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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the progress in the construction of various infrastructure projects on the northern border areas.Singh called for expediting all pending projects on top priority, stating that the ‘whole of nation’ approach should be adopted in national security matters.To fast-track the pending projects, it has been
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said that India has been playing an important role in providing high availability disaster recovery (HADR) in the region and beyond.The CDS said India undertook ‘Operation Maitri’, ‘Operation Dost’, which are testimony of its willingness to extend help to all possible corners of the globe."India has been playing an important role in providing HADR in
Joe Biden announces nuclear sub deal with Australia, UKPresident Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday announced that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the US to modernize its fleet amid growing concern about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Biden flew to San Diego to appear with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and
New Delhi: India’s civilizational connection with countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was in focus at a first-of-its-kind international conference on "Shared Buddhist Heritage" that began in New Delhi on Tuesday and saw participation from Pakistan and China among others.Being held under India’s leadership of the SCO, the two-day long event brought together Central Asian, East
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police has arrested as many as 11,360 drug smugglers including 1,628 "big fish" since July 5 last year, a senior official said on Tuesday."With the decisive war against drugs to root out the menace of drugs entering the ninth month, Punjab Police have arrested as many as 11360 drug smugglers including 1628 big fish since July 5, 2022," the police said in an official
Washington: US President Joe Biden plans to hold a telephone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to ease tensions that flared following last month’s discovery of a Chinese spy balloon over sensitive military sites and Xi’s criticism of the United States this month, the Washington Post reported.US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, "President Biden has indicated his willingness
Seoul: A day after the start of an important military exercise between South Korea and the US, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from its west coast into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, according to the South Korean military, reported Kyodo News.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff was cited as saying in the daily that the missiles launched from Jangyon in South Hwanghae
Karachi: Several areas of Karachi remained in darkness on Monday as a high tension (HT) transmission cable tripped due to a technical fault, ARY News reported.About 40 per cent of Karachi was completely dark, after a high tension (HT) transmission line tripped, resulting in multiple grid stations tripping.Numaish Chowrangi, Saddar, Lines Area, Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Punjab Colony,
Islamabad: In the current situation, while Pakistan was betting on the next instalment of USD 1.1 billion of the IMF package of USD 6.5 billion, the delay in the disbursement is only adding to the country’s woes. The fact remains that political managers of the country never heeded economic development but utilised all resources for promoting their own political agenda.The political bickering
The Special Investigation Unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday ‘attached’ the house of a person under UAPA whom they alleged was involved in militant activities in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said.The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Jammu and Kashmir Police attached a house of a person allegedly involved in militant activities in Anantnag district.The SIU said that the