Arunachal CM Pema Khandu slams China’s move to construct dam on Brahmaputra

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday accused China of encroaching on the right to water usage of the people downstream of the Brahmaputra by giving a go-ahead to the construction of a major dam just 40 km upstream from the Indian side. Khandu said while the Centre has been apprised of the matter, […]

Mount Everest is now 8,848.86 metres tall: Here’s how the tallest peak got 3 feet higher

Nepal and China on Tuesday jointly announced that the revised height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is 8,848.86 metres, about 86 centimetres higher than the previous measurement done by India in 1954. The announcement was made via a joint video conference by Nepalese and Chinese officials based in Kathmandu and Beijing respectively. The […]

Winters force Chinese to rotate troops on the front line daily, Indians staying longer

It appears the Chinese soldiers are not being able to withstand the harsh winters of the eastern Ladakh sector as they are being rotated on a daily basis at the forward positions, whereas Indian troops are staying for longer periods at the same locations. “Our troops deployed at the forward posts along the Line of […]

United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian Territory

The United States on Thursday said that it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as part of the Indian territory and strongly oppose China’s assertion on the territory. “For nearly six decades, United States has recognized Arunachal Pradesh is Indian territory. We strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions, by military or civilian incursions […]

China hands over 5 Arunachal youths 10 days after they went missing

The five youths who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district last week were returned to Indian authorities by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday, the Indian Army confirmed. The individuals were handed over to the Indian side at Kibitu in Anjaw district after completing all formalities. As per COVID-19 protocol, they have been sent to quarantine for 14-days and will thereafter be handed over […]

China’s PLA confirms 5 missing youths from Arunachal found by their side: Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the China’s People’s Liberation Army has confirmed that five youths who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh last week have been found by their side. The process of handing over the youths to India is being worked out, the Union minister said. “China’s […]

Chinese PLA troops fired in air, our troops exercised great restraint, says Indian Army

Chinese soldiers fired in the air while attempting to close in on Indian positions across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the Indian Army said today adding that Chinese PLA troops has been “blatantly violating agreements and carrying out aggressive manoeuvres.” The firing is apparently taking place on the […]

Amid pandemic, African swine fever hits Assam; govt mulling mass culling of pigs

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, outbreak of deadly African Swine fever virus in Assam has been confirmed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research High Security Disease Laboratory in Bhopal. Earlier samples of domestic pigs from affected districts in the state were sent to the lab on April 26. Over 2,000 pigs have died across Assam […]

Wuhan revises COVID-19 stats, death toll up by 1,290

The authorities of the Chinese city of Wuhan – the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic – have recalculated statistics of the coronavirus disease, increasing the number of confirmed cases by 325 to 50,333 and the death toll by 1,290 to 3,869. “The number of confirmed cases has risen by 325 to 50,333, the number of […]