New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha that China has developed military infrastructure on a large scale including a helipad and has increased the deployment of soldiers in the area once again. Defence Minister Sitharaman also clarified that the Chinese activities in Pakistan are also closely followed and necessary steps from the […]
Karachi : Afghanistan’s trade with Pakistan has reduced by about 50% with India’s entry into the Afghan market. India is selling its products at a subsidised rate in Afghanistan and has also simplified the rules for Afghanistan nationals to come to India. Pakistan is complaining that these policies are affecting Pakistan. According to a report […]
New Delhi : Vietnamese President ‘Tran Dai Quang’ emphatically expressed his country’s stand supporting the freedom of navigation from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. At the same time, he wholeheartedly praised the ‘Act East’ policy adopted by the Indian government. The Vietnamese President claimed that co-operation in political, defence and security is the […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated stronger co-operation with Vietnam by saying, ‘India and Vietnam will make joint efforts for an open, independent and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. In the Indo-Pacific region, sovereignty and international laws will be respected and disputes will be resolved through dialogue’. Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang is currently on India […]
New Delhi: The results of the assembly polls held in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland have been declared. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has achieved great success with support from the local parties. The political analysts claim that this is a remarkable success for BJP despite having very little presence in the North-East. The path towards […]
Hyderabad: Boeing, a renowned company engaged in manufacture of fighter jets and helicopters, has started a manufacturing facility in Hyderabad in collaboration with the Tata group. This Tata-Boeing joint venture project has been implemented in Hyderabad and will manufacture fuselages of the Apache attack helicopters. The fuselages of the ‘AH-64’ attack helicopters will be manufactured […]
Raipur/ Hyderabad: 10 Maoists were killed in a joint operation undertaken by the Telangana and the Chhattisgarh police, in Bijapur. It is said that a senior Maoist leader ‘Hari Bhushan’ was one of the victims. One soldier from the Telangana police has been martyred in the operation. This is said to be the biggest operation […]
New Delhi: The situation on the Chinese border is sensitive and can deteriorate further, warned Union Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Subhash Bhamre. The Minister of State for Defence also reminded that considering the situation in the neighbouring countries, India is facing multiple security challenges. India is making efforts for defusing the border tension, […]
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu): Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, the 69th head of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, died on Wednesday of a cardiac arrest at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram. Shankaracharya was not keeping well for quite some time with complaints regarding difficulties in breathing. He was admitted to the hospital with uneasiness in breathing while […]
New Delhi: Jordanian King Abdullah II is on his India visit. Disregarding protocol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself welcomed King Abdullah II at the New Delhi airport. During his three day visit, King Abdullah will be discussing cooperation in areas of trade, defence and tourism with the Indian leaders. These visits in the recent past […]