India on Sunday reported 9,971 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 287 deaths, another highest spike, were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry data showed. With a tally of 246,628 infections, India is now the fifth worst-hit country in the world after the United States, Brazil, […]
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Psy Ops: In Ladakh standoff with India, China’s PLA replays Doklam tactics
Psychological operations against the adversary is the key ingredient in the Chinese War Zone Concept (WZC) doctrine. Although Psy Ops, as it is called, is an age-old concept since the times of Chanakya and Sun Tzu, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has refined it by influencing the influencers among the […]
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9,887 Covid-19 cases in India in 24 hours, 294 deaths in highest single-day jump
India’s tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) surged to 236,657 after 9,887 new cases and 294 deaths, the highest so far, were recorded between Friday and Saturday, the Union health ministry data showed. According to the health ministry’s dashboard, there are 115,942 active cases of Covid-19 and 114,072 people have […]
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Crucial India-China military meet over Ladakh standoff today. Here’s what to expect
Indian and Chinese military officials are set to hold high delegation-level talks today in a bid to resolve the month-long row over the Line of Actual Control. This comes a day after the foreign ministry officials of both nations on Friday discussed the flaring of tensions on the disputed Himalayan […]
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China’s ‘salami-slicing tactics’ displays disregard for India’s efforts at peace
The current Sino-India border crisis has revealed that China has little respect for India’s long-standing efforts to freeze status quo along its frontiers, a top US observer on South Asia has claimed. Ashley Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, […]
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With more than 2.35 lakh Covid-19 cases, India overtakes Italy to become sixth worst-hit country
India has now overtaken Italy to become the sixth worst affected country after the number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in India rose to 2.35 lakh on Friday, data from America’s Johns Hopkins University showed. India had crossed China, where the virus emerged late last year, in terms of cases […]
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India, Australia Seal Deal to Use Each Other’s Military Bases During PM Modi, Morrison’s ‘Virtual’ Summit
India and Australia sealed a deal on Thursday to get access to each other’s military bases, said India’s Ministry of External Affairs, a pact that would clear the way for more military exchanges and exercises in the Indo-Pacific. The mutual logistic support agreement was signed during a virtual summit between […]
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In rebuttal to Pak, India quotes Imran Khan’s ‘40,000 terrorists’ remark
A new UN report that refers to the presence of thousands of Pakistani terrorists in Afghanistan is a reiteration of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s acknowledgement last year that his country hosts up to 40,000 terrorists, people familiar with developments said on Friday. Reacting to the Pakistan Foreign Office’s contention that […]
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With over 9,000 new Covid-19 cases for 2nd straight day, India’s tally at 2.26 lakh
India recorded 9,851 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 273 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry data showed on Friday. The Covid-19 tally of the country now stands at 226,770, more than four times the number of cases on the same day in May, […]
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With current rate of Covid-19 infection, India likely to overtake Italy in 2 days
India is seeing rapid increase in the number of coronavirus infections. In the last few days, since the government announced relaxation in the nationwide lockdown, the number of cases has been rising at record pace. On Thursda, India saw 9,304 new cases of Covid-19, the highest single-day spike so far. […]
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With 9,304 cases in 24 hrs, India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 2.1 lakh
India on Thursday recorded 9,304 new cases of coronavirus disease Covid-19 in the last 24 hours (between Wednesday and Thursday), taking the overall tally to 2,16,919. According to the update posted on the Union heath ministry website, the number of active cases in country are 1,06,737, and 1,04,106 have been […]
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With highest Covid-19 cases, these states push India’s tally to above 2,00,000
The number of coronavirus disease cases in the country crossed the 2,00,000-mark on Wednesday. As per the data on Union ministry of health, nearly half of this number (1,01,497) are active cases in the country and 1,00,303 have been cured or discharged. The country has so far seen 5,815 deaths. […]
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Covid-19: India allows emergency use of remdesivir
Drug Controller General of India VG Somani has approved the use of Gilead Sciences Inc’s novel drug remdesivir to treat covid-19 patients, Lav Aggarwal, joint secretary in the health ministry, said on Tuesday. “The DCGI gave an emergency use permission for remdesivir… and this was based on evidence that was provided by […]
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India will definitely get its growth back, says PM Modi at CII event
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday India will tide over the coronavirus pandemic and will get back on track with the government’s decisive policies. PM Modi made the comments while delivering the inaugural address at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) annual session 2020, Getting Growth Back. Modi congratulated the industry […]
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PM Modi lists 5 things to build a self-reliant India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday listed five things that will help India mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and bring back the country to a high growth trajectory. “To bring India on the path of rapid development again, five things are very important to build a self-reliant India-intent, […]