Randhir Jaiswal (L) and Arindam Bagchi. (Photo: X/@MEAIndia)New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has a new face to represent it to the media and the public. Randhir Jaiswal, an IFS officer of the 1998 batch, has assumed the role of the foreign...
Hafiz Saeed. (Photo: VOA/Public domain)New Delhi: India has requested Pakistan to extradite Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, to India from its soil. The request was made a few weeks ago, th...
The “memorial” erected by 8 Kumaon troops at the spot, in October 2020, where Maj Shaitan Singh’s body was found, in February 1963. (Photo: X/@kstanzinladakh) New Delhi: A memorial erected by Indian soldiers a few years ago on ...
Rajnath Singh interacting with Rashtriya Rifles troops in Jammu & Kashmir, on December 27, 2023. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh) Jammu/New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, visited the border areas of Jammu & Kashmir to assess the sec...
Fresh BSF recruits celebrating after their passing-out parade in Srinagar. (File photo for representation.)Morale and motivation are the vital cornerstones of any efficient force, and the CAPFs are no exception. They are intertwined; neglecting one w...
MV Chem Pluto. (Photo: Indian Coast Guard)New Delhi: A suspected drone attack on a chemical tanker in the Arabian Sea has raised security concerns for the maritime traffic in the region. The Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Dutch-operated vessel,...
An Indian Army soldier near the line of control (LAC) with Pakistan in Poonch, J&K. (File photo for representation.)Jammu/New Delhi: The death toll in the militant ambush on an Indian Army convoy in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch-Rajouri sect...
A Legend Airlines A340-300. (Photo courtesy Legend Airlines.)New Delhi: France has grounded an Airbus A340 with over 300 Indians on board when the plane landed at the Vatry airport, 150 kilometres east of Paris, at the Marne prefecture for a technica...
A screenshot of a video of Abdel-Malek al-Houthi.New Delhi: Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, leader of the Houthi movement Ansar Allah (Supporters of God), warned the United States that it would strike its warships in the region if they attacked Yemen or escal...
An Akash missile battery during Republic Day parade at New Delhi. (Defence ministry file photo)New Delhi: India is set to export its indigenously developed air-defence system to Armenia, expanding its repertoire of military exports to the Asian natio...