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Gujarat reported 3,280 fresh coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours.
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Gujarat reported 3,280 fresh coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours.

News Agencies: Gujarat reported 3,280 fresh coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, the highest rise in a day, taking the tally of infections to 3,24,878 while 17 deaths pushed the toll to 4,598, the state health department said on Tuesday. Gujarat is now left with 17,348 active cases. Of the 17 fatalities, seven patients died each in Ahmedabad and Surat, while two succumbed to the infection in Rajkot and one died in Vadodara district. With 2,167 people recovering in the last 24 hours, the count of recoveries in Gujarat went…
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US, UN welcome ceasefire agreement between India, Pakistan, call it a ‘positive step’
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US, UN welcome ceasefire agreement between India, Pakistan, call it a ‘positive step’

United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir has welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, saying the two countries stated commitment to achieving sustainable peace through addressing each other`s core issues setting "an example" for other countries. "I wholeheartedly welcome today`s ceasefire agreement between #India and #Pakistan. Their stated commitment to achieving sustainable peace through addressing each other`s core issues and concerns sets an example for other countries and demonstrates #UNGA values," Bozkir tweeted. Earlier on…
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India summons Pakistan’s top diplomat to lodge concern over Nagrota incident
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India summons Pakistan’s top diplomat to lodge concern over Nagrota incident

India summoned Pakistan's top diplomat in Delhi to strongly protest against the Nagrota incident and Islamabad's involvement in cross border terrorism.  The Pakistani CDA-charges de affairs was handed a protest note in which New Delhi conveyed its "strong concern" on the terror attack planned by Jaish-e-Mohammed in the UT of J&K. The protest note urged that Pakistan should stop supporting terrorists and terror groups operating from their territory and dismantle the terrorism infrastructure, top sources said.  It was communicated that India is firm and resolute in taking…
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China proposes pullback at Pangong, India considers offer
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China proposes pullback at Pangong, India considers offer

Six months after PLA troops came in 8 km west of the point which India says marks the Line of Actual Control on the north bank of Pangong Tso to trigger a military standoff in Ladakh, China has proposed moving its troops back to Finger 8, and return of troops by the two sides to their original locations on the south bank of the lake. The proposal also includes moving back tanks and artillery to the depth areas on either side to reduce chances of any incident…
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LAC standoff: 7th Corps Commander level talks between India and China ends after 11 hours
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LAC standoff: 7th Corps Commander level talks between India and China ends after 11 hours

The 7th Corps Commander level meeting between India and China to address the situation at Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh ended at around 11:30 PM on Monday (October 12) after around 11 hours. Before the meeting, it was said that India will press for early and complete disengagement of troops by China from all friction points in eastern Ladakh during the talks at Chushul. The China Study Group (CSG), comprising Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval,…
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China has deployed 60,000 soldiers on India’s northern border: Mike Pompeo
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China has deployed 60,000 soldiers on India’s northern border: Mike Pompeo

China has amassed more than 60,000 troops on India's northern border, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said as he hit out at Beijing for its "bad behaviour" and the threats it poses to the Quad countries. The foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific nations known as the QUAD group - the US, Japan, India and Australia - met in Tokyo on Tuesday in what was their first in-person talks since the coronavirus pandemic began. The meeting took place in the backdrop of China's aggressive military behaviour…
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Indian Air Force Day 2020: All you need to know
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Indian Air Force Day 2020: All you need to know

The Indian Air Force (IAF) Day is celebrated every year on October 8 and on Thursday the IAF will proudly observe its 88th anniversary. On the occasion, a scintillating air display by various aircraft will be the hallmark of the Air Force Day Parade cum Investiture Ceremony at Air Force Station Hindan (Ghaziabad) near Delhi. On the ocassion, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wished the air warriors and their families. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "I am confident that the IAF will always guard the nation's skies,…
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China makes provocative remark, says it ‘doesn’t recognize Union Territory of Ladakh illegally established by India’
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China makes provocative remark, says it ‘doesn’t recognize Union Territory of Ladakh illegally established by India’

Amid the prevailing border tension between India and China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made a provocative remark on Indian Union Territory of Ladakh on Tuesday. The remark comes even as Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said that an ‘uneasy status’ prevails at northern frontiers with China at present in an apparent reference to the heightened border tension with Beijing. As reported by the Global Times, a mouthpiece of the administration in Beijing, Wenbin stated that China doesn't recognize the…
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ASI martyred, service rifle looted as terrorists attack CRPF patrol party in J&K’s Budgam
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ASI martyred, service rifle looted as terrorists attack CRPF patrol party in J&K’s Budgam

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol party was attacked by unknown terrorists in the Chadura area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday in which an ASI rank officer was martyred. The martyred ASI has been identified as Nu Badole. He belonged to Nagpur in Maharashtra. He was attacked by the terrorists and his service rifle was also looted by them before they fled from the scene. According to the reports, the attack took place around 7.45 AM in the Badipora area of Chadura in…
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Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh to be the first woman pilot to fly Rafale fighter aircraft
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Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh to be the first woman pilot to fly Rafale fighter aircraft

Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh has created history by becoming the first woman pilot to join Rafale's 'Golden Arrows' Squadron in Ambala. Shivangi belongs to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Shivangi's mother has expressed happiness over the development and said that her daughter always wanted to become a fighter aircraft pilot. Flt Lt Shivangi was commissioned into the IAF in 2017 as part of the second batch of women fighter pilots and she is currently undergoing conversion training. Flt Lt Shivangi is currently deployed at Rajastha Air Base. After…
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