New Delhi: India and China will hold a flag meeting on Thursday in Chushul in Ladakh to address border standoff, reports said. As the two sides hold the flag meeting on Chinese request, India has demanded restoration of “pre-September 10” situation in Chumar area in Ladakh, defence sources said around 800 Chinese troops continue to […]
New Delhi : The Modi government is mulling to cut diesel prices for the first time in seven years amid global crude price plummeting below $100 a barrel for the first time in more than a year. The move could help stall rising inflation as a patchy monsoon threatens to further increase the food prices. […]
New Delhi: India and China held a “very constructive” two-day meeting, which discussed additional confidence-building measures such as early implementation of the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) as well as the core issue of a framework agreement for sorting out the border issue. Special Representatives of both countries — National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon […]
New Delhi: As the raising of two new infantry divisions at Lekhapani and Missamari (Assam) in 2009-2010 have added muscle to the dissuasive posture of India against China, India has now finally raised its new 17th Mountain Strike Corps against the much larger People’s Liberation Army at its temporary headquarters at Ranchi last week. Army […]
Beijing: At least 29 people have been killed so far after typhoon Usagi, packed with high-power winds, struck in south China’s Guangdong Province. More than 5.30 lakh residents in the province had been relocated after the typhoon landed at the coastal area of Shanwei City, local officials said. The typhoon, which hit the country on […]
New Delhi: There are mysterious hanging coffins one can see from the mountain cliffs in Gongxian, Sichuan province of China. The hanging coffin was the most widespread form of burial in ancient southwest China. However, the practice ended with the mysterious disappearance of the Bo People. Those who came after knew them from the hanging […]
Beijing: A Chinese-developed attack helicopter has successfully fired air-to-air missiles for the first time, state media said Monday, in another apparent advance for the domestic arms industry. The firing took place last week during drills off the coast of the southern province of Guangdong that were the biggest test yet for the army’s aviation wing, […]
Sullia : Namitha, a second PUC student of Alva’s College will be representing India in the Asian Youth Games to be held at Nanjing China from August 16 to 25. The rural talent has been an Alva’s student since eighth standard and was admitted under Sports Quota. She will be participating in shot put event […]
BEIJING: China’s Shenzhou-10 spacecraft returned to Earth Wednesday, state TV footage showed, as the country completed its longest manned space mission. The spacecraft, carrying three astronauts including China’s second woman to go into orbit, landed on Chinese soil, live footage showed, after the 15-day mission seen as another step in Beijing’s goal of building a […]
Beijing : China will send its second woman astronaut into space tomorrow as part of its longest mission yet, as the country works towards building a Spacelab of its own to rival Mir, being run by Russia and the United States. The Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft will be launched on a Long March rocket at 5:38 […]
