India inks big-ticket Predator drone deal with US
New Delhi: India on Tuesday inked a mega deal with the US to procure 31 Predator long-endurance drones from American defence major General Atomics under the foreign military sales route at a cost of nearly USD 4 billion to boost Indian military’s combat prowess along the contested borders with China. The deal, signed in presence […]
China reacts to arrest of its nationals for cyber fraud in Sri Lanka
Colombo: The Chinese Embassy on Tuesday said it is closely following the arrest of several of its nationals in Sri Lanka for allegedly being involved in online fraud and process for their repatriation is underway. Sri Lankan police said over 230 Chinese nationals between the ages of 22 and 49 have been arrested from different […]
We remained actively engaged in SCO format: India ahead of Jaishankar’s Islamabad visit
Islamabad: India remains actively engaged in various mechanisms of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), New Delhi said on Tuesday, hours before External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar lands in Pakistan to attend a conclave of the influential regional grouping. It will be the first visit by an Indian foreign minister in nearly a decade that comes […]
Sri Lankan president to visit India after parliamentary polls
Colombo: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Delhi at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will happen only after November this year, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Tuesday. “We will discuss dates for the visit only after we form the new government,” Herath told reporters here. Voting for the parliamentary election is to […]
Rashmika Mandanna named national brand ambassador of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
New Delhi: Actor Rashmika Mandanna was on Tuesday named the national brand ambassador of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), an initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to deal with cyber crime in the country. The actor, popular for films such as “Pushpa: The Rise”, “Dear Comrade”, and “Animal”, made […]
India at UN condemns Pakistan’s “unsubstantiated allegations” on Jammu-Kashmir, urges to cease human rights abuses
New York [US],: Counsellor Eldos Mathew Punnoose exercised India’s right of reply against Pakistan at the Joint General Debate on decolonization at the United Nations on Monday. Punnoose condemned Pakistan’s “unsubstantiated allegations” regarding the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. He emphasised the need for Pakistan to cease its ongoing human rights violations […]
India will lead world in 6G says Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
New Delhi [India],): In a bold declaration at the inaugural address of the Indian Mobile Congress 2024 (IMC) on Tuesday, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has said that India will lead the world in the adoption of 6G. In his address at the event, Scindia emphasized that India is now prepared to lead the […]
Bumrah has always been in our leadership group: Rohit justifies pacer”s vice-captaincy role
Bengaluru: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Tuesday vindicated Jasprit Bumrah’s promotion as the vice-captain for the three-Test series against New Zealand, terming the lead pacer as an integral part of the leadership group who has a lot of “understanding” of the game. Bumrah’s elevation to vice-captaincy for the Test series, beginning here on Wednesday, came […]
Unique Indian way of progress needed to become global leader in quality products: Venu Srinivasan
New Delhi: India needs to build its “unique Indian way of progress” to position itself as a global leader and a place to go for high quality services and products, TVS Motor Company Chairman Emeritus Venu Srinivasan said on Tuesday. In his address at a symposium organised by Indian Foundation for Quality Management (IFQM), for […]
Several opposition MPs walk out of joint committee meeting on Waqf Bill
New Delhi: Several opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the joint committee on the Waqf Bill, alleging derogatory remarks against them by a BJP member. Opposition members, including Kalyan Banerjee, Gaurav Gogoi, A Raja, Mohamed Abdulla and Arvind Sawant, stormed out of the meeting of the parliamentary panel, which was hearing […]
