India has ramped up its missile prowess by carrying out a series of tests to assess new capabilities over the last few weeks amid the India-China military standoff along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has increased the frequency of testing of a number of missile systems over the past … Read more
NEW DELHI: It has been a strategic partnership that has grown in strength with every passing year. Built on the rich legacy and preparation for future the India-Russia strategic partnership is truly strategic in nature with a strong component of Make in India and joint ventures. In the words of one of the senior politicians … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited 58 countries since 2015 and a total expenditure of Rs 517 crore was incurred on them, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan provided details of the prime minister’s visits abroad since 2015, including their outcome, in a written reply in … Read more
New Delhi: India is working on an arrangement to supply onions to Bangladesh and a few other neighbouring countries in an uninterrupted fashion to uphold the spirit of the ‘neighbourhood first’ policy. The government has yet to firm up a decision but initial talks have taken place on such an arrangement in the backdrop of … Read more
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parly on Thursday held extensive talks during which they vowed to step up cooperation in the Indian Ocean, a region which is witnessing rising Chinese military posturing. It is learnt that Singh also apprised Parly on India’s four-month-long border row with China in eastern … Read more
New Delhi: India and Iran are understood to have explored revival of regional approach model involving India-Iran to stabilise Afghanistan as US plans to exit Kabul and give Taliban a stake in governance. This issue figured prominently when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Iranian counterpart Brig General Amir Hatami in Tehran Saturday enroute to … Read more
New Delhi: The special CBI Court, Lucknow conducting the Babri Masjid demolition trial has finally reserved the judgment. The judgment was reserved on Tuesday after the accused submitted their written arguments in their defence. The Court had given time till Tuesday to the accused to furnish their written arguments. As mandated by the Supreme Court, … Read more
New Delhi: The ministry of health and family welfare has recommended holding the monsoon session of Parliament in Lok Sabha chambers and the Central Hall with strict sanitisation protocols, seating members in the visitors’ gallery and disallowing visitors and MPs’ staff during the sittings. Lok Sabha secretary-general Snehlata Shrivastava held discussions with ministries of health … Read more