Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a phone call on Friday with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte and conveyed his condolences for the loss of lives in Italy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

India has sent a consignment of medical supplies, includes hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol and other drugs to 25 African countries to bolster their efforts to combat the spread of Covid-19. Read More

In a joint operation, Chhattisgarh Police and 27 battalion of Indo-Tibetan Police Force (ITBP) killed four dreaded Maoists, including two women, in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district late on Friday night. Read More

The government will repatriate around 2,000 Indian nationals stranded at Male in Maldives due to COVID-19 lockdown, sources said on Friday. Read More

India will launch the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission from May 15 and also expand its mega repatriation programme for citizens stranded abroad due to the Covid-19 crisis to Russia, Central Asian states and European countries such as Germany and Spain next week, sources in the government establishment said on Friday. Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday presided over 165th and first ever virtual Executive Council (EC) meeting of Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) here. Read More

After Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s nod, the Defence Ministry on Friday signed a contract for modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure (MAFI) of 37 airfields for Indian Air Force (IAF), Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with Tata Power SED (TPSED) at a cost of nearly Rs 1,200 crore here. Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday had a telephonic discussion with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on their commitment to take forward the initiatives of bilateral security cooperation under the framework of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Read More

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated an 80-km strategically crucial road link from Dharchula in Uttarakhand to Lipulekh along China Border through video conference, ushering in a new era in undertaking Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra and border area connectivity. Read More

An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft MiG-29 on Friday crashed near Jalandhar in Punjab. The pilot has ejected safely. Read More