London/Canberra: – The United Kingdom and Australia have signed a historic free trade agreement. It is said that the deal is expected to boost trade between the two countries by more than $13 billion. This is the first free trade agreement proposed and achieved by the United Kingdom since its withdrawal from the European Union. […]
Damascus: – The US military informed that it shot down a drone launched to attack the Al Tanf military base in Syria. Two drones had been launched to attack this base, which lies near the Iraq border. The US military informed that the other retreated after one drone was shot down. There are nearly 200 US soldiers […]
New Delhi: – Following the accidental death of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, the process of appointing a new Chief of Defence Staff has begun. As part of this, Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has been appointed as the head of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Therefore, General Naravane has […]
Tel Aviv/Tehran: – Tehran Times, an Iran government-affiliated newspaper, warned that one wrong step by the Israeli military against Iran would result in Iran targeting major Israeli cities. At the same time, the newspaper published a map of Israel marking all the major cities and other sensitive locations, with a threat that all these were […]
New Delhi: – The fight with the death of Group Captain Varun Singh, the sole survivor of the helicopter crash at Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, finally ended. He succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday. Defence Chief General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other defence officials were martyred in the accident. Captain Varun Singh was being […]
Washington: – United Arab Emirates (UAE) delivered a severe jolt to the United States on Tuesday. UAE announced that it was backing out from the deal with the United States, worth $23 billion to purchase super-advanced F-35 stealth bombers. The UAE embassy clarified that the UAE was withdrawing due to a technical reason. Only a […]
Dehradun: – As China intensifies its anti-India activities, India’s defence minister has issued a stern warning to China. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that India’s Uttarakhand borders Nepal and Tibet. What is now referred to as the India-China border or LAC is the border between India and Tibet. After China illegally occupied Tibet, it became […]
Tehran: – ‘The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has betrayed Palestinians by welcoming the Prime Minister of the illegal country responsible for the insecurity, tension and war in the Arab and Islamic countries. The Iranian foreign ministry criticised that the Palestinians, the citizens and freedom fighters from this region will never forget this. On Monday, Israeli […]
Moscow: – The Russian Deputy Prime Minister said that India can be the first customer for the Russian Super-Advanced S-500 air defence system. It is being claimed that discussions regarding S-500 were held during the India visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. India has not acknowledged this on the official level. But this claim could […]
Canberra/Seoul: – Australia has initiated rapid steps to increase its defence preparedness against Chinese activities in the Indo-Pacific region. As a part of the same efforts, Australia signed a defence agreement worth AUD 1 billion (approximately USD 720 million) with South Korea. This is the biggest defence agreement signed by Australia with an Asian country. […]