Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Lloyd Austin on Friday discussed "ongoing efforts to deepen the Major Defense Partnership between the United States and India in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region", according to a statement from the US Department of Defense.
Kyiv, Aug 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday as he began his visit to Ukraine, the first-ever by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in the history of bilateral relations.
Kyiv, Aug 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in war-torn Ukraine on Friday at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to push for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) India and the US have entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) that will enable both countries to acquire the industrial resources they need from one another to resolve unanticipated supply chain disruptions to meet national security needs, the Pentagon said in a statement.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Sheikh Hasina ruled Bangladesh for over 15 years, securing four consecutive electoral victories. However, it took just 35 days of student-led protests, supported by a significant portion of the population disillusioned by the country's struggling economy and rising unemployment, to force her out of office.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 22 (IANS) High tension erupted at the Thiruvananthapuram airport here on Thursday morning when an Air India flight from Mumbai made an emergency landing following a bomb threat.
Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the influence of the anti-talks faction of the ULFA led by Paresh Baruah in the state "is very much there, although it has considerably declined over the years", asserting that the outfit has as many as 400 cadres in its camp in the neighbouring nation of Myanmar.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Fearing Bangladesh could well be the next Pakistan in the making in India's troubled neighbourhood, several scholars and experts on Wednesday severely condemned the recent statements given by Shafiqur Rahman, the radical leader who currently heads Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), in which he has openly backed implementation of Sharia law in the country.
Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) The Directorate of Private Schools in Tamil Nadu has issued an order to schools to take prior permission from district education officers before conducting National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), Scout and Guide or Junior Red Cross (JRC) programmes.
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The US' alliance with South Korea and Japan will continue to get "even stronger", a Pentagon spokesperson has said amid questions about how the American presidential election in November would affect Washington's security and foreign policy.
