Nation

Jodhpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday expressed confidence that India will soon be counted among superpowers."Protecting the nation is our top most priority, and we are fully committed to ensuring that. I can say with full confidence that...

New Delhi: In a big boost to its combat prowess, the Indian Air Force Monday inducted the first batch of indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters, named Prachand, that are capable of firing a range of missiles and other weapons,...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) Monday scrambled its fighter jets to intercept a China-bound Iranian aircraft following a bomb scare but allowed it to proceed after getting a second intimation to disregard the scare."Intimation was received of...

Shillong: Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command at Gandhinagar, Air Marshal SP Dharkar on Saturday assumed charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Headquarters Eastern Air Command here in Meghalaya, officials said.Air Marshal Dharkar succeeds...

Imphal: The Central government has extended the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act by six months in 12 districts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of five other districts of the two states to facilitate anti-insurgency operations. The...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday launched 5G services in India at a telecom event in Delhi. The service is expected to progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years, potentially transforming India's digital landscape.Launching...

Hamirpur: The Union external affairs ministry Friday released a list of registered recruitment agents for the Northern region for the safe and legal migration of “Emigration Clearance Required” passport holders to the ECR countries (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan,...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out search operations and freezed accounts of various Chinese-controlled entities maintained with payment gateways in an investigation relating to alleged misuse of App-based token named “HPZ” and other similar applications by several...

Itanagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the forward areas of 3 Corps in Anini under Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday.He made an on-the-ground assessment of the country’s defence preparedness along the LAC (Line of Actual Control),...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has conducted a multi-phase operation to dismantle drug networks with global linkages through the rapid exchange of intelligence on drug trafficking and coordinated law enforcement actions through Interpol.The global operation...