More than 8 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally. In India, total cases of coronavirus are nearing the 3.5 lakh-mark, as per the latest updates, with over 9,000 deaths.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday hold an interaction with chief ministers of states such as Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and others, which are seeing a spurt in Covid-19 cases and death numbers.
Twenty Indian soldiers including the commanding officer of an infantry battalion were killed in a clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan valley. According to the statement released by the Indian Army, the Indian and the Chinese troops have disengaged at Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of June 15 and 16.
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the deaths of Indian soldiers in a violent face-off with the Chinese army at Galwan valley in Ladakh. Mr Gandhi asked PM Modi to speak up and questioned what he called was the Prime Minister's "silence" over the deadliest border incident between India and China in decades.
Why is the PM silent? Why is he hiding? Enough is enough. We need to know what has happened. How dare China kill our soldiers?How dare they take our land? — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 17, 2020