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New Delhi: The US government has decided to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. President Donald Trump signed the order related to this. According to Trump, it had become necessary to declare it a national disaster because 300,000 Americans are dying every year from the use of this drug. According to the White House, the US President has described fentanyl tablets as more dangerous than a bomb. According to Donald Trump, people die occasionally from bombs, but people are dying ev ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday claimed the bills proposing the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers under arrest for 30 days on serious charges were a "WMD -- weapon of mass distraction". It claimed the bills were aimed at diverting attention from "vote chori", a strong opposition candidate for the vice presidential polls and the problems in the India-US ties. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the BJP's "anti-co ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF has for the first time introduced the concept of state sponsored terrorism in its latest report, highlighting that such funding is a longstanding threat to international peace and security, stability of regional financial, and political systems. State sponsored terrorism means a state actively financing terrorist activities as part of its state policy. Before this, India had raised and identified sta ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF has for the first time introduced the concept of state sponsored terrorism in its latest report, highlighting that such funding is a longstanding threat to international peace and security, stability of regional financial, and political systems. State sponsored terrorism means a state actively financing terrorist activities as part of its state policy. Before this, India had raised and identified sta ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is quietly preparing to unveil one of its most powerful strategic weapons yet -- the K-6 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). Still under development at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)'s Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory in Hyderabad, the K-6 is designed to dramatically enhance India's undersea nuclear strike capabilities, keeping pace with global military powers and addressing rising security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Beijing's bid for enhanced regional leadership suffered a setback Thursday when India rejected signing a joint statement put before members of the China-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization, saying it was pro-Pakistan in not mentioning April's terror attack on Indian tourists. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said the statement diluted India's position on critical issues such as terrorism and regional security, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Pre ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday stated that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was right in not signing the joint document at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting in China, as one country of the 10-member grouping did not want to make a reference to terrorism,. Jaishankar said the main objective of the organisation was to fight terror. The Ministry of External Affairs had, in a statement yesterday, said that the De ...Read More >
SCO conclave: India refuses to sign draft over Pahalgam terror attack ommision The SCO operates under the framework of consensus, and Singh's refusal to endorse the document resulted in the SCO defence ministers' conclave ending without a joint communique Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday refused to sign a joint communique of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) following the omission of the Pahalgam terror attack and not explicitly addressing India's concerns over Pakistan-bac ...Read More >
Mumbai: Upset by the city police's alleged pressure to remove loudspeakers from mosques, some mosques in the city have found a solution through the introduction of a dedicated mobile Azaan app to relay call to prayers five times a day, directly to the worshippers.Globally, Muslim citizens, including those in the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia and UAE, use Azaan apps to get notification for Azaan time for the masjid located in specific areas.Developed by a group of volunteers in Tamil Nadu , the online ...Read More >
QINGDAO/NEW DELHI, June 26: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday refused to sign a joint communique of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) following the omission of the Pahalgam terror attack and not explicitly addressing India's concerns over Pakistan-backed cross-border terrorism. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp At a conference of SCO Defence Ministers' conclave, Singh demanded inclusion of the dastardly terror attack in the communique while the Pakistani side pr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Sending a strong message that there should be a united effort to fighting terrorism and bringing its supporters and enablers to justice, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday refused to sign a joint communique of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that skipped any mention of the Pahalgam terror attack. Singh was in China for the SCO defence ministers' meeting that ended without a joint statement due to the strong stand taken by India on the issue of terrorism, which was ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India refused to sign the joint declaration at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in China as its concerns on terrorism were not included in the document, a proposal that was 'not acceptable to one particular country', preventing the consensus required for adoption. Addressing a press briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated India's firm stance aga ...Read More >
Russia's nuclear doctrine has been updated to affirm its nuclear umbrella for primarily the six member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), including an explicit focus on Belarus. The announcement followed a joint meeting of the CSTO's Council of Foreign Ministers, Council of Defense Ministers, and Committee of Security Council Secretaries held in Astana. According to the state news agency TASS, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu highlighted the revisions ...Read More >
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