Hyderabad: Colonel B. Santosh Babu, who has been awarded Mahavir Chakra posthumously by the government on Monday, had laid down his life in the fight with Chinese troops in Ladakh. He hailed from Suryapet district of Telangana. State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the nation bows before his supreme sacrifice. “Acknowledging the valour of Col […]
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Galwan Valley heroes honoured with war time military decorations
New Delhi: All the 20 Indian Army bravehearts killed in action during the clash with Chinese People’s Liberation Army troopers at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh last year have been honoured with war gallantry aawards posthumously on the eve of Republic Day. Colonel Santosh Babu, who led from the front during the Galwan Valley clash on […]
Beijing planned Galwan clashes in retaliation to growing India-US ties: US panel
New York (3 Min Read): The clashes between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley this year were planned by Beijing and were likely in retaliation to New Delhi strengthening its ties with Washington, according to a report by a Congressional commission. “The Chinese government had planned the […]
LAC: Disengagement between India and China hits roadblock, Chinese not retreating, India readies for long haul
New Delhi: The disengagement between India and China hit a roadblock in eastern Ladakh as Chinese troops have not moved back from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in line with the consensus arrived at during the disengagement talks between both the countries. Seeing this, the Indian Army prepares for a long haul and harsh […]
Disengagement at LAC with China intricate, requires constant verification: Army
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Thursday stated that the disengagement process at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China is intricate and “requires constant verification”. It also emphasised that India is taking the de-escalation process forward through “regular meetings at diplomatic and military level”. During a 15-hour long deliberation which started on Tuesday and […]
Both Indian, Chinese troops retreat 2km each in Galwan
Leh: Both Indian and Chinese troops have retreated two kilometres each along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley, where 20 Indian and unknown number of Chinese soldiers were killed in a violent face-off last month. Top official sources told IANS that both sides retreated two kilometres simultaneously on Sunday, following several rounds […]
30,000 Indian troops in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese
Leh: Around 30,000 troops of Indian Army are in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LoC) in Ladakh, following the additional deployment of three brigades since the violent face-off last month. Highly placed sources told IANS that in normal times six brigades, that is two divisions are maintained along […]
Congress invokes Nehru to target Centre on Galwan Valley
New Delhi: While tension between India and China continues to be high, the bickering between the ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress is also no less. Taking recourse to history, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said Nehru was unrelenting on China drawing its own LAC and claimed that China during his time accepted that the […]
Modi in Leh to review situation post June 15 Galwan clashes
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Leh on Friday morning to review the situation 18 days after a violent faceoff in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh with the Chinese forces, in which 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives. Modi reached one of the forward locations in Nimu and has interacted with personnel of the […]
India, China military talks went on for 12 hours
New Delhi: Talks between the Indian and Chinese military delegates to resolve the border issue in Eastern Ladakh went on for around 12 hours, sources said. The meeting which started at 10.30 a.m. ended at 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, the sources said. It took place at Chushul wherein India has put a strong message […]