New Delhi: Former CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana was on Monday appointed Director-General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF).Currently, he is serving as head of Narcotics Control Bureau.Asthana, a 1984-batch Gujarat cadre officer, has...
Sepoy Ramu Laxman Sakpal (retired), seated in wheelchair.New Delhi: Defying the given perception that Covid-19 is deadly for elderly people, an 98-year-old war veteran from Mumbai has completely recovered from novel coronavirus.Sepoy Ramu Laxman Sakp...
New Delhi: The BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group has discussed issues pertaining to drug situation in the member states and agreed for real time information sharing.The issues included international and regional trends of illegal trafficking in narcotic ...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday approved a proposal of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for a major expansion scheme to meet the aspirations of youth in all the border and coastal districts, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
New Delhi: The Indo-Tibetan Police Force (ITBP) on Friday said it has recommended gallantry medals for the troops who fought against China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) in eastern Ladakh in May-June, for this year Independence Day.ITBP Directo...
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: Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Thursday assumed charge as Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy Khadakwasla and was commissioned in the Navy on July 1, 1985, Indian Navy spokesperson ...
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday launched its fourth in the series of five offshore patrol vessels (OPV), re-christened as ICG Ship “Sarthak” in an impressive ceremony at Goa Shipyard Limited.The ship was launched by V...
Bengaluru: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday inaugurated the HAL-IISc Skill Development Centre (SDC) established at IISc’s Challakere campus in Chitradurga district of Karnataka through a video conference.Speaking on the occ...
New Delhi: Taking the bilateral relation between the two countries to a new height, India on Thursday announced a $500-million package to help the Maldives government implement a connectivity project linking its capital Male with three islands.India ...