The distance between Mauritius’s Agaléga and mainland India is a little over 3,000 kilometres at the nearest points. (Google Maps)Agaléga Island comprises two islets, shaped like an exclamation mark (!) – a long and thin nor...
The new Maldivian president, Mohamed Muizzu, had asked Indian troops in his country to leave as a part of his election promise. (File photo)New Delhi: The first batch of Indian civilian technicians arrived in the Maldives, on Monday, to replace the I...
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (foreign ministry) has issued a statement in response to media reports about Indian nationals seeking discharge from the Russian army. The ministry has clarified that it has been actively pursuing the disch...
Photo for representation.New Delhi: Eight retired Indian Navy officers walked free from Qatari custody, on Monday, ending a months-long saga that saw them sentenced to death for alleged espionage, only to have their fate reversed. The release marks a...
A SeaGuardian drone. (Photo: General Atomics) New Delhi: United States President Joe Biden’s administration has formally notified the US Congress of its intention to sell 31 MQ-9B Predator long-endurance drones to India. This move comes af...
Iran-flagged fishing vessel Iman. (Photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Indian Navy foiled yet another hijacking attempt by suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden-northern Arabian Sea region. This time, the Navy’s INS Sumitra, a ...
Captain Anshuman Singh, who was killed while trying to save his comrades during a fire incident in Siachen, received the Kirti Chakra (Posthumous).New Delhi: On the eve of the 75th Republic Day, the president and supreme commander of the armed forces...
Gen Manoj Pande during his Army Day speech in Lucknow, on January 15, 2024. (India Sentinels photo) Lucknow: India observed the 76th Army Day, on Friday. The main Army Day parade this year was held here, in the capital of Uttar Pradesh, for...
Mohamed Muizzu (L) with Xi Jinping in Beijing, on January 10, 2024. (Photo via X/@Muizzu2O23)New Delhi: Amid diplomatic row with India, the Maldivian president, Mohamed Muizzu, taking an apparent jibe at New Delhi, said the Maldives might be a small ...
Lt Gen PC Nair (seated in centre facing camera) during his interaction with various community leaders in Moreh, Manipur. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)Shillong/Imphal: The director general of Assam Rifles, Lieutenant General Pradeep...