India and Japan bolster defence ties, explore air domain cooperation

IANS | November 22, 2024 2:43 PM

Vientiane (Laos), Nov 22 (IANS) India and Japan on Friday agreed to explore new areas of cooperation in the air domain as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wrapped up his productive three-day visit to Laos by holding two significant meetings with his Japanese and the Philippines counterparts on the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) forum.

Manipur: Normal life hit in Imphal Valley districts due to shutdown

IANS | November 12, 2024 10:49 PM

Imphal, Nov 12 (IANS) Normal life has been badly affected in five to six Imphal valley districts on Tuesday after 13 civil society organisations called for a 24-hour total shutdown to protest the reported abduction of six people, belonging to the Meitei community, in Jiribam district, where 11 suspected Kuki militants were killed during an encounter with the CRPF.

India Caucus co-chair in Congress is Trump's new NSA

Yashwant Raj | November 12, 2024 6:57 AM

Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) In the most significant appointment yet for India from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced Mike Waltz, a Congressman from Florida who is the co-chair of the India Caucus, as his new National Security Adviser.