Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa received the baton of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee from outgoing Chairman COSC and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the Chairman COSC with effect from May 31, 2019, consequent to the relinquishment of
NEW DELHI: The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for renewed efforts by India to gain permanent membership of the UN Security Council. Interacting with the Officer Trainees of the 2018 Batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Bhutanese Diplomats, the Vice President referred to the growing prominence of India on the world
LONDON: A no-deal Brexit will hit Britain hard, causing ripples across the EU and the global economy, predicted the English language daily 'Gulf News'. After three weeks of relative quiet on the UK political parliamentary front, a full-blown war of attrition among members of the ruling minority Conservative party is now underway. And whatever temporary
CHANDIPUR/ODISHA: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired AKASH-MK-1S missile from ITR , Chandipur. Akash Mk1S is an upgrade of existing AKASH missile with indigenous Seeker. AKASH Mk1S is a surface to air missile which can neutralize advanced aerial targets. The Akash weapon system has a combination of both command guidance and
VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi in eastern Uttar Pradesh today after his landslide win in the national election. This is PM Modi s first visit to Varanasi which he secured for the second time. He will visit the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple in the temple town on the
MUMBAI: Crisis-hit carrier Jet Airways' founder-Chairman Naresh Goyal and his wife Anitha were stopped from travelling abroad, at Mumbai airport. Both, Goyal and his wife, had boarded an Emirates flight from Mumbai to fly to Dubai, were offloaded on Saturday evening by immigration authorities. The Emirates flight was forced to return to the bay by the
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to receive congratulatory messages from leaders across the world. These included telephone calls from Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka; H.M. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King of Saudi Arabia; Donald Trump, President of the United States; and Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, former Prime Minister of Nepal. President
A fire was reported at Tar Distillation Unit of SAIL’s Bhilai Steel Plant in its Coke Ovens and Coal Chemicals (CO&CC) Department this morning. Immediately, the fire tenders were rushed to the site and the fire was controlled promptly. There has been no loss of life or any injury to any of the persons working
The Second Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Mass Media Forum is being held at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 23-26 May 2019. A Delegation from I&B Ministry comprising of TVK Reddy, Addl. Director General and Ankur Lahoty, Asst. Director is representing India at the Forum. The Forum was inaugurated by the President of Kyrgyz Republic Mr. S. Jeenbeko.
The Central Government banned the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan and all its manifestations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, with immediate effect. The notification states that the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and its formations like Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan and their manifestations have committed acts of terrorism, promoted acts of terrorism and have