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India-China Updates: Used to buy from China as well, but changed our strategy, says Hero Cycles CMD
06 Jul, 2020 | 12:18:36 AM IST
With about Rs 900 crore worth trade deals with China being reduced in a phased manner, Hero Cycles is moving towards self-reliance, CMD Pankaj Munjal said.
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All you need to know about India-China tussle:
- We should remain resolute while facing internal and external challenges: Venkaiah Naidu
- Modi's Ladakh visit underscored India's resolve to beat back Chinese aggression: Strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney
- PM Modi's visit to Ladakh boosted morale of security forces, says ITBP DG
- Just 10 days ago, seriously injured soldiers shifted out of Ladakh
- Used to buy from China as well, but changed our strategy, we will be self-reliant: Hero Cycles CMD
- Members of Tibetan community in exile cheer for Indian forces in Manali
- Indian government should make Tibet one of the key issues in its policies on China: Lobsang Sanga
Indian government should make Tibet one of the key issues in its policies on China: Lobsang Sangay, President of the Central Tibetan Administration
Himachal Pradesh: Members of Tibetan community in exile cheer for Indian forces in Manali, as vehicles of army troops pass through the region, en route to the border area in Ladakh.
#WATCH Himachal Pradesh: Members of Tibetan community in exile cheer for Indian forces in Manali, as vehicles of ar… https://t.co/ambS4X2Qeg
— ANI (@ANI) 1593962296000Used to buy from China as well, but changed our strategy, we will be self-reliant: Hero Cycles CMD
About Rs 900 crore worth trade deals with China is being reduced in a phased manner.
Hero Cycles used to buy from various parts (of the world) including China.
They're now designing them in their German R&D facility.
Hero Cycles used to buy from various parts (of the world) including China.
They're now designing them in their German R&D facility.
Government blocks 40 websites belonging to Sikh For Justice, an outlawed group: MHA
Just 10 days ago, seriously injured soldiers shifted out of Ladakh
Around 40 Indian soldiers were seriously injured in the violent face-off.
These soldiers had been moved for specialized treatment to Chandigarh and New Delhi ten days before the PM's visit.
Over 70 Indian soldiers were injured in the violent clash with Chinese troops on June 15.
These soldiers had been moved for specialized treatment to Chandigarh and New Delhi ten days before the PM's visit.
Over 70 Indian soldiers were injured in the violent clash with Chinese troops on June 15.
PM Modi's visit to Ladakh boosted morale of security forces, says ITBP DG
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli holds talks with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Purna Chandra Thapa: Sources
Modi's Ladakh visit underscored India's resolve to beat back Chinese aggression: Strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney
We used to buy from various parts (of the world) including China and import high-end bicycles. Now, we are designing them in our German R&D facility. We had a buying plan of Rs 900 crores which will be reduced in a phased manner.
- Hero Cycles MD Pankaj Munjal
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli holds talks with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Purna Chandra Thapa: Sources
We should remain resolute while facing internal and external challenges: Venkaiah Naidu
In a veiled reference to the ongoing India-China border issue and the coronavirus pandemic, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that people should "remain resolute" in their response to "internal and external challenges"
UK minister says Huawei must meet conditions for involvement in 5G network
Assam police weapons bust
In a successful blow to anti-national activities in the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) area, Udalguri Po… https://t.co/BQpWsnLyU2
— ANI (@ANI) 1593940523000Army docs on standby at DRDO's Delhi Covid hospital
A team of 600 Army personnel have been deployed for first month including doctors, nursing officers and paramedical staff. This number will vary according to the number of patients. We are highly motivated, says Lieutenant General Dr Madhuri Kanitkar.
IEDs found in Pulwama
During a search, police detected one more IED planted in the Gangoo area of Pulwama, where a convoy was attacked earlier today. The IED has been defused, Jammu and Kashmir Police have an investigation underway.
Four Maoists killed in encounter
The encounter with security personnel happened in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, earlier today.
Morale of armed forces very high, ready to sacrifice lives for country
- S S Deswal, Director General, ITBP
Instead of China, Centre attacking Congress: Manish Tewari
Congress leader Manish Tewari slammed the Union government stating that rather than targeting the Chinese Government the Centre is targeting the Congress party and unrelenting persecution of party leader Ahmed Patel is the recent example of vendetta politics.
