Havildar Varinder Singh with his “Multipurpose Octocopter” drone. (Photo: X/@dronefed)New Delhi: Havildar Varinder Singh of the Indian Army’s Sikh Regiment has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal by President Droupadi Murmu for his...
Narendra Modi (L) with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. (Photo: X/@narendramodi)New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, landed in Qatar on a two-day visit after completing his whirlwind trip to the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday. Duri...
Photo for representation.New Delhi: Eight retired Indian Navy officers walked free from Qatari custody, on Monday, ending a months-long saga that saw them sentenced to death for alleged espionage, only to have their fate reversed. The release marks a...
Indian soldiers keeping 155mm shells in line before firing at Pakistani positions with Bofors artillery guns during the 1999 Kargil war. (Photo via Facebook for representation.)New Delhi: The state-owned Pune-headquartered Munitions India Limited (MI...
A SeaGuardian drone. (Photo: General Atomics) New Delhi: United States President Joe Biden’s administration has formally notified the US Congress of its intention to sell 31 MQ-9B Predator long-endurance drones to India. This move comes af...
Indian Army tanks during a Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: The Union Budget 2024-25, presented by the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has allocated a record ₹6.21 lakh crore (approximately $77....
Vinay Mohan Kwatra (L) with Bhutan’s king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. (Photo: X/@BhutanT)New Delhi: The foreign secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, concluded his three-day Bhutan visit on Wednesday. This visit was significant as it was the firs...
Hussain Shameem.New Delhi: The Maldives prosecutor general, Hussain Shameem, was attacked on the streets of the atoll nation’s capital, Male, on Wednesday morning. The attack reportedly left him with a bone fracture on his right arm, and he is ...
Sheep grazing in Ladakh. (File photo for representation.) New Delhi: Indian graziers confronted Chinese troops in Skakjung (also called Kokzhung) in eastern Ladakh near the line of actual control (LAC) earlier this month, a post on X by a counci...
Mohamed Muizzu.New Delhi: The Maldivian Democratic Party, the main opposition party in the Maldives, is reportedly preparing to initiate an impeachment motion against the atoll nation’s president, Mohamed Muizzu. The MDP has gathered enough sig...