New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A 12-member Indian shotgun squad is all set to take part in the year’s second International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun stage in Almaty, Kazakhstan, beginning with team arrivals on Saturday. A total of 284 athletes representing 42 national Olympic committees are in the fray for the five Olympic events on the 10-day roster. Eight members of the Indian squad are also travelling to compete as RPO (ranking points only) shooters.Competitions begin with…
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United Nations, May 1 (IANS) The Security Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for one year, until April 30, 2027, with a reduced troop ceiling.Resolution 2820 won the support of 13 of the Security Council’s 15 members, while China and Russia abstained.Both China and Russia, in their explanations of the vote, expressed regret over the handling of the draft by the United States, the penholder on South Sudan. They said they supported extending…
Washington, May 1 (IANS) China’s growing military assertiveness and its alignment with Russia, Iran and North Korea emerged as a central theme during a high-stakes US Senate hearing on defence spending, with potential implications for India’s strategic calculus.Senate Armed Services Committee, Chairman Roger Wicker warned that the United States is in “the most dangerous security environment since World War II,” pointing to intensifying competition with Beijing.“We’re locked in a comp…
Washington, May 1 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth mounted a forceful defence of President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion military budget, arguing it reflects “the urgency of the moment” and is essential to counter a rapidly deteriorating global security environment.Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Hegseth said the record request would “position our forces for the current and future fights” while reversing years of “underinvestment and mismanageme…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India and Russia on Thursday held high-level talks to strengthen the long-standing bilateral partnership and identify new opportunities for collaboration in the steel sector, according to an official statement. The round table conference was convened at the Ministry of Steel, co-chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Steel and Pavel Sorokin, First Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.The meeting was attended by a high-level Russian delegation, inclu…
Moscow, April 30 (IANS) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is going to decide the dates and timings of the ceasefire with Ukraine for the ‘Victory Day’ celebrated on May 9, the Kremlin spokesman stated on Thursday.Victory Day is celebrated annually on May 9, which marks the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, commemorating the Soviet victory.Putin announced his readiness to declare a ceasefire for the Victory Day celebrations during a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Trump…
Moscow, April 30 (IANS) Deputy Chairman of Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Moscow has no “aggressive intentions” towards European nations, local media reported. In his remarks at the ‘Knowledge First’ federal educational marathon, Medvedev, a former President and Prime Minister of Russia, stated, “As for Europe, we have no aggressive intentions. But nevertheless, this flywheel keeps rotating, an enormous number of weapons are manufactured, and almost all the leade…
United Nations, April 30 (IANS) Russia, as a responsible party to and one of the depositaries of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), strictly abides by the letter and spirit of the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the 11th NPT Review Conference. “We believe that amid the current complex international situation, additional multilateral efforts are required to create conditions for further progress on the path to building a nuclear-weapon-fre…
Washington, April 30 (IANS) The United States has warned that outer space is rapidly emerging as a contested military domain, with China and Russia expanding capabilities that could threaten global security, satellite infrastructure and international stability. Eminent lawmakers and experts, during a Congressional hearing, described a shifting strategic landscape in which competition is intensifying across military, commercial and diplomatic fronts.“Space is now a congested and contested domai…
Moscow, April 30 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a phone call, discussing the recent shooting at the White House press dinner, the situation in Iran and the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin said.Putin strongly condemned the assassination attempt against Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, stressing in particular the unacceptability of any form of politically motivated violence, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov on Wednesday…