New Delhi: Seasoned diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who last served as India's envoy to the US, took charge as new foreign secretary on Wednesday for a fixed two-year term, succeeding Vijay Gokhale.His assuming charge of the high-profile post co...
New Delhi: Amidst deadly Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan city, India has requested China for permission to operate two flights to bring back its nationals from the Hubei Province.Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the Indian E...
New Delhi: Indian Navy on Tuesday launched 'Operation Vanilla' in support of the national disaster in flood-hit Madagascar and diverted a large amphibious ship to provide assistance.“INS Airavat, which was mission deployed has been dive...
New Delhi: Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini on Tuesday assumed charge as vice chief of Indian Army.He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.The Army officer was commissioned into the 7th Battalion, The JAT Regiment ...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India is fully capable of giving a firm response to cross-border terrorism and strikes against terrorist attacks in 2016 and 2019 have demonstrated the nation's firm resolve to defeat terr...
New Delhi: A day after the Centre signed a tripartite peace agreement with Bodo outlawed Groups and Assam Government, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday said that the Army has drawn a plan to gradually withdraw the troops from the internal securit...
New Delhi: Urging South Asian nations to unite to defeat terrorism in the region, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday attacked Pakistan for using "terror as a state policy" against India.However, Mr Singh vouched for settling the disp...
New Delhi: INS Sumedha, an next generation Offshore Patrol Vessel, which is currently deployed for anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden, docked in Djibouti on January 25.The visit of the ship is coinciding with the first Republic Day celebrations o...
New Delhi: Showcasing its military might and rich diverse culture, India -- the world's largest democracy -- celebrated its 71st Republic day with patriotic ardour on Sunday.The historic Rajpath in the national capital came alive as the main attr...
New Delhi: On the occasion of 71st Republic Day, six Army personnel have been awarded with the highest peacetime military gallantry awards this year- “the Shaurya Chakra”.Naib Subedar Sombir, who died while fighting terrorists in Jammu an...