- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
INDIAN defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (25) inaugurated a drone show at the Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The two-day event -- Bharat Drone Shakti 2023 -- is being hosted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Drone Federation of India…
INDIA on Monday (25) found an ally in its ongoing diplomatic tussle with Canada as Ali Sabry, foreign minister of its maritime neighbour Sri Lanka, reacted to the row saying terrorists have found safe haven in the North American nation and that prime minister Justin Trudeau came out with outrageous…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Monday, September 25, 2023: The boom in the subscriptions economy is causing 'subscription fatigue' in India, a new survey has said. Nine in 10 (89 per cent) Indian subscribers believe there are now "too many" subscription services available. As…
CHINA and Nepal on Monday (25) signed 12 agreements, including seven memorandums (MoUs) of understanding, to enhance bilateral cooperation in various sectors including trade and road connectivity coinciding with the visit of Nepalese prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" amid reports that he was not inclined to sign up Beijing's…
THE Narendra Modi government of India last week passed the "Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023" (formerly known as the Women Reservation Bill) in both Houses of the parliament. It was a historic development, particularly given the fact that successive governments failed to make the initiative successful because of various roadblocks.…
WITH the diplomatic row between India and Canada still continuing over Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau's allegations made last week that New Delhi's agents might be involved in the killing of Khalistan separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, in June, common people in the northern Indian state…
INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his global counterparts on the sidelines of the high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, exchanging views on reforming multilateralism and cooperation in G20. He held separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Bosnia…
THE All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), a major political player in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on Monday (25) ended its alliance with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of prime minister Narendra Modi. The development comes less than…
MORE trouble has greeted Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau at a time when his country has locked horns with India over a diplomatic tussle related to the murder of a Khalistan separatist leader. The Liberal leader has faced a backlash at home for meeting and felicitating a Nazi veteran which…
THE recently concluded G20 Summit 2023 under India's presidency showcased the art of diplomatic dexterity and a shared commitment to forging a more equitable world. Given the tensions surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pundits and the media consensus prior to the summit veered towards summit leaders unable to deliver a…
