Nagpur, June 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday announced that India is rapidly moving toward absolute self-reliance in safeguarding its national interests by eliminating its dependence on critical imports.Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the 10,000-Tons Aluminium Extrusion Press at the Ordnance Factory Ambajhari in Nagpur — a unit of Yantra India Limited (YIL) — the Defence Minister asserted that taking control of security-related necessities is an absolute imper…
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Birmingham, June 14 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana did not shake hands at the toss in their 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Group A clash at Edgbaston on Sunday, thus continuing a trend that has been present in the matches involving the arch rivals.It was the second successive ICC tournament where both captains avoided the customary gesture, after it first happened during the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup clash at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. After …
Washington, June 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France next week, during which both leaders are expected to review progress in negotiations on a proposed India-US trade agreement, a senior administration official confirmed on Saturday. The White House said Saturday that Trump will meet PM Modi on Wednesday, June 17, during the G-7 Summit in Evian, France, as part of a series of engagements wi…
Washington, June 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other world leaders during next week’s G7 Summit in France, with discussions expected to focus on economic growth, supply chains, Artificial Intelligence (AI), investment partnerships and a range of global security challenges, the White House said Saturday.”President Trump will meet with G7 leaders to address key issues of shared importance, including economic growth and development, supply chain resi…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Saturday questioned Defence Minister Rajanath Singh’s warning to Pakistan that “Indus water will not reach the terror patrons”, pointing out that the BJP-led Central government had last year kept the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance and that it was not completely written off.Addressing an ‘Intellectuals Meet’ organised in Hyderabad by Telangana BJP, Rajnath Singh said: “We had warned that if Pakistan carries out terror attacks in India, we will stop …
Hyderabad, June 12 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called on the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to work on futuristic technologies to give the country a strategic advantage. Stating that the world is passing through an era of turmoil and uncertainty with new challenges emerging, he underlined the need to focus on meeting the requirements of future warfare.The Defence Minister was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at Def…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and L. Murugan, on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s record for longest and continuously serving head of an elected Indian government, saying his “tenure is not only historic” but also reflects the work done for the people.Speaking to IANS, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said: “Prime Minister Modi has completed 4,399 days, breaking the record of late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. That is indeed a record, because a person from…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) On June 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who first took oath of office on May 26, 2014, will complete 4,399 consecutive days in office, surpassing India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s record of 4,398 days and becoming the country’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.Some of the toughest decisions among several changes in terms of policy taken by the Modi government were in the realm of national security. Under its watch, home-grown terror groups such as the Ind…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Monday announced that it has issued 737 visas to Indian pilgrims for an annual festival on the eve of Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji. “The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued 737 visas to pilgrims from India to participate in the annual festival scheduled on the eve of Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji to be held in Pakistan from 10-19 June 2026,” the Pakistani High Commission wrote on X.Earlier in the da…
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Rajouri district said on Monday that three mortar shells were found along the Line of Control (LoC) at two places and were later successfully defused by bomb disposal squads. Police said two mortar shells were noticed in the Jhanghar forest area, while another was found abandoned at a secluded location in Makri village of Nowshera sector this morning.“The bomb disposal squad of the army defused all three mortar shells safely,” police said.In another…