New Delhi: – Five soldiers of the Indian security forces, including a Colonel and a Major, were killed in an encounter with the terrorists in the Handwara area of Jammu-Kashmir. Colonel Ashutosh Sharma, recipient of the Sena Medal, twice, was martyred in the encounter. This is the first instance, in the last five years, that […]
Islamabad: Arif Wazir, a senior leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), was killed in broad daylight, in southern Waziristan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. PTM is an organisation fighting for the rights of the Pashtun people, in Pakistan and it has been exposed many times that the leaders of this organisation are on the hit list […]
New Delhi: The Indian government is making a valiant effort to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and to make trade opportunities available to the local companies and exporters. The government is seeking assistance from the Indian embassies located around the world for this purpose. Piyush Goel, the Union Minister for Commerce, held a dialogue with […]
New Delhi: The Indian navy has started preparations to evacuate the Indian citizens stranded in the Gulf, where the Coronavirus is spreading rapidly. G. Ashok Kumar, Vice Admiral of the Indian navy, informed that 14 warships of the Indian navy have been kept in a state of readiness. Lockdown has been imposed in the Gulf […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Myanmar of all the possible assistance to fight the Coronavirus menace. Prime Minister gave this assurance to Myanmar, during his telephonic discussion with Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor of Myanmar. Prime Minister Modi clarified that the Indian policy would be ‘Neighbours First’. Prime Minister Modi held […]
New Delhi: The Chief of Defence Staff (India), General Bipin Rawat, has announced ‘On Sunday, the Defence Forces of India will salute the warriors fighting against the Coronavirus to express the country’s gratitude towards them. The defence forces will hold special drills and parades in all the corners of the country for this purpose.” General […]
New Delhi: India should not waste this opportunity to increase pressure on Pakistan, who is already being castigated by the Financial Action Task Force, G20 and other international organisations. India should adopt a policy of imposing stringent sanctions to teach Pakistan a lesson. ‘Gateway House,’ an Indian study group, has also suggested that India should […]
New Delhi: Major countries of the world, disenchanted with China, have started exploring other options for secured investments, and the Indian government is making all possible efforts to make the best of this opportunity. Against this background, a meeting of Ministers of Finance and Commerce along with senior officials was held in the presence of […]
New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, thanked the Indian Prime Minister, for the aid provided during this ongoing Coronavirus crisis. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed gratitude for the aid, during the telephonic discussion, between the two leaders. India has announced an aid of $1.5 million for any SAARC country like Bangladesh, for the fight […]
New Delhi: – In view of the hurdles faced in the supplies of essential commodities in the rural area, the union government has started an indigenous e-retail service like Amazon and Flipkart. This service will enable the rural population to place online or offline orders. The people living in rural areas are facing inconvenience to […]