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New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta celebrated her 51st birthday in her ancestral village, Nandgarh, in neighbouring Haryana on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Union ministers and BJP leaders greeted Gupta, born on July 19, 1974, on her first birthday after becoming the chief minister in February. "Best wishes to Delhi Chief Minister, Smt. Rekha Gupta ji, on her birthday. Rising through the ranks, she has always remained active in serving Delhi. As Chi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday reaffirmed India's unwavering commitment to its Zero Tolerance policy against terrorism during a meeting with a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Korea, led by former Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum, at Parliament House. Birla strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 civilians were killed, and said such "heinous acts shock the conscience of the international community." He said that in light of Paki ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): A delegation of special envoys led by South Korea former Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum on Friday visited the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in the national capital and paid their respects to the Father of the Nation. It has been a great honour for us to be visiting Raj Ghat, the memorial in honour of the great Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. It provided us with a valuable opportunity to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ji and revisit his teachings ...Read More >
'India should look to add an extra bowler' IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane has a piece of advice for head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill- play an extra bowler in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Photograph: BCCI/X As India gear up for the fourth Test at Old Trafford, former captain Ajinkya Rahane has raised a tactical alarm: the team's all-rounder-heavy approach might be hurting their chances. His solution? A fourth specialist bowler -- even if it comes at the cost of batting depth. Now ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): South Korean special envoys pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi duirng their visit to Raj Ghat. The delegation was led by former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum and included South Korean Representative Lee Kai Ho and Democratic Party of Korea's Supreme Council Member Song Sun-ho, among others. The visit came following a recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Canada last month on the sidelines of the G7 ...Read More >
Jhargram, Jul 18 (PTI) Three elephants, including two calves, were run over by an express train near Banstala railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore district, police said on Friday. The incident, which took place on Thursday night, occurred when an elephant herd that probably came from Jharkhand's Dalma forest was traversing, they said. The three pachyderms were mowed on the tracks by a speeding Janshatabdi Express on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section, a police officer said. It was ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): South Korean special envoys pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi duirng their visit to Raj Ghat. The delegation was led by former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum and included South Korean Representative Lee Kai Ho and Democratic Party of Korea Supreme Council Member Song Sun-ho, among others. The visit came following a recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Canada last month on the sidelines of the G7 s ...Read More >
He played a key role in organising events such as PM Modi's 2014 Madison Square Garden address. Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed Advisor to the Board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and Chairman of its newly established Geopolitical Institute. The veteran Indian diplomat and former envoy to the United States has a diplomatic career spanning nearly 40 years. "I am delighted to join the US India Strategic Partnership Forum as Chairman of its Geopolitical I ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat of nearly four decades and former Indian envoy to Washington, joins the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute, USISPF said in an official statement. Also Read | Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash Investigation: AAIB Slams International Media Speculation on AI171 Crash, Urges Patience for Final Report. As per the statemen ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat of nearly four decades and former Indian envoy to Washington, joins the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute, USISPF said in an official statement. As per the statement, in this new avatar, Ambassador Sandhu will lend his diplomatic acumen to guide USISPF strategic engagements on the India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran diplomat and India's former Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu has joined the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute. In his new role, Ambassador Sandhu will lend his diplomatic acumen to guide USISPF's strategic engagements on the India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic Corridor (IMEC), the Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) and ...Read More >
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the second BIMSTEC ports conclave in Visakhapatnam on July 14, aiming to boost regional maritime cooperation. The two-day event, themed 'Navigating the Future,' will gather delegates from BIMSTEC nations, port authorities, and experts. The conclave is expected to strengthen Visakhapatnam's position as a strategic maritime hub. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the second Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and E ...Read More >
Singapore is at the "heart" of India's Act East Policy, Jaishankar said after his meeting with Balakrishnan. From Singapore, he travels to China. India will play an increasingly important role globally as the world "inexorably" transitions into multipolarity, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said after holding talks with External Affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday. Jaishankar also met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Deputy PM Gan Kim Yong. Singapore is at the "heart" ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: Reaffirming India's commitment to strengthen regional maritime connectivity and cooperation across the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) region, Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) is going to host the second BIMSTEC Ports Conclave at Novotel on Monday (July 14). Focusing on the theme 'navigating the future: blue economy, innovation and sustainable partnerships', the two-day conclave will bring together ministerial delegations ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan has warned of a possible strategic convergence between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh -- a development, he said, could carry serious long-term implications for India's security and regional stability. Speaking at the launch of the Observer Research Foundation's Foreign Policy Survey, Gen Chauhan flagged the shifting geopolitical order and called for sharper assessments of evolving alignments across South Asia. He stressed that India's strategi ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): ERASR: Between June 23 and July 7, 2025, the Indian Navy successfully completed user evaluation trials of the Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) onboard INS Kavaratti -- a Kamorta-class Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette. 