NEW DELHI, MAY 16 : A day after seeking the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) supervision of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the Washington-based global lender, International Monetary Fund (IMF), to re-think funding to Pakistan. “..I believe Pakistan will spend a large portion of the funds Continue Reading
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New Delhi, May 16 : India on Thursday evening revoked the security clearance given for the Turkish-based ground handling firm, Celebi Airport Services Pvt Ltd. The reason cited in the order issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) which comes under the ambit of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, ran thus: – in […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 16 : India on Thursday welcomed Afghanistan’s rejection of attempts to “create distrust” between the two countries as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had the first-ever interaction with Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi. Jaishankar also thanked Muttaqi for condemning the Pahalgam terror attack. In a Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,MAY 15 : President Droupadi Murmu has sought the Supreme Court’s opinion and consideration on 14 constitutional points over a month after the top court’s April 8 verdict fixing a deadline for assent to bills by the President and Governors. Exercising her power under the rarely used Article 143 (1), President Murmu said in […]Continue Reading
BIJAPUR (Chhattisgarh), MAY 15 : Rolo, a two-year-old female sniffer dog of the CRPF, was the only casualty suffered by the security forces during their biggest anti-Naxal operation at the Korgotalu hills as the four-legged soldier was attacked and stung around 200 times by a swarm of bees. Officials told PTI that the canine was […]Continue Reading
IMPHAL, MAY 15 : At least 10 militants were killed in a gunfight with an Assam Rifles unit in Manipur’s Chandel district, officials said. The operation is still in progress, they said. The Army’s Eastern Command said in a post on X on Wednesday, “Acting on specific intelligence on movement of armed cadres near the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 14 : As the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President Droupadi Murmu was on Wednesday briefed by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the three service chiefs on the planning and execution of Operation Sindoor, India’s military response to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 14 : The Union Government on Wednesday approved India’s sixth semiconductor plant, a joint venture between HCL and Foxconn, at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. The wafers manufacturing plant will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 3,706 crore and will manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, and […]Continue Reading
AMRITSAR, MAY 14 : Pakistan on Wednesday handed over BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, apprehended on April 23, to India via the Attari-Wagah border front in Punjab, the force said. The constable was handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) by Pakistan Rangers at 10:30 am. The handover was conducted peacefully and in accordance […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, MAY 14: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath by President Droupadi Murmu at a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who demitted office on Tuesday on attaining the age of 65 years. Justice Gavai, […]Continue Reading
