Mumbai, November 12 Navy’s fifth Scorpene-class submarine Vagir, having superior stealth features like the advanced acoustic absorption technique, was launched on Thursday at the Mazagon Dock in south Mumbai. Vagir is part of the six Kalvari-class submarines being built in India. Twitter/PIBMumbai Vijaya, wife of Minister of State for DefenceRead More

New Delhi, November 10 In a stern message to China and Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said all member nations of the SCO should respect each others’ sovereignty and territorial integrity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit via video conferencing in NewRead More

New Delhi, November 10 The Bharatiya Janata Party has scored high in terms of winning percentage in the Bihar assembly polls, while its partner Janata Dal (United) has performed relatively poorly. In the opposition camp, the Left front has outscored its partners with a much better strike rate. According toRead More

Hyderabad, November 9 A day after Telangana accused the Central government of showing step-motherly treatment towards non-BJP ruled states, the Andhra Pradesh Government on Monday sent yet another request to the Centre to release Rs 5,279 crore as compensation for the restoration of infrastructure damaged due to heavy rains andRead More

New Delhi, November 9 India is keen on expanding its current conversations with Japan and Australia on a proposed supply-chain partnership to include other countries in the region. This initiative is aimed at minimising the adverse effects of walking-out of a regional free trade agreement that includes these two countriesRead More

New Delhi, November 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share screen-time with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan PM Imran Khan during the virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) next week. The SCO summit, to be chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is scheduled for November 10, willRead More

New Delhi, November 6 The military talks between India and China kicked off once more at Chushul in Eastern Ladakh to resolve border dispute and de-escalation of forces as soldiers were exposed to minus 20 degrees Celsius. It is the eighth Corps Commander-level talks between both the countries and itRead More

Lahore, November 5 Amid strong protest by India over Pakistan’s decision to transfer the management of the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara from the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) to a separate trust, a top Pakistani official said on Thursday that the Sikh body will be part of it. The EconomicRead More

New Delhi, November 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised foreign investors “returns with reliability” if they participated with India in its drive to become the world’s leading manufacturing hub. The PM was addressing the Virtual Global Investor Roundtable-20 (VGIR-20) attended by the world’s 20 largest pension and sovereignRead More

Chennai/New Delhi, November 3 Supporters of US vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris held prayers near her ancestral village in India ahead of Tuesday’s US election, while a Hindu fringe group sought divine blessings for her rival Donald Trump. The southern Indian region where Harris’ maternal grandfather was born is rootingRead More