New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Defence capital acquisitions have increased from Rs 74,000 crore in FY21-22 to Rs. 1.2 lakh crore in FY24-25, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday, adding that the time is ripe to have the first defence unicorn (a startup with a valuation of $1 billion and above) of the country soon.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) India’s total exports of goods and services have increased by 5.19 per cent to $346.10 billion in April-August 2025 from $329.03 billion in the same period of the previous year, despite the uncertainties in global markets triggered by the US tariff hikes, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.
Bareilly, Oct 7 (IANS) With Uttarakhand set to become first state to abolish the Madrasa Board, All India Muslim Jamaat National President Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi on Tuesday questioned the need for a new bill, when an existing board was already in place.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Udit Raj on Tuesday blamed "Sanatanis" for the attempt to attack Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai inside the Supreme Court, claiming that the growing influence of Sanatan ideology was behind such incidents.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur slated towards the end of this month, Malaysian High Commissioner to India Dato' Muzaffar Shah Mustafa spoke to IANS about the trade relations between the two nations and also shared views on the extradition demand of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that in the modern era, wars are being fought "in data and algorithms" before they reach the battlefield, underlining the need for greater investment in frontier technologies and innovation.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal’s hunt for a new official accommodation has ended at bungalow number 95, Lodhi Estate, said party and official sources on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) While Bihar prepares for high-voltage Assembly elections in a month from now, popular folk singer Maithili Thakur is likely to make her political debut in the upcoming polls, potentially contesting on a BJP ticket from her home district, Darbhanga. Speaking to press after meeting BJP leaders including Nityanand Rai and Vinod Tawde, she remarked that her favorite political leader is Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, on Tuesday, set a deadline of 24 hours for the state police to act against the culprits behind the attack on a BJP Lok Sabha member and a party legislator, allegedly by the Trinamool Congress activists.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Rakesh Kishore, the advocate who hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai inside the Supreme Court on Monday, claimed on Tuesday that the act was not his own but inspired by divine intervention.
