Keel laying ceremony for Yard 3040, the fourth (ex-GRSE) Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV), was held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) in Kolkata, on 24 Apr 25. The ceremony was attended by Vice Admiral Rajaram Swaminathan, Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition, as the Chief Guest. Cmde PR Hari (Retd), Chairman […]
Three days after the Pahalgam terror attack, the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire by firing from multiple posts along the Line of Control (LoC) throughout the night. Indian forces responded with retaliatory fire, according to officials of the Indian Army. “Small arms firing at some locations on the Line of Control was initiated by the […]
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. He said that France stands firmly with India and its people in this hour of grief. “I have just spoken to my counterpart @narendramodi about the cowardly terrorist attack on […]
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday clarified that Long Term Visas (LTVs) already issued to Hindu Pakistani nationals will remain valid, despite the recent suspension of visa services to Pakistani nationals. In an official press release, the MEA stated, “With reference to the Government of India’s decision dated 24 April to suspend visa […]
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday departed for Vatican City to attend the funeral of Pope Francis later this week. She is accompanied by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying George Kurian, and Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly […]
A nine-member Indian delegation visited Pretoria, South Africa, to participate in the second session of the India-South Africa Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment (JWGTI), held on April 22–23. Led by Economic Adviser Priya Nair from the Department of Commerce, the Indian delegation, engaged in wide-ranging discussions with their South African counterparts. The South […]
India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has hit back at critics and trolls who targeted him and his family for inviting Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem to participate in the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, set to be held at Bengaluru’s Kanteerava Stadium on May 24. During a press conference on Monday, Chopra said that he had sent […]
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Friday to assess the security situation in the region following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. “Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will depart for Srinagar and Udhampur shortly,” defence officials said on Friday. According to the officials, the Army Chief […]
An Indian Army soldier was killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said on Thursday. According to a statement from the Indian Army’s White Knight Corps, a joint operation was initiated with local Jammu and Kashmir security units. “Contact was established, and a fierce firefight ensued. One of our […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held high-level bilateral talks in Jeddah and co-chaired the second meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council (SPC) on Tuesday before the PM left for India in view of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Despite the curtailed visit, the talks […]
