Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held meetings with his counterparts from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek on Tuesday. Describing his meeting with Kyrgyzstan’s Defence Minister Major General Mukambetov Ruslan Mustafaevich as “extremely productive”, Singh stated that the bilateral cooperation between the two nations spreads across various sectors and defence cooperation is an import…
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New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India on Tuesday expressed condolences on the demise of General Sadio Camara, Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs of Mali, while strongly condemning the ongoing terrorist attacks in the African nation targeting multiple locations. “India strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Mali targeting multiple locations. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and express our solidarity with the Government and people of Mali in this difficult time…
Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held meetings with his counterparts from Russia, China and Belarus on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek on Tuesday. Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov discussed key aspects of bilateral defence cooperation.”Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh had a productive interaction with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Mini…
Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek, stressing the urgent need for a collective and uncompromising approach to tackle the “evils” of terrorism, separatism and extremism by dismantling safe havens and rejecting any political justification for such acts. “Operation Sindoor demonstrated India’s firm resolve that terrorism epicentres are no longer immune to justifiable punishmen…
Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) BJP’s Karnataka President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Tuesday welcomed the verdict of an NIA special court sentencing Mohammed Shariq, the prime accused in the Mangaluru cooker blast case, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment, stating that the ruling reinforces the country’s firm stance against terrorism. He also demanded apologies from Congress leaders for issuing statements in favour of the accused after the incident. In a statement, Vijayendra claimed that certain …
Srinagar, April 28 (IANS) Five people have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district after grenades, ammunition and other incriminating material were found on them, said police said on Tuesday.Officials said these five persons were arrested in the Khanmoh area of the district by a police team during checking at Nard Sangri near Khanmoh.Police said two hand grenades, two magazines, some rounds of ammunition, posters and six mobile phones were recovered from their possession.A case …
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The arrest of Salim Dola, who ran a Rs 5,000 crore drug empire, is a major blow to the Dawood Ibrahim Syndicate. Dola was arrested in Turkey in a joint operation by the National Intelligence Organisation and police units.India would seek his extradition, as his interrogation would be crucial to further break up the Dawood Syndicate. Indian agencies would coordinate with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to seek his extradition, as India does not have an extradition treaty…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek tomorrow. In a social media post, he stated that he will highlight India’s commitment towards global peace amidst the security challenges prevailing in the world. Defence Minister underlined that he will also convey the country’s consistent stance on Zero Tolerance for Terrorism and Extremism.“Leaving for B…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his fight against terrorism, saying that since he came to power in 2014, India has responded decisively to terror attacks with actions such as surgical and air strikes. Addressing an election rally at Tehatta in West Bengal’s Nadia district, the Home Minister accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Congress of being soft on terrorists.”When Mamata Banerjee and the Congress governmen…
United Nations, April 26 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply concerned by reports of attacks across Mali and strongly condemned the acts of violence, his spokesperson said Saturday.The UN chief expresses solidarity with the Malian people, stressing the need to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.”The Secretary-General calls for coordinated international support to address the evolving threat of violent extremism an…