- Monday, February 24, 2025
INDIAN defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday (19) said the country’s national security challenges are increasing and becoming “complex” in view of the changing geopolitical situation across the globe and pitched for a strong, capable and completely “self-reliant” defence industry in the country. Singh’s remarks came amid rising concerns in…
CHIEFS of navies from India and Australia on Wednesday (18) signed a guidance document to streamline interaction between the two countries at various levels. In a statement, the Indian Navy said the signing ceremony for the ‘Joint Guidance for the Australia-India Navy to Navy relationship’ document was held via videoconference…
INDIAN cager Princepal Singh on Tuesday (17) created history when he became the first Indian to be a part of an NBA (National Basketball Association) title-winning team. The 20-year-old is a member of the Sacramento Kings who won the 2021 NBA Summer League title. Singh, who stands tall at six…
AS the United States has approved the booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine which will start rolling out next month, director of India’s National Institute of Virology (NIV) Dr Priya Abraham said that the booster dose will definitely be recommended in India in future. The Indian government has said that…
A MEMBER of the state Assembly in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has set up a temple to honour the state’s chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy to showcase his government’s nine social welfare schemes. B Madhusudan Reddy, who is a member of the ruling YSR Congress and represents…
INDIAN tennis star Sania Mirza and her Tunisian partner Ons Jabeur on Wednesday (18) crashed out of the women's doubles event at the ATP Masters 1000 Western and Southern Cincinnati Open, losing to a Russo-Kazakh pair 5-7, 2-6 in the first round. In the match, Mirza and Jabeur, the highest-ranked…
INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday (18) said India is “very carefully” following the developments in Afghanistan which has been retaken by Taliban and New Delhi’s focus is on ensuring the security and safe return of Indian nationals who are still stranded in the violence-hit nation. Addressing reporters…
VETERAN Indian parliamentarian Sahafiqur Rahman Barq has been booked on sedition charges for allegedly comparing the struggle of India’s freedom fighters during the British colonial era and the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, police on Wednesday (18) said. Barq, who represents Sambhal in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in…
DAYS after capturing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have stopped all imports and exports with India. Dr Ajay Sahai, director general of Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO) said the extremist group has paused movement of cargo through the transit routes of neighbouring Pakistan, thereby stopping all imports to the…
IN a landmark interim order, the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (18) said women can sit for the National Defence Academy (NDA) admission examination, which has been rescheduled for November 14. The ruling could see more women serving in India’s armed forces. The apex court slammed a “mindset problem”…
