Gaganyaan Not One-Off Mission, Govt Approved Sustained Human Spaceflight Program: ISRO Official

Ali said for the first human spaceflight, planned for launch late next year, four Indian Air Force pilots have been selectedIndia’s Gaganyaan mission will not be a "one-off" mission as the government has granted approval for a "sustained human space flight program", a senior ISRO official said on Saturday.Addressing the ‘Be Inspired: Festival of Ideas’ event here, Imtiaz Ali Khan, director of

April 16, 2023
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India-Armenia Partnership Civilizational, Will Turn Into Strategic Partnership Soon: Envoy

Amid expanding defence cooperation, Armenia to soon have a Defence Attaché at its embassy here, it has been learntStating that the increasing political cooperation between Armenia and India must be “institutionalised in a long-term cooperation” between the two countries, Armenian envoy in India Youri Babakhanian said, adding that some day they will turn this into a strategic partnership and that

April 16, 2023
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NP Saud Set To Become New Foreign Minister of Nepal

Kathmandu: A central member of Nepali Congress, NP Saud is all set to become the new Foreign Minister of Nepal, The Kathmandu Post reported.According to sources, prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and the president of the Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday came to an agreement to choose Saud as the new foreign minister of the country.Saud will be sworn in as the Minister for Foreign Affairs

April 16, 2023
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Peru Compliments India For Giving Voice To Global South In G20

New Delhi: Peru on Saturday complimented India for giving voice to the South in the G20 and inviting President Dina Boluarte to participate in the Voice of Global South Summit, held earlier this year, according to a Ministry of External Affairs press release.On Saturday, the 2nd India-Peru Joint Commission Meeting was co-chaired by Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East) and Ignacio Higueras, Vice

April 16, 2023
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HAL-ADA Advances AMCA Stealth Fighter Project

NEW DELHI: India is now finally moving ahead with its long-pending project to develop a fifth-generation stealth fighter, in a step that also torpedoes misplaced speculation that New Delhi may be interested in the F-35A jets showcased by the US at Aero-India in Bangalore in February reports TOI.The full-scale engineering development case for the indigenous twin-engine advanced medium combat

April 15, 2023
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First Meeting of India-Central Asia JWG On Chabahar Focuses On Wheat Assistance To Afghanistan

Mumbai: The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Chabahar Port was held in Mumbai on April 12-13, 2023 and the joint statement laid emphasis on the active participation of the private sector and wheat assistance to Afghanistan.The meeting was chaired by Secretary (ER) and attended by the Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,

April 15, 2023
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Bhutan ‘Heavily Pressurised By CCP’ To Change Stand On Doklam: Report

Thimphu: Bhutan is being "heavily pressurised by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)" to change its stand on Doklam, according to a Delhi-based foreign policy think tank Red Lantern Analytica (RLA)."Bhutan, who even agreed to coordinate its foreign policy with that of India, under agreements like the Friendship Treaty, is now being heavily pressurised by the CCP to change its stand owing to which

April 15, 2023
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Pakistan’s Economic Misery Is The Result of Aiding Terrorism And Religious Fanaticism

Islamabad: While Pakistan’s economic conditions are at their worst, it is also increasingly getting exposed to terrorism. Pakistan is facing the most difficult phase in its history marked by a mix of all-round failure on the economic front, political front and heightened terrorist threats, the Pak Military Monitor reported.Due to flawed priorities and a debt-dependent economic growth model,

April 15, 2023
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‘Unacceptable, Will Not Tolerate That Behaviour’: UK Parliamentarian On Indian High Commission Attack

New Delhi: United Kingdom House of Lords Member Baroness Verma on Saturday called the attack on Indian High Commission in London "unacceptable", adding that the vandalism of any mission in her country would not be tolerated."I think first of all it is unacceptable that any mission should be attacked and I’m glad that they’ve taken some very strong steps to making sure that that message is out

April 15, 2023
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