ITBP to operate Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre
The agency will take charge of the 10,000 bed-capacity Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre & Hospital in Radha Soami Beas, Chattarpur.
China to combat 'illegal activities' in the South China Sea
- Without vying much attention of South-East Asian countries, China has discreetly initiated a maritime law enforcement initiative aimed at enhancing marine environmental protection and combating "illegal activities in key areas", including offshore oil exploration as well as shipping and related operations.
- The US-based Diplomat magazine, in its report, said that China's Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Transport and China Coast Guard, in a joint statement released on April 1, had announced the commencement of an eight-month-long "Bihai 2020" (or "Blue Sea 2020") initiative.
Nation first
139 CRPF jawans had tested positive for #COVID19 here. Till now, three jawans have donated plasma and more are will… https://t.co/Hz3b0P0xug
— ANI (@ANI) 1593917490000CRPF convoy attacked in Pulwama
One CRPF jawan injured in IED attack by terrorists in Gangoo area of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. It is suspected th… https://t.co/3LRZZNZIbS
— ANI (@ANI) 1593918269000Dozens killed in IS, regime clashes in Syria: Monitor
- Clashes between Russia-backed Syrian regime forces and the Islamic State group have killed more than 50 fighters on both sides in two days, a Britain-based war monitor said on Saturday.
- Fighting and Russian air strikes in the central desert province of Homs since late Thursday have claimed the lives of 20 pro-government fighters and 31 jihadists, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Iraq's air defence systems intercept rocket targeting US Embassy in Baghdad
- The air defence systems in Iraq have intercepted a rocket targeting the US Embassy in Baghdad.
- Al Arabiya reported that a patriot battery system had responded to the rocket but could not intercept it far enough and, hence, fell within the Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.
IAF ramping up deployment in key bases along border with China
- The Indian Air Force is significantly enhancing deployment of its frontline jets, attack helicopters and transport fleet in all its key bases guarding the airspace along the Line of Actual Control in view of heightened border tension with China in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the development said on Saturday.
- The IAF has also pressed into service a fleet of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft as well as C-130J Super Hercules in transporting heavy military equipment and weaponry to several forward bases to further ramp up India's military preparedness in the region.
- The IAF is also using its Ilyushin-76 fleet to transport troops to various areas along the Line of Actual Control, the 3,500 km de-facto border between India and China, the people cited above said.
- They said the force has already moved a sizeable number of its frontline Sukhoi 30 MKI, Jaguar, Mirage 2000 aircraft to several key air bases including Leh and Srinagar.
- It has also deployed Apache attack choppers and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to transport troops to various forward locations.
US aircraft carriers conduct drills in South China Sea
- Two US aircraft carriers have carried out drills in the South China Sea, a US Navy spokesman said Saturday, after the Pentagon expressed concerns over Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago.
- The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan conducted dual carrier operations in the waterway to "support a free and open Indo-Pacific," the spokesman said.
- "These efforts support enduring US commitments to stand up for the right of all nations to fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows," he added.
- The drills came as the Pentagon said it was "concerned" about Chinese military exercises in the South China Sea, warning the manoeuvres will "further destabilise" the region.
- China's expanding military presence in the contested waters has worried several of its neighbours.
31 inmates & 3 jail staff tested COVID-19 positive in prisons of Maharashtra in last 24 hrs
31 inmates & 3 jail staff tested #COVID19 positive in prisons of Maharashtra in last 24 hrs. A total of 415 inmates… https://t.co/gBrrv08Zwt
— ANI (@ANI) 1593890621000Roll back imposition of tax on disability pension of defence forces
- Leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a review and roll back the decision of the imposition of tax on disability pension of defence forces including Army, Navy, and Air Forces.
- "I must appreciate your visit to the army hospital (crisis expansion capacity of 100 beds) at Leh where scores of Indian soldiers have been admitted who have sustained grievous injuries during their valiant fight against Chinese intruders at Galwan Valley," said Chowdhury in a letter to the PM.
- He cited that 20 Indian soldiers including commanding officer also had attained martyrdom on the fateful night of June 15. He insisted that some of them, god forbids, may also be disabled.
- "In future how would those disabled army personals earn and run the livelihoods? Disability pension comes as succour to those brave soldiers," he added in the letter.
