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IAF’s Rafale Jets Participates In Ongoing Exercise Orion, Makes First Participation In Overseas Drill

Paris: The Indian Air Force’s Rafale fighters participated in the ongoing Exercise Orion in France, an international military exercise in France, marking their first participation in an overseas drill.Shivangi Singh, the Indian Air Force’s first woman Rafale pilot is part of the Indian team that is participating in the Exercise Orion, they said.The IAF had sent a woman fighter pilot for the first

May 3, 2023
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India Rejects ‘Biased And Motivated’ US Commission Report On Its Religious Freedom

New Delhi: India rejected "biased and motivated," comments made by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) about the country in its annual report that had yet again proposed to blacklist New Delhi and urged it to develop a better understanding of India.According to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs, Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "The US

May 3, 2023
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Ahead of G20 Meet In Kashmir, Security Agencies Brace For Potential ‘Fidayeen’ Attack, Drone And Vehicle-Borne Threats

Marine commandos are likely to be put in place to provide a strong security cover for the water bodies around the summit venueElaborate security measures were finalised on Tuesday for the upcoming meeting of delegates from G20 nations in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar from May 22 to counter the potential threats of ‘Fidayeen’ attacks and threats posed by the use of vehicles and

May 3, 2023
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Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters Back In Action

The indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter ‘Dhruv’, has commenced operations and are back in action after almost two months of grounding, reported Times Now.The 250-odd Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs) with the armed forces, grounded for a month after a naval version went down, are now back in action, but only in a part-time manner. Each DHRUV, it has been decided, sources said, will fly for 100

May 3, 2023
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India, Israel To Enhance Partnership In Innovation, Start-Ups: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: India and Israel will enhance their partnership in areas like innovation and start-ups and usher in a new phase of deeper bilateral collaboration, said Union Minister of State, Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday.The union minister made the above remarks when a high-level Israel delegation led by Dr Daniel Gold, Head of DDR&D, Israeli Ministry of Defence, called on him

May 3, 2023
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India, Canada Share Vision For Peaceful, Stable Indo-Pacific Region

New Delhi: Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs met Canadian Foreign Ministry’s Assistant Deputy Ministers Weldon Epp and Alexandre Leveque and shared a vision for a peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific region."Secy (East) @AmbSaurabhKumar met Assistant Deputy Ministers in the Canadian Foreign Ministry, Weldon Epp & Alexandre Leveque. Discussed ways to strengthen

May 3, 2023
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India, Saudi Arabia Discuss Aspects of Enhancing Bilateral Coordination

Riyadh: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia’s counterpart Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and discussed aspects of enhancing bilateral coordination on many issues of common concern and intensifying the efforts of the two countries in laying the foundations for international peace and security."His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah,

May 3, 2023
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India-Kuwait Foreign Office Consultations Impart Momentum To Bilateral Ties

New Delhi: The fifth India-Kuwait Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) were held on Tuesday in New Delhi, according to an official release of the Ministry of External Affairs.The Indian delegation was led by Vipul, Joint Secretary(Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs. Ambassador Sameeh Essa Johar Hayat, Assistant Foreign Minister for Asia Affairs of Kuwait (AFM), headed the Kuwaiti delegation.

May 3, 2023
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Vice President Dhankar To Attend Coronation Ceremony of King Charles III

New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar will attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III in London, United Kingdom on May 6, according to an official release.The Vice President will be on a two-day visit to London from May 5 to 6 and will attend the coronation ceremony on behalf of the Government of India.India and UK have a historic relationship and share values of democracy, the rule

May 3, 2023
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Credit To Private Sector Decreases Fivefold, Government Borrowings More Than Tripled In Pakistan

Islamabad: According to Pakistan’s central bank’s weekly update, commercial bank financing to federal and provincial governments surged to PKR 3.06 trillion from July 1 to April 14, 2023, compared to PKR 944.54 billion in the same period of last year, Express Tribune reported.On the other hand, credit to the private sector slowed by 5.44 times to PKR 219.92 billion compared to PKR 1.19 trillion

May 3, 2023
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