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India stands for rules-based international order: Rajnath Singh at Aero India 2023

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hosted the Defence & Deputy Defence Ministers of 27 countries at the Defence Ministers’ Conclave held on the sidelines of Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

British envoy says UK expects to deepen relations with India in defence sector

Bengaluru: British High Commissioner Alex Ellis  has said the UK wants to broaden and deepen its relationship with India in the defence area.

Delhi court sentences four persons with Al-Qaeda links to 7.5 years in jail

New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Tuesday handed seven and half years imprisonment to four persons linked with Al-Qaeda under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

French envoy says France committed to Make In India initiative

New Delhi: Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said  French industries are committed to India's 'Make in India' policy.

S Jaishankar reaches Fiji for 12th World Hindi Conference

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Fiji to attend the 12th World Hindi Conference that is being co-hosted by the Governments of India and Fiji on Feb 15-17 in Nadi.

United States Air Force’s F-35 makes debut at Aero India 2023

Bengaluru: The United States Air Force’s (USAF) newest fifth-generation fighters – the stealthy, supersonic, multirole F-35A Lightning II and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter – will make their debut at Aero India 2023.

IT Dept officials conduct surveys at BBC offices over allegations of tax irregularities

New Delhi/IBNS: Income Tax officials conducted surveys at the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices on Tuesday and confiscated phones and laptops, media reports said.

'Never compared Congress with PFI, but..': Amit Shah

New Delhi/IBNS: Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said he never compared the Congress party and the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and he only said Congress tried to withdraw cases against the organisation.

Pulwama anniversary : Police says out of 19 perpetrators, 15 killed or arrested

Srinagar: A senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer on Tuesday said that out of 19 terrorists involved in deadly 2019 Pulwama terrorist attack, 15 have been either killed or arrested.

Aero India 2023: HAL removes Lord Hanuman's image from HLFT-42 aircraft model

New Delhi/IBNS: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Tuesday erased the picture of Lord Hanuman from the tail of the HLFT-42 aircraft model being displayed at the Aero India 2023 event in Bengaluru.

Adani fiasco: Amit Shah says BJP has nothing to hide or fear, Congress can go to court with its allegations

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid persistent attacks by the Opposition, especially the Congress, alleging the BJP of favouring the Adani Group, Home Minister Amit Shah in an interview with news agency ANI said his party has “nothing to hide or be afraid of”.

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra to visit Bangladesh to discuss bilateral issues

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra will go to Bangladesh on a two-day official visit from February 15 to hold talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Masud Bin Momen, a statement said.

India's Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane meets UK delegation at Aero India

Bengaluru/UNI: Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane had a bilateral meeting with UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk.

India doesn't want to remain an assembly workshop: Rajnath Singh

Bengaluru/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has asserted that India does not want to remain just an assembly workshop and is looking to engage with friendly countries in defence and security based issues on sharing expertise and capabilities under the ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

We will never forget their supreme sacrifice, tweets Narendra Modi remembering Pulwama martyrs 

Pulwama/New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday remembered the 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack.

'PM doesn't realise last thing I am scared of is Narendra Modi': Rahul Gandhi

Wayanad/IBNS/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his alleged links with business tycoon Gautham Adani, and also added that all the norms were violated for Adani Group, while addressing a public function organized by District Congress Committee (DCC) at Meenangadi panchayat stadium in Wayanad.

S Jaishankar holds talks with Germany's security policy chief

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jens Plötner, the Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to the German Chancellor, during which they discussed the bilateral ties as well as “exchanged views on the situation in Europe” – signifying the Ukraine conflict.

'Thought he's cultured': Sharad Pawar on Devendra Fadnavis' claim against him

Mumbai/IBNS: Three years after he teamed up with Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar in an overnight coup to form the government in Maharashtra, deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Monday said the move had NCP chief Sharad Pawar's support.

Instagram influencer Shraddha Jain, whose layoff video went viral, meets PM Modi

New Delhi/IBNS: Instagram influencer Shraddha Jain, whose funny take on layoffs in the tech sector went viral recently, has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

No Delhi Mayor polls on Feb 16 after SC observes nominated members can't vote

New Delhi/IBNS: Election for the Delhi's Mayor post, scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed as the Supreme Court will now hear the matter on Friday.

Ex-SC judge Abdul Nazeer, whose verdict favoured Ram Temple construction, appointed as Andhra Guv; political row on

Triggering a political row, the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has appointed former Supreme Court judge Abdul Nazeer, who was one of the judges who ruled in favour of the construction of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, as the Andhra Pradesh Governor, media reports said.

IIT Bombay student dies after jumping from 7th floor of hostel building, police probe suicide, caste discrimination allegations

Mumbai/IBNS: An 18-year-old student of IIT Bombay died after he jumped from the seventh floor of his hostel building at the institute's campus in Powai on Sunday afternoon.    

Centre agrees to Supreme Court monitored committee in Adani-Hindenburg issue

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday agreed for a committee which will examine the existing regime and regulator's role in preventing meltdown situation of shares, as happened to Adani, after Hindeburg Research report, but it stressed that the Supreme Court could choose the composition of experts committee from names suggested by the Centre.

G-20 meeting in Indore: Delegates participate in heritage walk

Indore: On the first day of the G-20 Agriculture Working Group Meeting in Indore, representatives from member countries took a heritage walk.

Odisha: Marginal Escalation

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Aero India 2023: Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane holds bilateral meetings with three defence delegations

New Delhi: Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane held bilateral meetings on Feb with three defence delegations on the sidelines of Aero India 2023 at Bengaluru.

PM Narendra Modi greets all radio listeners on World Radio Day

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted all radio listeners, RJs and all others associated with the broadcasting eco-system on the occasion of World Radio Day.

Man held with fake currency notes of Rs 5.65 lakh in Assam's Sonitpur

Guwahati: Police arrested a person along with fake Indian currency notes valuing Rs 5.65 lakh in Assam's Sonitpur district.

Indian Foreign Secretary Kwatra in Nepal for bilateral talks

New Delhi: Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who arrived in Nepal on Monday on a two-day visit, held talks with his Nepalese counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal on several subjects, and discussed several issues of bilateral cooperation, including connectivity, power trade, agriculture, health and culture.

S Jaishankar to visit Fiji, Australia

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will visit Fiji to attend the 12th World Hindi Conference that will be co-hosted by the Governments of India and Fiji on Feb 15-17 in Nadi, Fiji.