NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday asked the Netherlands to not provide arms, weapon systems, platforms and military technologies to Pakistan, which has sponsored cross-border terrorism for decades, in a meeting between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Ruben Brekelmans.In the delegation-level meet, the two countries decided to elevate their bilateral ties in areas including…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address on Maha Kumbh in the lower house of the Parliament.Rahul attacked PM Modi for not paying the condolences to people who lost their lives in the stampede in January during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh…
By Alimat Aliyeva Chinese researchers have successfully conducted robotic tests on Earth, replicating the microgravity conditions of the Moon, Azernews reports. A team of engineers from the Chinese University of Mining and Technology has developed a robot designed to extract minerals from the surface of celestial bodies. According to China Central Television, the designers have…
NEW DELHI: US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrived on Sunday to participate in a high-level security and intelligence conference being chaired by NSA Ajit Doval. The conference seeks to boost counter-terrorism and intelligence-sharing cooperation among the participating countries.Gabbard is the first high-level Trump administration official to visit India since Donald Trump’s return to…
NEW DELHI: India plans to ‘accelerate’ the development and induction of its own ambitious fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, with a top-level committee now working to evolve a clear-cut strategy and production-cum-business model for the swing-role advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA).The committee chaired by defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, which includes IAF vice chief Air Marshal…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav‘s son Tej Pratap Yadav celebrated Holi with party workers at his official residence in Patna on Saturday. After celebrating the festival at his house, Yadav rode a scooter near the chief minister’s residence, shouting “Happy Holi Paltu Chacha,” a remark aimed at…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Holi.In a social media post on X, PM Modi emphasized the festival’s role in bringing people together and strengthening bonds of harmony.“I wish you all a very Happy Holi. This festival filled with joy and happiness will infuse new enthusiasm…
NEW DELHI: Clogged toilets are not new to Air India flights, but the legacy of the old govt-run airline has been flushed across to the new Tata Group-owned company, right in the middle of its modernisation and expansion spree.For years, cleanup crew of Air India’s long-haul flights has found in holding tanks of blocked lavatories…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar discussed issues related to trafficking and extremism in a meeting with UK’s secretary of state for home Yvette Cooper. India has been concerned about the activities of Khalistan separatists in the UK and the issue is learnt to have come up in the meeting.“We discussed the flow of talent, people-to-people…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh with the report NEW DELHI: A detailed roadmap for the “all-round accelerated capability enhancement” of the Indian Air Force has been chalked out by a high-powered committee to plug existing operational gaps in a time-bound manner, with greater participation from the private sector to complement the ongoing efforts of the DRDO…
