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Indian soldiers have great experience in winter warfare, an Indian army officer said Wednesday, adding that the troops are psychologically tuned to operate on short notice. The comment follows rounds of bullets fired into the air last week on the north shore of Pangong Tso amid a protracted standoff with …

By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: September 16, 2020 7:37:30 am The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine was among the leading global candidates. AstraZeneca, which is creating a vaccine for the new coronavirus in partnership with the University of Oxford, halted its global vaccine trial on September 6 after a participant …

Highlight The center says there was “no mechanism” to collect such data in the districts The Ministry of Labor published a note clarifying the welfare measures There has been a huge backlash over the response to migrant deaths New Delhi: Faced with attacks by the opposition for saying that “there …

China said on Wednesday that it has been abiding by the agreements signed with India and that it is committed to maintaining peace in the border areas, a day after Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that Beijing is not respecting the usual alignment of the border. Singh had told Parliament …

JAMMU: Claiming that you are fully prepared to wage a full-blown war even in the winters in eastern Ladakh, the Indian army On Wednesday he said that if China creates the conditions for war, they will face better trained, better prepared, fully rested and psychologically hardened Indian troops. In a …

Here are today’s top news, analysis and views. Learn all about the latest news and other updates from the Hindustan Times. Parliament monsoon session: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 15 others to remain absent Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is among Rajya Sabha MPs who have requested permission from the …

The Russian Fund for Direct Investment has signed an agreement with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to conduct a clinical trial and distribution of Sputnik V in India. Under the agreement, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund will supply 100 million doses of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine to the Indian pharmaceutical company. Both the trials …

Coronavirus India LIVE updates: NEET aspirant waits for metro train in Kolkata (Express Photo / Partha Paul) Coronavirus India Live Updates: Monday’s four-hour session of the Lok Sabha on the first day of the Monsoon Session was somewhat dominated by the pandemic. From members who arrive masked to their seats …

The government needs humility to work with states to fight Covid-19, says Derek O’Brien. New Delhi: Attacking the government over the coronavirus crisis during a discussion in parliament, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien today mocked the PM-CARES fund as “I don’t care about the PM fund” and said the center …

President Donald Trump said in March that he did not view the coronavirus pandemic as a once-in-a-lifetime leadership challenge, even as the country was going through historic shutdowns to combat the spread, according to a new interview shared by veteran journalist Bob. Woodward. “Was there a time in all of …