Notorious terrorist and former Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden who masterminded the 9/11 terrorist attacks was called a Shaheed (Martyr) by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the national parliament, Hindustan Times. While speaking about the ongoing war on terror, highlighting how Pakistan suffered embarrassment being ally to the United States, Khan did the unexpected slipup, calling global terrorist Osama bin Laden a “Shaheed” (martyr). Speaking about the 2 May 2011 operation by the US Navy Seals taking out Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad city in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, Khan referred to Osama bin Laden as a…
Author: Our Sports Correspondent
Fresh mobilisations from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) suggest that Beijing can open new fronts in Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) and Depsang sectors in Ladakh. Sources quoted by India Today journalist Shiv Aroor reveal that China has started mobilising its army east of DBO. As per satellite image accessed by Aroor, camps and vehicles can be seen in the vicinity of a Chinese base in June. The base was established in 2016 but the new camps and vehicles near the base were seen only this month in the satellite images and the same was corroborated by tracking movement on…
On Wednesday, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane awarded commemoration cards to the army personnel who fought with the Chinese forces at Galwan valley in Ladakh on the night of June 15. General Naravane also visited forward locations in Eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and interacted with the Indian troops. He is on a two-day visit to Ladakh to assess the on-ground situation and review the progress of bilateral talks with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Besides, the Army Chief also held discussions with Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal. Reportedly, the Commanders of Leh Corps…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his team are in Russia’s capital Moscow to attend World War II Victory Day celebrations as well as speed up various defence contracts, including the S-400 missile defence system as ties with China deteriorate. After reaching Russia, Singh on Tuesday laid a wreath at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Indian Embassy. He is on a three-day visit to Russia. Earlier in the day, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar met with Russia Deputy Defence Minister Col General A V Fomin in Moscow to work on the modalities of speed up various defence contracts. “The partners…
Patanjali today launched an Ayurvedic medicine kit that it claimed can treat coronavirus within seven days and has shown “100 per cent favourable results during clinical trials on patients”, though scientists across the planet are racing to seek out a cure for the virus. The medicines, named “Coronil and Swasari” were developed supported research and trials on 280 patients across the country, said Patanjali’s founder, Yoga teacher Ramdev. There is no scientific evidence of any alternative cure for COVID-19, whilst vaccines are being tested by many countries. “The whole country and therefore the world was expecting medicine or vaccine for…
There was a “mutual consensus to disengage” in top military talks between India and China yesterday on the Chinese side of the border to debate the Galwan face-off and other points of conflict. The talks were held “in a cordial, positive and constructive atmosphere,” said the military on Tuesday. The details for disengagement from all friction areas in eastern Ladakh were discussed and can be taken forward by each side , the military said. Lieutenant General-level talks were held at Moldo on the Chinese side of Chushul in eastern Ladakh. The last time a gathering at this level was held…
A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Tuesday arrived at the residence of former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidamabaram here after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Delhi High Court. The CBI and ED teams came to the former Finance Minister’s residence one after the other, but could not meet him as he was not at home. The CBI team reached Chidambaram’s residence around 6.30 p.m. and left 10 minutes later as he was not at his residence. The ED team then arrived at the senior Congress leader’s…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting France on an official visit on August 22-23 and then to attend the G-7 Summit at its seaside resort of Biarritz on August 25-26, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. The MEA said that Modi will be attend the summit as the “Biarritz Partner” on the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, and is expected to speak on the environment, climate, oceans and digital transformations. The Prime Minister will also be having bilateral meetings with leaders of other countries on the sidelines of the summit. According to the MEA officials, prior…