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"Violent face-off" on Monday night with Chinese troops at Galwan Vally in Ladakh "There was no firing. No firearms were used. It was violent hand-to-hand scuffles," an unnamed officer was quoted by news agency.   T he army statement said: "During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties on both sides. The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers. Senior military officials of the two sides are currently meeting at the venue to defuse the situation."  An Indian Colonel and two soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off" on Monday night with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in Ladakh, in a massive escalation at a time there were efforts to defuse weeks of tension at the border. India retaliated and there were casualties on both sides, said the army. Army sources say the soldiers were not shot but were killed

Delhi records highest 24-hour COVID-19 spike, Centre says tests to be doubled in 48 hours   New Delhi:  As Delhi recorded yet another spike of coronavirus cases on Sunday, the Centre stepped in and issued a slew of measures to control the rise of COVID-19 infections. Delhi for the third successive day reported over 2,000 cases in a day, with 2,224 new positive cases and 56 more fatalities on Sunday. The tally has risen to 41,182 cases with the death count at 1,327.  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday convened two back-to-back high level meetings where Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the COVID-19 crisis. He said testing will be doubled in the next two days and increased to three times after six days. In a series of tweets in Hindi Amit Shah said: "To prevent coronavirus infection in Delhi, testing will be doubled in the next two days and after six days the testing will be increased to three times. Also, after a few days, the te

Anmol Narang: 5 things to know about 1st sikh woman to graduate from West Point. Anmol Narang is breaking barriers! Learn more about the first observant Sikh woman who is set to join the 218 year old military academy .   Anmol Narang , 23, is an inspiration. The Indian-American became the first Sikh woman to graduate from the United States Military Academy At West Point in New York on Saturday, June 13, New York Times   reports. The graduation from the 218 year old academy is significant due to the barriers and discrimination that Sikhs have faced — including the prohibition of uncut hair and turbans. President  Donald Trump , 73, also spoke at the  graduation ceremony . Learn more about the young woman who just became a newly minted second lieutenant.     1. She’s from Georgia . Lieutenant Narang is second-generation Sikh immigrant who was born and raised in Roswell, Georgia. “The confidence and support of my community back home in Georgia has been deeply meaningful to me, and I am hu