Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship C-449 was commissioned on Thursday by chief secretary K Shanmugam in Chennai, which would further strengthen the maritime and coastal security of Tamil Nadu.The ship is the 49th in the series of 54 ships bei...
New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus pandemic throughout the globe, France on Thursday announced that it has opened its door for Indian students.In a series of tweets, French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain said, “Finally, the wait is over! Deli...
India-China: WMCC meetingNew Delhi: The Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border affairs will hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss on disengagement and de-escalation process in the eastern Ladakh.The meeting c...
New Delhi: Aiming to promote country’s rich cultural heritage, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday announced a week-long ‘Heritage Photography’ contest. The contest was started on the occa...
The United States recently put sanctions on top Hong Kong officials, including the chief executive, Carrie Lam. By targeting Lam and other senior officials of Hong Kong, the United States has further given a blow to the former British colony’s ...
New Delhi: The government, on Tuesday, relaxed visa and travel restrictions for foreign journalists and their dependents, who left the country amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.The home ministry issued an order on Tuesday allowing journalists wi...
HAL's Dhruv chopper in operation at Mauritius reef Bengaluru: State-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) indigenous advanced light helicopter Dhruv and Chetak have been pressed into service to rescue people and...
Pithorogarh: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed a 180-feet bailey bridge in Jauljibi sector of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand in less than three weeks despite frequent landslides and heavy rains.The 50-metre span concrete bridge was...
New Delhi: The BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group has discussed issues pertaining to drug situation in the member states and agreed for real time information sharing.The issues included international and regional trends of illegal trafficking in narcotic ...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday approved a proposal of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for a major expansion scheme to meet the aspirations of youth in all the border and coastal districts, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...