By Vrishank Mahatme Leh: Amid the escalating tensions with China and also to show the military readiness, India has deployed air defence systems in the eastern Ladakh region, people close to this development said. The air defence systems in the Indian Military include Akash, Israeli made SpyDer and the Russian made Pechora. ADS is system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and destruction of attacking missiles, helicopters, fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles. As per sources, both India and China have deployed heavy reinforcements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which includes tanks, fighter jets, artillery and missiles. Indian Forces…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India has given a befitting response to those who dared to eye her territory in Ladakh, referring to the clash in Galwan Valley with Chinese troops in which 20 Indian soldiers were martyred. In his monthly radio address Mann ki Baat, PM Modi said India knew how to maintain friendships but could also look her enemy in the eye and retaliate if the need arose. “Bharat mitrata nibhana jaanta hai, toh, aankh mein aankh dalkar dekhna aur uchit jawab dena bhi janta hai. Hamare veer sainikon ne dikha dia ke vo Maa Bharti…
In yet another record high, India registered its biggest surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in one day with 19,906 new patients, taking the total to 5,28,859, the Union Health Ministry said. This is the first time that more than 19,000 fresh cases have been reported in a single day in India which is the fourth worst-hit country in the world after the United States, Brazil and Russia. According to figures, India registered 410 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 16,095. Guwahati, the gateway to the northeast region, will be placed under complete lockdown…
China reinforced its troops near the Indian border with mountain climbers and martial arts fighters shortly before a deadly clash this month, state media reported. Tensions are common between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in the mountainous border terrain, but this month’s fighting was their deadliest encounter in over 50 years. Five new militia divisions, including former members of a Mount Everest Olympic torch relay team and fighters from a mixed martial arts club, presented themselves for inspection at Lhasa on June 15, official military newspaper China National Defense News reported. State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of hundreds of new troops…
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Petrol and diesel prices were hiked again on Saturday as oil companies continued to raise the fuel rates for the 21st day in a row. With the new revision, petrol became costlier by 25 paise and prices in Delhi touched a new peak of Rs 80.38 per litre while diesel rates went up by 21 paise, taking the cost at a record high of Rs 80.40 per litre. On Thursday, diesel had become costlier than petrol in the national capital due to a sharp increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) by the Delhi government. On May 5, the Delhi…
Amidst a war of words between the Congress and the BJP over the face-off with China, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said matters of national security shouldn’t be politicised and added one cannot forget China had captured about 45,000 sq km of Indian land after the 1962 war. Pawar’s comments came in response to a query about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s charge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had surrendered Indian territory to Chinese aggression. Pawar also said the Galwan Valley incident in Ladakh cannot immediately be labelled as a failure of the Defence Minister as Indian soldiers were…