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New Delhi: The Central government has extended for six months the "disturbed area" status of parts of Arunachal and Nagaland under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday in two separate notifications stated that the decisions have been taken after reviewing the law and order situation in both the states.The AFSPA empowers security forces to
Bandipora: Kashmir Police, along with security forces on Saturday, arrested two persons linked with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Sumlar area of Bandipora and recovered incriminating materials and two Chinese grenades from their possession.The arrested terror facilitators were identified as Abrar Ahmad Wani @Abu Qadir and Danish Pervaiz.According to Kashmir Police,
Top opposition figure expelled from parliament after being convicted of defamation over Modi remarkThe top Indian opposition figure Rahul Gandhi has said he will keep fighting for democracy after blaming his expulsion from parliament on his demands for…
The air force had projected a capital expenditure of Rs 85,500 crore ($10.38 billion) for fiscal 2022-23 and cut it to Rs 58,900 crore ($7.15 billion)IAF also depends on Russia for spares for its Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighter jets, the mainstay of the service branch.Russia is unable to deliver vital defence supplies it had committed to India’s military because of the war in Ukraine, the Indian Air
The decision for the repeat order of IAC-1 is based on multiple factors including construction time, the cost involved and the trajectory of indigenization of the aviation assets alsoNEW DELHI: In order to maintain its operational capabilities in future the Indian Navy will continue the study for its third indigenous aircraft carrier which will be larger than the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC)
Three surface-to-air missiles were misfired by the Army from the Pokhran field firing range in Rajasthan’s JaisalmerThree missiles were misfired during a firing exercise by the Indian Army in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer. The firing exercise was being held at the Pokhran field firing range when the three surface-to-air missiles were misfired due to a technical glitch.The three missiles went out of range
Washington: Indian Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu and US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Saturday discussed immediate priorities in deepening India, US bilateral partnership."Congratulated @ericgarcetti on his swearing-in as the Ambassador of US to India. As he prepares to depart for India, we discussed some immediate priorities in deepening the bilateral partnership, in line with
Washington: Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was on Friday sworn in by US Vice President Kamala Harris as the new US Ambassador to India.Garcetti during the oath-taking ceremony, said: "I Eric M. Garcetti, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same,
Work on the Marsoplane began after securing funding in April 2022 and the test flight of the Mars spacecraft is targeted in late 2024Scientists from India and Russia have collaborated again to work on a new mission to explore Mars. According to a researcher Yelena Karpovich, the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), this mission would involve a ‘Marsoplane’, a robotic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
New Delhi: National Security Adviser of Iraq, Qasim Al-Araji is on an India visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and both agreed to enhance defence cooperation and counter-terrorism efforts and strengthen security linkages, according to sources.The National Security Adviser of Iraq, who is in India from March 22 to 25, also exchanged views on the recent developments in