New Delhi: Global military expenditure reached an unprecedented high of $2.72 trillion in 2024, marking the 10th consecutive year of increase and the steepest year-on-year rise since 1988, according to a new report[pdf] by the Stockholm Internat...
PM Modi emplanes for Thailand and Sri Lanka (PC: MEA)New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, left for a four-day visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka on Thursday to participate in 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok and hold bilateral talks with Sri Lanka...
BAE Hawk Mk-132s from IAF’s Surya Kiran Acrobatic Team during an airshow held at Chennai’s Marina Beach, on October 7, 2024.“Nabhaḥ Spr̥śaṁ Dīptam (Touch the Sky with Glory)”~ Indian Air Force MottoT...
A land survey being carried out in Bihar. (Photo courtesy: ASJ)Hajipur, Bihar: A transition is underway in Bihar. This pertains to the special land survey being conducted in 45,000 villages across the state. The government has appointed 10,...
Sheikh Hasina. (File photo) New Delhi: In a dramatic and stunning turn of events, Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, has resigned on Monday, amid widespread protests, sending shockwaves through the natio...
Indian Army tanks during a Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: The Union Budget 2024-25, presented by the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has allocated a record ₹6.21 lakh crore (approximately $77....
Amit Shah. New Delhi: As China objected to his visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the Union home minister, Amit Shah, went ahead in launching the “Vibrant Villages” programme in the border village of Kibithoo in Arunachal Pradesh and used t...
Indonesia hands over G20 Presidency to India in Bali New Delhi: As the G20 2022 Bali summit came to an end on November 16, Indonesia has delivered the presidency baton of the G20 to India for the next year.However, New Delhi will officially...
Prahlad Patel at a FICCI event New Delhi: The whole year of events under India's Presidency of G20 is an opportunity for us to showcase Indian culture and traditions, said Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Indu...
While the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War between Indian-Mukti Bahini forces and the Pakistani military has always been easy to remember for our resounding victory over our archenemy, the India-China border conflict of 1962 has always been difficult t...