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New Delhi: Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday cleared a project for manufacturing 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles, worth around Rs 5,000 crore, sources said. The clearance comes ahead of Russian President Vladimir...

London: The UK will be hosting a summit of Foreign and Development Ministers from the G7 countries from December 10-12 in Liverpool.According to an official statement, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be welcoming counterparts from the US, France, Germany,...

Imphal: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that a Mega Handloom Cluster will be set up at Nongpok Kakching of Imphal East district, the native village of Tokyo Olympics Silver Medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, at a cost of Rs. 30...

Imphal: Haobam Paban Kumar's second feature film in Manipuri and Tangkhul language - Nine Hills One Valley is finally set to premiere at Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2021 in Indonesia. The film, among 17 Asian films selected, will be screened in Asia Perspectives...

Imphal: Manipur government has appointed former Social Welfare Minister Okram Henry Singh as an advisor to Chief Minister N Biren Singh here on Friday.The Manipur High Court in April this year cancelled the election of Henry, who was elected...

Itanagar: An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter has crash-landed in a remote area in Anjaw district of eastern Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday while carrying out an air sortie operation in the area bordering China. There was, however, no report...

Imphal:  Novelist Beryl Thanga alias Laishram Biramangol Singh received the 12th Manipur State Award for Literature 2020 for his book – Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat’ (I and the then island), here on Thursday.The award given by Governor La. Ganesan...

New Delhi: Global wealth tripled over the last two decades, with China leading the way and overtaking the US for the top spot worldwide, Bloomberg reported. A report by McKinsey & Co. that examines the national balance sheets of...

Moscow: Russia has successfully conducted a test on November 15, hitting an inoperative Russian satellite Tselina-D, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday."In particular, on November 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense successfully carried out a test, as a...

Washington: The White House has blasted media reports claiming a rift between President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris."For anyone who needs to hear it. @VP is not only a vital partner to @POTUS but a bold leader...