No plan to evacuate Indians from Fujairah or from UAE: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday rejected a report which claimed that India and the UAE were ‘working on an agreement’ to facilitate the evacuation of Indian workers through Fujairah port, saying there is “no basis” for it, and that there is “no plan to evacuate” Indian nationals from Fujairah or from […]
Pak-China expert Lt Gen Subramani named next CDS
Vice Admiral Swaminathan to be new Navy Chief New Delhi: Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani (retd) has been named India’s next Chief of Defence Staff and his primary mandate will be to implement the ambitious military theaterisation plan and bolster tri-services synergy. The government has also appointed Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next […]
Oil prices keep falling, while US stocks hang near their record highs
New York: The US stock market is holding near its records Thursday as oil prices keep dropping on hopes that a deal may be nearing to allow tankers to carry crude once again from the Persian Gulf to customers. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell another 3.8 per […]
India has every right to defend itself against cross-border terrorism from Pakistan: MEA
New Delhi: On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, India on Thursday reaffirmed its right to defend itself against Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism while vowing to further strengthen the global fight against the menace. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, referring to the operation, asserted that India gave a befitting reply to Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism. […]
Trump congratulates PM Modi on his ‘historic and decisive’ election victory
Washington: US President Donald Trump has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his “historic and decisive” election victory, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday. “Just last month on their phone call, President Trump expressed to Prime Minister Modi his admiration and how lucky India is to have him as its leader,” White House Spokesman […]
Govt issues SOP for international flights on hub & spoke model
Air India to start trial in June New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry has issued the standard operating procedure for operationalising the hub and spoke aviation model to ensure smooth domestic to international connectivity for passengers, and Air India is expected to start trials based on the model in June, according to sources. The […]
SCO meet: Ops Sindoor demonstrated India’s firm resolve to hit terror epicentres: Rajnath
New Delhi: Operation Sindoor demonstrated India’s firm resolve that “terror epicentres” are no longer immune to “justifiable punishment”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday, in remarks widely seen as a warning to Pakistan over cross-border terrorism. In an address at a conclave of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek, Singh also called on the […]
Seven rebel AAP MPs officially part of BJP parliamentary party
AAP says ready to move court for their disqualification New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday officially accepted the seven rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs joining the BJP, but AAP said it will press on for their disqualification under the anti-defection law and is prepared to move court on the […]
US President Trump rushed out of dinner event after shots fired; one arrested
Washington, Apr 26 (PTI) US President Donald Trump and other top officials were evacuated unharmed from the annual dinner of White House correspondents after a man armed with multiple weapons fired shots outside the ballroom of the hotel. The incident took place at around 8:34 PM local time when dinner was served. At that time, […]
NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said. The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said. In pursuance to the home ministry’s order, the anti-terror agency on […]