A BSF jawan stands guard at a border outpost in Jammu.The government of India, after procrastinating for five months, has finally appointed a director general for the Border Security Force. However, this largest border-guarding force of the wor...
New Delhi: Joint Secretary (ERS) in Ministry of External Affairs Manish Prabhat said, “The combined annual trade with Central Asia is less than US$ 2 billion. The level of trade does not reflect our political will that we enjoy with Central Asi...
File PicNew Delhi: The government on Wednesday ordered the “immediate” withdrawal of 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.After abrogation of Article of 370 from Jammu & Kashmir, this is the bi...
New Delhi: The government, on Tuesday, relaxed visa and travel restrictions for foreign journalists and their dependents, who left the country amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.The home ministry issued an order on Tuesday allowing journalists wi...
New Delhi: In response to the massive explosion in Beirut, India on Friday deployed an Indian Air Force C-17 transport aircraft to deliver 58 tonnes of emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon.The external affairs ministry said a separate consignment of...
The Indian Navy is the principal manifestation of India’s maritime influence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In the last few months, since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the globe, the operations IOR have seen an expansion with Indian naval ships ...
New Delhi: In a major boost to Indian armed forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh-chaired Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday gave approval for capital acquisitions of various platforms and equipment worth Rs 8,722.38 crore.The development ...
A June satellite image showing Chinese military build-up in the Galwan valley. (Photograph: 2020 Planet Labs via Twitter)Since the 20 Indian soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a bloody clash with China’s People’s Liberation Arm...
Africa is the world’s second most populous continent (after Asia) and more than 1.3 million people call it home – accounting for more than 15% of the world’s population. The continent is often acknowledged as the birthplace of human...
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.New Delhi: After the Pakistan cabinet approved a new political map which includes territories of Jammu & Kashmir and parts of Gujarat and Ladakh, India ridiculed Pakistan’s move and called it “an ex...