sources said.This is the second meeting between the two co

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to suspended Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Davinder Singh in connection with a terror case after Delhi police failed to file charge-sheet within the stipulated period. However, Singh will remain in prison as he is also undergoing judicial custody in a separate case of trying to terrorists to travel outside Jammu and Kashmir, which is being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Special Judge Dharmender Rana granted bail to Singh and another co-accused -- Irfan Shafi Mir -- asking them to furnish a personal bond of Rs 1

Mortal remains of fallen soldier Naib Subedar Satnam Singh, who had lost his life fighting Chinese troops in Galwan Valley, were brought to his native place in Punjab's Gurdaspur on June 18. 20 Indian Army soldiers lost their lives in Ladakh's Galwan Valley on June 16 after violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops. Chinese side also suffered casualties in the clash. Family and friends of Naib Subedar Satnam Singh paid homage to the late jawan in Punjab's Gurdaspur and remembered him as a "hero" who lost his life to safeguard the borders of the country. In Patiala, family and friends

Condoling the death of four Indian soldiers from Punjab who were killed in face-off with Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced ex-gratia compensation, along with a government job to a next of kin of the deceased. "The loss suffered by the families was immeasurable and could not be compensated with material things, but the compensation and the jobs would help alleviate some of their sufferings," Singh said. The Chief Minister said: "Cabinet ministers would represent the state government at the martyrs' funerals, which will be held with f

China's Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui and Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri met in Beijing on Tuesday, sources said.The meeting came in the backdrop of a violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in which both sides suffered casualties in Ladakh's Galwan Valley.India said earlier in the day that a violent face-off happened on late evening and night of June 15 in Galwan Valley as a result of an attempt by the Chinese troops to "unilaterally change" the status quo during de-escalation and the situation could have been avoided if the agreement at the higher level been scrupulou

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 15 chaired an all-party meeting to review the management of COVID-19 situation in Delhi. Ruling Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Singh attended the meeting on his party's behalf, whereas other parties such as Congress and BSP too took part in the crucial meeting. Congress in the meeting demanded COVID-19 testing should be provided to everyone, and Rs 10,000 be paid to every family whose member is infected or in containment zone. Shah had also reviewed the situation in Delhi with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on June 14, and had

Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari said that India's territorial security is strong and the country has diffused border tension with China diplomatically. "Internal and external security of the country is strong. We have resolved the matter with China diplomatically. You also know what we have been doing continuously to the terrorists coming from Pakistan," said Gadkari during Jan Samwad rally in Madhya Pradesh via videoconferencing. The Union Minister had also slammed Congress party, saying that BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi did

The COVID-19 test results of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have come out as negative. The information was shared by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and spokesperson Raghav Chadha through his official Twitter handle. "CM Arvind Kejriwal tests negative for Covid-19. Thank god!" the tweet read. Kejriwal underwent the COVID-19 test after he developed a sore throat and mild fever on Sunday. At present, the Aam Aadmi Party convenor's fever has come down and his throat pain is also decreasing. The 51-year-old Delhi Chief Minister on Sunday complained of fever and cancelled all of his meetings t

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal directed authorities to ensure that medical treatment is not denied to any patient on the grounds of not being a resident of Delhi. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 7 had announced that state-run hospitals will be available only for Delhiites due to rising COVID-19 cases. After Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal overruled Aam Aadmi Party government's decision to allow admission of only Delhi's coronavirus patients in government hospitals, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia accused the BJP of pressurising the LG of staying Chief Minister Arvind K