Challenges Persist In Indian Ocean: Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar

New Delhi: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on Friday said the Navy was looking at a repeat order for an Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) after inducting INS Vikrant.He was speaking on the sidelines of the launch of advanced stealth frigate Mahendragiri in Mumbai. “We are working for a third aircraft carrier which will be a repeat of INS Vikrant. There is a lot of expertise that has

September 2, 2023
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‘Another Feather In ISRO’s Cap’: EAM Jaishankar On Successful Launch of Aditya -L1

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1, calling it another feather in the space agency’s cap.“Congratulations on the successful launch of India’s first Solar Mission, Aditya -L1. This is yet another feather in @isro’s cap. Their achievements

September 2, 2023
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Revoking Article 370 Was Not Solely By Political Executive But Had Backing of The Parliament, Supreme Court Told

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on the 14th day of the hearing of the pleas against the abrogation of Article 370 on Friday, was told that the decision to revoke the constitutional provision was not solely made by the political executive but had the backing of the Parliament.Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for intervenor Ashwini Upadhyay, said that the word ‘recommendation’ in Article 370

September 2, 2023
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PM Modi To Attend ASEAN, East Asia Summit Meetings In Indonesia Next Week

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Indonesia for a two-day visit to attend the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS) on September 6-7, the External Affairs Ministry said on Saturday.PM Modi will be in Jakarta at the invitation of the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo.The Prime Minister’s visit to Indonesia comes ahead of the G20 Summit to be held in New

September 2, 2023
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Visit To Sri Lanka Deferred At Last Minute

The scheduled visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Sri Lanka tomorrow was deferred at the last minute, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.The Minister was due to arrive tomorrow in Colombo on a two-day official visit with scheduled high-level engagements.Issuing a statement, India’s Ministry of Defence said: “Due to unavoidable circumstances the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath

September 2, 2023
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Indian Army, IAF Contingent With Integrated Combat Troops Arrive In Alexandria For Ex BRIGHT STAR-23

Cairo: Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent with Integrated Combat troops have arrived at Alexandria for Exercise Bright Star-23 on August 29. The opening ceremony was held on August 31.The Indian contingent of 550 personnel is among the largest Indian deployments for an overseas exercise, the Indian Embassy in Egypt said.Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the Indian Embassy in

September 2, 2023
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Culture Corridor Outside G20 Leaders Summit Venue To Showcase Global Artefacts, Heritage

New Delhi: The Ministry of Culture has conceptualised the Culture Corridor – G20 Digital Museum to represent and celebrate the shared heritage of G20 members and invitee countries.This project is based on India’s G20 theme ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ and the Culture Working Group’s (CWG) hallmark campaign ‘Culture Unites All’, as per a release issued by the Ministry of Culture.The Culture Corridor –

September 2, 2023
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‘International Terrorism, Transnational Crimes New Mainstream Concerns…’: MEA Secy Sanjay Verma

New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West), Sanjay Verma on Saturday highlighted challenges like international terrorism, transnational crimes, and illicit drugs are concerning the international community at the 51st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), according to the Ministry of External Affairs press release.Sanjay Verma underscored the increasing

September 2, 2023
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International Media Centre In ITPO Complex Gears Up For G20 Summit

New Delhi: The International Media Centre in ITPO Complex is gearing up for the upcoming G20 Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi from September 9 to 10.A glimpse of the International Media Centre has been shared by Ministry of External Affairs Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi in a video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.As the video started, Arindam Bagchi said, "We are just about

September 2, 2023
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China’s Economic Slowdown Alarms International Leaders, Investors: Report

Beijing: China’s economic slowdown has alarmed international leaders and investors, as per CNN.For the first time in decades, the world’s second economy is itself in trouble.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (HSI) Index slid into a bear market on Friday, having fallen more than 20 per cent from its recent peak in January.The Chinese yuan, last week, fell to its lowest level in 16 years, prompting the central

September 2, 2023
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