Canberra, May 29 (IANS) Australia and India agreed to hold an annual Defence Ministers’ Dialogue, joint exercises across numerous domains and closer co-operation on information sharing during the inaugural Defence Minister’s Dialogue. Defence partnerships do not move this fast by accident but because the strategic logic demands it, a report has stated. Released in April, Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy has stated the Northeast Indian Ocean as part of Australia’s primary area of mi…
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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic gesture, during his recent visit to Norway, has brought global attention to the rich biodiversity and traditional craftsmanship of Sikkim. PM Modi gifted Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store a ‘pressed Orchid painting’ and orchid paperweights crafted from real orchids and ferns collected from the mist-covered valleys of Sikkim.The orchid-based products are being seen as a symbol of India’s cultural and ecological diplomacy,…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Nissos Keros, a Marshall Islands‑flagged crude oil tanker carrying approximately 270,000 MT of crude oil cargo for India, safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz and is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on June 3, according to the official update issued on Friday. All oil refineries in the country are operating at high capacity with adequate crude inventories, while sufficient stocks of petrol and diesel are being maintained. Domestic LPG production from refineries has b…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur has revealed the blunt dressing-room message from head coach Amol Muzumdar after the team’s third consecutive defeat at the Women’s World Cup 2025, admitting that the reality check played a key role in India’s remarkable turnaround en route to lifting the title. Harmanpreet recalled how the atmosphere in the dressing room changed following India’s defeat to England, which came after successive losses and left the team staring at an…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has revealed the emotional turmoil she went through during the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, admitting that the pressure of performing at a home tournament and being dropped from the playing XI for a crucial match left her broken inside. Speaking on JioStar’s ‘Unstoppable’ ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Jemimah reflected on the difficult phase she endured even before the tournament began, as expectations and pressure s…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Indian squash player Anahat Singh says competing at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics (LA28) is “every athlete’s dream”. The teenage sensation is making a quick ascent in world squash, hoping to win an Olympic medal for India.At just 18, the Delhi-based prodigy has already reached World No. 20 in the PSA women’s rankings. She has established herself as one of the brightest young stars in Indian sport. With squash about to debut at LA28, Anahat shared that the Games m…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India and Vietnam have taken a major step towards strengthening cooperation in digital payments and financial innovation, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.The agreement, signed with the approval of the Union Cabinet, aims to deepen collaboration in areas such as financial innovation, regulatory coordination, information sharing, and digital payment …
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The United States imports nearly 40 per cent of its generic medicines from India because of the trust it has in the country’s pharmaceutical capabilities, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Friday.Speaking at the Advancing Partnership in Research and Innovation event at Indian Institute of Technology here, Gor said India-US ties have expanded significantly across sectors including trade, defence, technology, health and space cooperation.“On pharmaceuticals, we…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday urged states to remove unnecessary procedural complexities and focus on farmer‑centric governance as he highlighted record food‑grain production.As per advance estimates India’s total food‑grain production has reached approximately 376.563 million tonnes, the highest ever, Chouhan said, according to the statement from Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welf…
Singapore, May 29 (IANS) India and Canada on Friday discussed ways to strengthen defence cooperation while exploring opportunities for deeper collaboration across several other sectors. The discussions were held during a meeting between Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Canada’s Senior Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence Kelvin Brosseau on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.In a post on X, Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Public Relations stated, “Both sid…