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Endangered Red Panda spotted in Tawang, Kiren Rijiju calls it adorable
India

Endangered Red Panda spotted in Tawang, Kiren Rijiju calls it adorable

Red Pandas are very skillful and acrobatic animals that predominantly stay in trees. Almost 50 per cent of the red panda's habitat is in the Eastern Himalayas

Arunachal Pradesh's Koloriang becomes contender for title of 'wettest place on Earth'
India

Arunachal Pradesh's Koloriang becomes contender for title of 'wettest place on Earth'

Currently, the title for the wettest place on earth is with Mawsynram, which is located in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. It receives an average annual rainfall of 11,871 mm

Which countries are skipping the G20 meet in Kashmir?
Explainers

Which countries are skipping the G20 meet in Kashmir?

The third G20 Tourism Working Group meeting is being hosted by India in Srinagar on 22-24 May. This is J&K's first significant international event since losing its special status in 2019. While Saudi Arabia and Egypt have not yet registered, China and Turkey have chosen to skip the event

Kiren Rijiju was the law minister who took on the judiciary. Now he has been replaced
Politics

Kiren Rijiju was the law minister who took on the judiciary. Now he has been replaced

Kiren Rijiju’s appointment as law minister came as a surprise. So has his replacement. During his tenure, the BJP leader was vocal in his criticism of the judiciary, questioning the appointment of judges and court vacations

India must take a cue from China’s growing belligerence against Taiwan
Opinion

India must take a cue from China’s growing belligerence against Taiwan

China’s revivalism and revisionism aren’t limited to Taiwan alone. India is also a victim of the same

Amit Shah goes down in history as Assam, Arunachal end 50-year-old border dispute
India

Amit Shah goes down in history as Assam, Arunachal end 50-year-old border dispute

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the signing of the agreement to end Assam-Arunachal Border dispute was a very big achievement. Both the states share an 804 kilometre long boundary

India developing villages along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh as tourists hubs to counter China
World

India developing villages along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh as tourists hubs to counter China

These tourist hubs will boost the economy of Arunachal Pradesh and also prevent migration of youths from border villages to cities for better employment opportunities

Amit Shah visits Arunachal Pradesh: China wraps up Joint Sword exercise aimed at Taiwan, focus may shift to India
Opinion

Amit Shah visits Arunachal Pradesh: China wraps up Joint Sword exercise aimed at Taiwan, focus may shift to India

Considering Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, it would be unprecedented and uncharacteristic for China to simply remain content with a routine reaction from its foreign ministry

China's objection to Amit Shah's visit won't change reality, Arunachal 'will always remain integral part of India': MEA
World

China's objection to Amit Shah's visit won't change reality, Arunachal 'will always remain integral part of India': MEA

China on Monday said the visit of the India's Home Minister Amit Shah to Arunachal Pradesh 'violated China's territorial sovereignty & is not conducive to the peace and tranquillity of the border situation'

Explained: How India’s Vibrant Villages scheme in Arunachal is a way to secure borders along China
Explainers

Explained: How India’s Vibrant Villages scheme in Arunachal is a way to secure borders along China

Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ambitious Vibrant Villages programme from Arunachal Pradesh. While the overall objective of the scheme is to develop the areas along the borders, it also has tactical and military significance and is aimed at countering China along the Line of Actual Control

India launches programme to boost infrastructure along LAC with China
Politics

India launches programme to boost infrastructure along LAC with China

PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah travelled to Arunachal Pradesh on Monday to launch the Vibrant Villages Programme, which aims to improve living conditions and job prospects in five states and territories of India that lie along the LAC with China

'No one can encroach upon even a needle-tip of land of India', says Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh
World

'No one can encroach upon even a needle-tip of land of India', says Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh

Home Minister Amit Sharma paid homage to martyrs of 1962 India-China war in Kibithoo who 'fought with valour despite lacking in resources'

After China renamed 11 places in India, Home Minister Amit Shah on visit to Arunachal Pradesh; dragon cries foul
World

After China renamed 11 places in India, Home Minister Amit Shah on visit to Arunachal Pradesh; dragon cries foul

Amit Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh comes a week after China renamed 11 places in Indian state which China claims as part of its territory

'China welcomes Indian journalists to work if...'  
World

'China welcomes Indian journalists to work if...'  

China, earlier this week, barred two Indian journalists posted in Beijing from returning to their jobs in the Chinese capital from India

Xi Jinping's bid for all-powerful China echoes mythological bully Jie as Beijing endlessly renames areas beyond borders
Opinion

Xi Jinping's bid for all-powerful China echoes mythological bully Jie as Beijing endlessly renames areas beyond borders

It is no rocket science to figure out that by unilaterally renaming places in disputed areas, China is attempting to assert its territorial claims and undermine the claims of other countries

Day after India's strong reaction, China says Arunachal Pradesh part of 'our territory'
World

Day after India's strong reaction, China says Arunachal Pradesh part of 'our territory'

China on Sunday released names of 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh which it calls 'Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet'

US recognises Arunachal Pradesh as India's integral part: White House
World

US recognises Arunachal Pradesh as India's integral part: White House

The US reaction came in response to Beijing announcing Chinese names for 11 more places in Arunachal Pradesh, which the neighbouring country claims as the southern part of Tibet

China is looking to stir up border tensions again; India must be on highest alert, intensify military engagement with US
Opinion

China is looking to stir up border tensions again; India must be on highest alert, intensify military engagement with US

Under these circumstances, India’s best bet could be a more intensified external balancing strategy by coordinating with like-minded partners to nullify the Chinese threat, as well as strengthening border deployment

India again rebuffs China’s renaming of places for Arunachal Pradesh. But, why does Beijing keep doing it?
Explainers

India again rebuffs China’s renaming of places for Arunachal Pradesh. But, why does Beijing keep doing it?

India has strongly objected to China inventing names for 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh. Beijing uses such tactics to assert its claim over the state, which it considers as a part of its territory

Attempts to assign invented names won't alter reality: India reacts as China renames 11 places in Arunachal
World

Attempts to assign invented names won't alter reality: India reacts as China renames 11 places in Arunachal

China has for the third time made an attempt to lay claim to areas inside the Indian territory by renaming 11 places in India’s Arunachal Pradesh which it calls 'Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet'