New Delhi: The government is closely studying the implications of new United States’ restrictions on the H-1B visa programme after the country’s president, Donald Trump, imposed a sweeping $100,000 annual fee on companies seeking to spons...
Shehbaz Sharif (L) and Mohammed bin Salman after signing the mutual defence pact. (Photo: Saudi Arabia official release) New Delhi: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a landmark defence agreement that radically alters the Middle Eastern secur...
Indian armed forces and other officials at Combined Commanders Conference in Kolkata (Photo: HQ IDS)New Delhi: The Indian military leadership has taken a significant stride towards enhanced jointness by approving the establishment of three joint...
An Indian Air Force Rafale. (File photo)New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has submitted a formal proposal to the defence ministry seeking approval for the acquisition of 114 additional Rafale fighter jets under the “Make in India” framework...
Narendra Modi addressing a public meeting at Manipur’s Churachandpur, on September 13, 2025.The Manipur crisis resembles a Pandora’s box that demands profound introspection, historical analysis, and an understanding of the deep-seated fea...
“Gen Z” protesters during a march in Nepal. (Photo: X)New Delhi: Nepal is facing its gravest political crisis in decades as youth-led protesters engaged in extraordinary negotiations with the country’s army and president to form an ...
Fire and smoke bellowing out of the building complex where Israeli jets bombed in Qatar’s Doha to kill Hamas ceasefire negotiators.New Delhi: Israel’s first-ever military strike on Hamas negotiators on Qatari soil has sent shockwaves acro...