Category: India

Rajnath visits Russian armed forces’ main cathedral in Moscow

Moscow, Sep 4:  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday visited the main cathedral of the Russian armed forces and the museum complex here ahead of a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Singh, who is here to attend the meeting of SCO defence ministers, began the third […]

India says troops hold Himalayan hilltops after face-off with Chinese forces

NEW DELHI – A senior Indian official said on Tuesday Indian troops had deployed on four strategic hilltops after what New Delhi called an attempted Chinese incursion along the disputed Himalayan border, underlining simmering tensions between the Asian giants. China denied that it had moved first, with an […]

China demands India withdraw troops from border to avoid escalation

HONG KONG – China has demanded India withdraw troops that Beijing said had illegally crossed their shared border, its military spokesman said on Monday. The Indian army said in a statement that Chinese troops carried out military movements over the weekend to change the status quo on their […]

Indian army says thwarts Chinese attempt to occupy hill on disputed border

NEW DELHI – Indian forces foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to occupy a hill on the Asian giants’ disputed border in the western Himalayas, officials in New Delhi said on Monday, following the latest flare-up between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Having spotted the Chinese troops’ movement, Indian […]

Former India president Mukherjee dies after developing lung infection

NEW DELHI – Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 this month, died on Monday after weeks in hospital. He was 84. New Delhi’s Army Hospital (Research And Referral) said earlier in the day that Mukherjee had gone into a septic shock after coming […]

ESTIMATES OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2020-21

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 31: National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (April-June) Q1 of 2020-21, both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices, along with the corresponding quarterly estimates […]

Former president Pranab Mukherjee is dead

New Delhi, Aug 31:  Former president Pranab Mukherjee died on Monday in an army hospital here, his son Abhijit said. He was 84. Mukherjee was admitted to hospital on August 10 and a health bulletin this morning said he was in a deep coma and on ventilator support. […]

India records world’s biggest single-day jump in virus cases

NEW DELHI — India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the battered economy. The surge raised India’s tally to over 3.5 million, and came as the government […]

India sets global record with single-day rise in coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI – India on Sunday reported the biggest single-day jump in coronavirus infections of any nation in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the epicentre shifts to the south Asian giant. India’s 78,761 cases exceeded the 77,299 recorded in the United States on July 16, a Reuters tally of […]

Defying trade tensions, Chinese buyers snap up Indian steel

NEW DELHI/BEIJING – India’s steel exports more than doubled between April and July to hit their highest level in at least six years, boosted by a surge of Chinese buying in defiance of tensions between Beijing and New Delhi. Traders said reduced prices had driven the purchases as […]

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