Dehradun: The government has set a target of Rs 3 lakh crore defence production by 2029, while it anticipates that the country’s exports in the sector would reach Rs 50,000 crore by that time, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. Addressing an event here, he also highlighted the growing use of information warfare in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately talk to US President Donald Trump to appeal for intervention on the “mistreatment and atrocities” against Indians, the Congress said on Tuesday after a video emerged showing an Indian student being handcuffed and pinned to the floor at a US airport. Congress leaders shared the video and…
Brussels: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Belgium, on Tuesday warned that India would strike deep into Pakistan if provoked by terrorist attacks, asserting that there will be retribution against the terrorist outfits and their leaders in case of barbaric acts like the Pahalgam attack. Jaishankar, who is travelling to Europe a month…
Srinagar: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said the security of the upcoming annual Amarnath yatra is the responsibility of the people of Kashmir. Mufti held a meeting with various stakeholders and PDP workers at the Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district ahead of the yatra that begins next month. “The…
Panaji: Doctors at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) withdrew their agitation against state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane following intervention by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday, officials said. The CM went to the state-run GMCH, located near here, in the morning and assured the protesting doctors that their demands would be met. Rane had…
LUCKNOW: (Jun 10) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday asserted that India now responds with strength rather than silence, and if someone imposes war on the country, the answer will be in the form of Operation Sindoor. Lauding 11 years of the Modi government at the Centre, he also said these years will…
New Delhi: India’s population is estimated to reach 1.46 billion in 2025, continuing to be the highest in the world, according to a new UN demographic report, which also revealed the country’s total fertility rate has fallen below the replacement rate. UNFPA’s 2025 State of World Population (SOWP) Report, The Real Fertility Crisis, calls for…
Port of Spain: Star West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran on Tuesday stunningly announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 29 without specifying any reasons, but insisted that “much thought and reflection” had gone into taking the call. His decision came days after he opted out of selection for the T20I series against…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that significant changes have unfolded in the defence sector in the 11 years of his government, with a clear focus on both modernisation and self-reliance in defence production. He said on X, “The last 11 years have marked significant changes in our defence sector, with a…
Imphal: A joint team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Customs, Assam Rifles, and Manipur Police has seized drugs and cash worth Rs 55.52 crore during an operation in Churachandpur district, a government statement said. “A special operation codenamed ‘Operation White Veil’ was carried out in the bordering areas of Churachandpur district of Manipur…
