The current geopolitical situation necessitates the Indian Air Force to prepare for intense and small-duration operations at a short notice, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on Thursday.In an address at a seminar, he said there would be a need for the force to prepare for “short swift wars” and be […]
Asserting that now there is a growing strategic convergence between the United States and India, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said New Delhi built its partnership with Moscow out of necessity as the US was not in a position to do that earlier.”In the case of India, there is a relationship that goes back decades. […]
Two Al-Badr militants were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday.Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Pulwama of south Kashmir on Wednesday following inputs about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an […]
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said it is the party which has to move ultimately and put its house in order, be there a consultant or not, a day after Prashant Kishor announced that he had declined the Congress’s offer to join the party. “It is ultimately Congress which has to move and […]
Amid speculations that he was likely to join hands with the Congress, poll strategist Prashant Kishor has reportedly declined the offer to join the grand old party as part of Empowered Action Group. Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet: “Following a presentation & discussions with Sh. Prashant Kishor, Congress President has constituted a […]
The Maharashtra MP-MLA couple – Amravati MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana – did not get relief from a Mumbai court on Tuesday, three days after their arrest over allegedly inciting the public. The couple was arrested after they gave a warning to Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray that they would chant ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ […]
India on Tuesday expressed its concerns over the series of incidents at holy places of Jerusalem during the ongoing month of Ramzan, adding the historic status quo of such sites must be respected and upheld. Speaking at an open debate in the United Nations Security Council on the Middle East situation, India’s deputy permanent representative […]
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Silicon Valley invited investors to be part of the country’s growth story while pitching for collaboration with the US in financial services and emerging technologies.Speaking at a round table hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the US Chamber of Commerce’s US-India Business Council (USIBC), she […]
India and the European Union (EU) on Monday launched the India-EU Trade and Technology Council, a strategic mechanism to tackle challenges at the nexus of trade, trusted technology, and security. This is the first time that India has agreed to set up such a trade and technology council with any of its partners. For the […]