Lucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) While the nation and countrymen celebrated the festival of lights with full fervour and gaiety, the city’s skies were ablaze with patriotic colours and kites on Monday, thereby adding to the festive cheer and Diwali celebrations.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The weekend Doha talks did produce an immediate ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan with an agreement to hold follow‑up meetings and verification mechanisms to sustain the truce, but did not mention any specific international borderline.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) In view of preparedness for the upcoming festive season and forthcoming events, the Crime Branch, Delhi Police successfully organised and conducted a workshop on National IED Data Management System (NIDMS), an official said on Tuesday.
Perth, Oct 21 (IANS) The fourth edition of the India-Australia joint military exercise, AUSTRAHIND, is currently underway in Australia's Perth with the focus on “counter-terrorism”, officials said on Tuesday.
Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) Pakistan has now become a new ground for Hamas operatives. While the international community is focusing on demilitarising Hamas in Gaza, it cannot ignore how Pakistan is emerging as the new fertile ground for the terrorist group to rejuvenate, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday praised the police, CRPF, BSF, and local administration for their "commendable" and "tireless" efforts to eliminate Maoism in India.
Imphal, Oct 20 (IANS) In a poignant ceremony held at the 5th battalion Assam Rifles headquarters in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, a total of 161 personnel of the para-military force gathered to honour the memory soldiers who laid down their lives resisting the Chinese advance in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh during the 1962 Indo-China War.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) On the occasion of Diwali, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, visited the strategically vital Ladakh sector to celebrate the festival with personnel of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Army (IA) deployed in the region.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent this year’s Diwali on board an Indian Navy vessel with which he shares a close association over the past three years. He had commissioned the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited on September 2, 2022.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali on Sunday aboard INS Vikrant, India’s indigenously built aircraft carrier, marking a symbolic fusion of festivity and maritime pride.
