Sittwe: – A conflict is raging between the Myanmar army and the Arakan terrorists since the last 48 hours. Myanmar had brought along the air force and the navy along with the military in this conflict in the mountainous territory of the Rakhine province. The locals informed that the Myanmar armed forces had undertaken a […]
New Delhi: India had taken a guarded stand regarding the expansion of QUAD cooperation, expecting a vitriolic reaction from China. But Stephen Biegun, US Deputy Secretary of State said that the time has come to expand the QUAD cooperation, by including like-minded countries, with common interests, who are concurring on free and open Indo-Pacific sector. At […]
Itanagar: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) reactivated mobile services after two months in the Changlagam area, in Arunachal Pradesh, 80 kilometres from the Line of Actual Control. The services had been disrupted due to a technical fault in the VSAT satellite communication system. Reactivation of the mobile services in the Changlagam area becomes essential against the background of the […]
Islamabad: – Pakistan’s efforts to wriggle out of the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), received a strong jolt on Monday. Asia Pacific Group (APG), an affiliate of the FATF, remarked that the Pakistani action to stop terror funding and money laundering is not enough to remove Pakistan from the Greylist. At the […]
Kathmandu: – The Chinese soldiers used tear gas against the Nepalese unit that went to inspect the pillars defining the border, in the Humla district. The Nepalese government has dismissed the claims of Chinese encroachment in the area. But the Nepalese media and the opposition parties are accusing that the government is hiding facts. Varied […]
New Delhi: Rustom-2, the drone developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was tested on Friday. Rustom-2 proved its capability by flying at 16,000 feet continuously for 8 hours. The prototype of the Rustom-2 drone will acquire the ability to fly continuously at 26,000 feet for 18 hours. As per received information, […]
Dehradun: Uttarakhand has deployed Quick Deployable Antenna (QDA) to maintain continuous communication in the inaccessible regions, in a crisis. QDA enables satellite communication. Uttarakhand becomes the first Indian state to set up communication using QDA. Uttarakhand shares its borders with China and Nepal and the Chinese activities in this area, are on the rise. The […]
Hunza: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is trying to retaliate against India by integrating Gilgit-Baltistan into Pakistan, but this is facing stiff opposition, from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), along with Gilgit-Baltistan. Imran Khan government has termed Raja Farooq Haider Khan, the PoK Prime Minister, opposing its decision, as a traitor. But former POK Prime Minister […]
Chandigarh: – The construction work of the longest bridge on the strategically important Manali-Leh highway, in Himachal Pradesh, has been completed. This month, the bridge will be opened for traffic. This bridge on the Manali-Leh highway has been named as Barsi Bridge. After the Colonel Chewang Rinchen Setu, built on the Shyok river at Daulat […]
Bengaluru: – National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted the IS module, in Bengaluru and arrested two people. A few people had gone from Bengaluru, to Syria and Iraq. The second highest number of people had gone to Syria and Iraq to join IS, from Bengaluru, after Kerala. Two of them died while fighting for IS in Syria. Whereas, the rest returned to India and […]