India, US, Japan Secure USD 2.286 Bn IMF Bailout For Sri Lanka

Colombo: After a protracted battle by India, the United States and Japan to get China to agree to restructure its massive loan of USD 7 bn to Sri Lanka, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a USD 2.286 billion bailout for Sri Lanka on March 20.The Sri Lankan government under President Ranil Wickremesinghe endorsed on Saturday that Sri Lanka is no longer deemed bankrupt by the world,

March 26, 2023
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Delhi Cycling Event In Collaboration With Turkish Embassy Honours ‘Operation Dost’

New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Cyclists (CIC) in collaboration with the Turkish Embassy organised a cycling event in the national capital on Sunday in honour of ‘Operation Dost’.The event was attended by Turkey’s Ambassador to India Firat Sunel, NDRF teams and rescue teams which had gone to Turkey for Operation Dost during the earthquake participated in the event.Turkish Ambassador Firat

March 26, 2023
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Bangladesh PM Urges UN To Recognise March 25 As International Genocide Day

Dhaka: Bangladesh wants March 25 to be recognised as International Genocide Day and thus requests United Nations to take measures, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday, according to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.On Saturday, Bangladesh PM presided over Awami League’s parliamentary board’s meeting at her official Ganabhaban residence and called upon the world community including the UN to

March 26, 2023
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Air India And Nepal Airlines Aircraft Almost Collided Mid-Air; 3 Officers Suspended

Nepal bans Air-India pilots indefinitely after incident at Holding ZoneKathmandu: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended the pilot crew of Air India after an incident at the holding zone that occurred on Friday.The Air India aircraft on Friday had descended to 3,700 feet from 19,000 feet while it was being held up over the sky of Simara in Nepal."Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs)

March 26, 2023
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Parliamentary Standing Committee On Defence Recommends Over-The-Counter Purchase of 5th Generation Jets For IAF

New Delhi: The procurement of additional fighter jets should not be delayed any further and a final decision needs to be taken on having a third aircraft carrier, said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence in its report tabled in the House today.The committee said, “In no uncertain words, (we) recommend that Ministry of Defence may take a final decision, chalk out a trajectory and start

March 26, 2023
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Trials of BrahMos-NG A Lighter Version The Supersonic Cruise Missile To Begin In Late 2024

The trials of BrahMos-NG, a lighter and smaller variant of the existing air-launched BrahMos, will begin in late 2024, Atul Dinkar Rane, BrahMos Aerospace CEO and Managing Director, has said."We are working on that [BrahMos-NG] right now. We will start testing that by the end of next year." Rane has been quoted as saying."We have to make it [missile] smaller," he said, adding that the next

March 26, 2023
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Defence Priorities – Address Panel’s Concerns About Imports, Project Delays

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, in its report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, has flagged a slew of challenges being faced by India’s armed forces. The panel has expressed concern over ‘considerable delay’ in the supply of 40 TEJAS Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. It has recommended that the government should consider buying state-of-the-art

March 26, 2023
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India Reaches Out To FATF, UNODC To Rein In Khalistanis

A sticker of Khalistani ‘Waris Punjab De’ Sangathan was found from the car of the accusedNew Delhi has provided evidence-based inputs to these international organisations, urging them to help block the funding of the outlawed outfits operating from foreign soilNew Delhi: Amid the growing anti-India activities by pro-Khalistan groups in the UK, the US, Australia and some other countries, India has

March 26, 2023
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