At 84, Dalai Lama still young!
By Vishal Gulati Dharamsala, July 16 (IANS) Eighty-four and still young! Revered by the Tibetans as a ‘living god’ and idolised in the Orient and the West, he transcends all barriers of religion, language and…
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China adamant on naming Dalai Lama’s successor
Beijing, July 16 (IANS) China last week made clear that Indias “no” to recognise the Dalai Lamas successor chosen by Beijing will hurt the bilateral ties that have been on an upswing recently. Beijing has…
China wants to appropriate Dalai Lama’s succession process: Experts
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) With age catching up with the Dalai Lama, a question mark looms over the successor of the internationally-revered 84-year-old Buddhist monk who fled to India from Tibet 60 years ago…
Karnataka CM to seek trust vote on July 18
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will seek a vote of confidence of the state Assembly on July 18, against the backdrop of 16 MLAs of the ruling Congress and JD(S) tendering…
SC agrees to hear 6 more rebel Karnataka MLAs
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear impleadment plea of five more rebel Karnataka legislators against Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar’s decision to not accept their resignations. Senior Advocate…
Karnataka BJP to disrupt Assembly if no trust vote
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) The opposition BJP has decided to disrupt the Karnataka Assembly session if Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy does not move the trust vote to prove his fledgling coalition government has majority, a…
Rebel Karnataka MLAs feel threatened twice in 5 days
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) A group of 14 rebel Karnataka legislators lodged in a Mumbai deluxe hotel on Monday once again complained of “threats” from top Congress leaders. This is the second such development in…
Rebel Karnataka MLAs feel threatened again
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) A group of 14 rebel Kanataka legislators lodged in a Mumbai hotel on Monday once again complained of ‘threat’ from top Congress leaders. This is the second such development in five…
After 20 years of Kargil, India awaits defence reforms
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Twenty years is a long time to learn lessons, but appointing a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), an idea to ramp up higher management of the armed services, still remains…
Befitting tribute planned for soldiers who took part in Kargil War
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) As a befitting tribute to the determination, bravery, courage and daring mettle of the Indian Army, grand celebrations have been planned to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Kargil War. The celebrations…
IAF broke will of Pakistan Army during Kargil war: ex-officers
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Indian Army was bringing results but the Indian Air Force (IAF) broke the Pakistani Army’s morale and will to continue holding the heights it had captured in Kargil, former…
Kargil, Pulwama showed India won’t hesitate to strike back: Parthasarathy
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Kargil conflict 20 years ago established to Pakistan that even if it sent its regular military across the Line of Control they would be defeated, and the surgical strikes…
We had pledged not to return defeated: Kargil war veteran
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Pakistani bullets were raining heavily from the Tololing peak but the brave soldiers of 2 Rajputana Rifles had a determined pledge of evicting the intruders as they moved up…
Kargil war: Wounds of martyr’s family yet to heal
By Vishal Gulati Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), July 14 (IANS) Twenty years have passed, but time has not healed their wounds. Their fight is for justice as their soldier son, the first martyr of the 1999…
Lessons learnt, say former Army officials on Kargil anniversary
New Delhi/Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) As the country commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Kargil war, former senior military officers said that lessons have been learnt from it and it is now impossible for Pakistan…
Kargil war: First physical evidence of Pak Army presence came on June 13, says ex-officer
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) It was on June 13, more than a month after the detection of intrusion in Kargil in 1999, that the first physical evidence came about the intruders being…
ISRO Chairman prays at Tirumala for success of Chandrayaan-2
Tirupati, July 13 (IANS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan on Saturday prayed at Tirumala temple here for the success of second moon mission Chandrayaan-2, which is set for launch on July 15….
Chandrayaan-2 cheaper than ‘Avengers Endgame’: What the foreign press says
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India’s second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, has evoked great interest in Western media and scientific journals, with many saying the mission that costs less than half of the budget of Hollywood…
Chandrayaan-2 India’s first robotic space exploration: Ex-ISRO chief
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) India’s second moon mission – Chandrayaan-2 – is the country’s first step in robotic space exploration and hence more “complex” and “intricate”, Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) former Chairman K. Radhakrishnan…
Moon landing is tricky and challenging
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Moon landing, the main part of India’s second lunar mission –Chandrayaan-2 — is not like an aircraft taking off from one airport and landing in another. From the blasting off of…