Boosting India’s air power: Top IAF commanders to hold two-day conclave
New Delhi: Top commanders of the Indian Air Force will hold extensive deliberations on national security challenges and ways to enhance India’s overall air power at a two-day conference next week. The commanders are expected to also carry out a comprehensive review of the security situation along the border with China and Pakistan during the […]
India reiterates opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
New Delhi: India on Thursday once again voiced its opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the project lacked respect for New Delhi’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said unlike in the past, India had not been invited by China to this year’s Belt and Road Forum. “I […]
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi is India’s ambassador to UN in Geneva
New Delhi: External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was on Monday appointed India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva. Bagchi, a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) official, took over as spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in March 2020 and deftly handled a number of critical […]
11,000 old vehicles of CAPF’s identified, to be scrapped
New Delhi: As many as 11,000 vehicles belonging to the Central Armed Police Forces such as the BSF, CRPF and CISF will be scrapped as part of a Central government policy to dispose of all automobiles older than 15 years, officials said. The Ministry of Home Affairs has also requested all state governments and Union […]
‘Please save Gaza, I beg you. It’s dying’: staff working with UN agency for Palestine refugees issue desperate appeals for help
United Nations: Staff and personnel working with the UN agency for Palestine refugees on Sunday described the situation in the Gaza Strip as “catastrophic” amidst Israeli bombardment and appealed for immediate supplies of food, water and medicines for children, pregnant women and elderly in their shelters. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees […]
2 Israeli security officers of Indian origin killed in Hamas attack: Official sources
Jerusalem: At least two Israeli women security officers of Indian origin were killed in the unprecedented attack carried out by the Palestinian militant group Hamas earlier this month, official sources and people from the community confirmed on Sunday. Lieutenant Or Moses, 22, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Ashdod and Inspector Kim Dokraker, […]
SpiceJet to operate its second flight to Tel Aviv under Operation Ajay
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Sunday said it will be operating its second flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv on Sunday. It will be the second flight to be operated by SpiceJet under Operation Ajay to bring back Indians from Israel where tensions are high in the wake of the conflict with the militant […]
India will leave no stone unturned in hosting 2036 Olympics: PM Modi
Mumbai: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave “no stone unturned” in its efforts to organise the 2036 Olympics as the government expressed a strong desire to host the biggest sporting event in the world. Modi declared open the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where India will present […]
SC directs Centre to apprise it about action taken for rice fortification labelling norms
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to apprise it about steps taken to comply with a provision of the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018, that labels on bags containing fortified rice should carry an advisory that it is harmful for people suffering from sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia. […]
Season’s first intense WD to bring widespread rain to northwest India: IMD
New Delhi: An intense western disturbance is expected to bring widespread rain to northwest India and some parts of central India over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. This is the first intense western disturbance of the season and will lead to heavy rainfall/snowfall in part of Jammu and Kashmir […]