Energy security: Small modular reactors can ensure reliable power supply for defence manufacturing

IANS | June 2, 2026 6:06 PM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India’s defence production and data centre ambitions are converging on the same constraint -- reliable power – and small modular reactors (SMRs) can support precision-oriented power supply for defence manufacturing and their deployment in emerging defence corridors could prove transformative for mission-critical operations, experts said here on Tuesday.

India rejects 'unwarranted references’ to J&K in the Pak-EU statement

IANS | June 2, 2026 5:59 PM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India on Tuesday outrightly rejected "unwarranted references" to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement issued by Pakistan and the European Union (EU), reiterating that the matter is entirely internal to India and that those without any standing on the issue should refrain from commenting on it.

25 Nepali start-ups join India-Nepal innovation programme in Chennai

IANS | June 2, 2026 5:24 PM

Kathmandu, June 2 The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has announced the commencement of the second cohort of the India-Nepal Startup Partnership Network (IN-SPAN) programme, aimed at providing Nepali start-up entrepreneurs with learning and collaboration opportunities within the Indian start-up ecosystem.

Vande Mataram row: BJP slams Shashi Tharoor's 'unnecessary imposition' remark

IANS | June 2, 2026 5:02 PM

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday hit out at Congress MP Shashi Tharoor after the latter said that Vande Mataram was being "unnecessarily imposed" by the Centre. The BJP leaders accused Congress of indulging in vote bank politics and turning into a "Muslim League Maoist" party.