📄 Press Information Bureau Release "The ERASR's successful testing from INS Kavaratti is not just a technical milestone -- it is a strategic signal. By developing a rapid-response ASW system with modular range capability and precise fuze con ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of top aviation engineers from the US and the UK are busy working to rectify the error that has left the British F-35B Lightning II fighter jet grounded at the international airport here since June 14. It was on Sunday that the team from the UK and another team from Lockheed Martin -- the American manufacturer of the F-35 -- arrived here. The first task they accomplished was to move the stranded jet, which was lying in the open on one side of ...Read More >
The Japan Coast Guard Ship Itsukushima arrived in Chennai for the Global Ocean Voyage Training, strengthening Indo-Pacific ties. The India-Japan partnership is reinforced through cultural exchanges and a joint sea exercise, reflecting a shared maritime commitment in the region, as per an official statement from the Indian Coast Guard. The Japan Coast Guard ship, Itsukushima, has anchored at Chennai port as part of its Global Ocean Voyage Training, according to an official statement from the Ind ...Read More >
New Delhi: Something is cracking inside China. It is quiet, hidden but real. President Xi Jinping vanished from public view in late May. Now, he skipped the BRICS summit in Rio. Unusual? But this is not only about a diplomatic cold. The whispers in Beijing are growing louder - his own generals are no longer trusting him. Behind the walls of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), rumblings have begun. Once held total control, Xi has been purging top commanders. Two defense ministers. Multiple rocke ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 6 (ANI): A team of around 25 technical experts from the British Royal Air Force is expected to land in Kerala on Sunday aboard an A400M Atlas military transport aircraft to inspect the F-35B fighter jet that made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on the night of June 14, sources said. The visiting team will assess the condition of the stranded jet to determine whether it can be repaired locally or needs to be dismantled an ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of State(MoS) for External Affairs and Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, will be undertaking an official visit to Cambodia scheduled from July 7-8, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday. The Minister will thereafter be visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 10-11, at the invitation of the current ASEAN Chair, Malaysia. "Our excellent, close relations with Cambodia are underpinned by shared civilisational heritage and a robu ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5 (UNI) Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita will be visiting Malaysia where he will attend the Foreign Ministers' Meetings under the ASEAN framework, and will also visit Cambodia. During his official visit to Cambodia from July 7-8, MoS Margherita will be calling on the senior leadership of Cambodia, and would interact with ITEC/ ICCR Alumni, as also members of the Indian community. He would also review the extensive restoration and conservation work carrie ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 3 (ANI): A British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning II fighter jet, valued at over $110 million, has been grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala, India, since June 14, 2025. The aircraft made an emergency landing due to low fuel and adverse weather conditions while operating from the UK's HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group in the Indo-Pacific region. Also Read | India Weather Forecast: Monsoon in Active Phase, Heavy Rainfall to ...Read More >
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Quad grouping of the United States, India, Japan and Australia called on Tuesday for the perpetrators of an Islamist militant attack that killed 26 in India-administered Kashmir to be brought to justice without delay. The April 22 attack sparked heavy fighting between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in the latest escalation of a decades-old rivalry as India blamed it on Pakistan, which denied responsibility while calling for a neutral investigation. The U.S. State De ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 2 (UNI) The foreign ministers of India, Australia, Japan, and the US -- members of the Quad -- have emphasized their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, underscoring the need to respect international law, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. The bloc also launched key initiatives, including the Quad Critical Minerals Partnership, aimed at securing reliable and diversified supply chains to bolster regional resilience and shared prosperity. Secretary of State Marco Rub ...Read More >
Washington/New Delhi, July 2 (UNI) The Quad nations, comprising India, US, Japan and Australia, condemned in the strongest terms the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack and called for the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of this reprehensible act to be brought to justice without any delay and urged all UN Member States to cooperate actively in this regard. A joint statement issued at the end of the meeting of the Quad Foreign Ministers in Washington, the Foreign Ministers, including Exte ...Read More >
The foreign ministers of the Quad grouping -- India, the United States, Australia, and Japan -- strongly condemned the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians, including 25 Indians and one Nepali national. In a joint statement issued after their meeting in Washington, the ministers called for the immediate prosecution of the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers behind the attack. They urged UN member states to extend full cooperation in accordance wi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Quad foreign ministers representing the United States, India, Japan, and Australia strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025. The attack claimed the lives of 26 civilians, including 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen. In a joint statement issued during their meeting on Tuesday, the ministers expressed their deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wished a swift recovery for those injured. "We ...Read More >
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