Pakistan creates new post of Chief of Defence Forces

Pakistan on Saturday brought in a Constitutional amendment to create a new post of chief of defence forces to ensure greater coordination and unified command among the three services. The 27th......

'Nicobar's exploitation portrayed as strategic defence project'

Over 70 scientists, environmentalists and former bureaucrats have urged the government to reconsider the Rs 92,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project, claiming that it is "an exploitative......

Putin to land in Delhi soon, Modi to host private dinner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after he lands in New Delhi to further expand a nearly eight-decade partnership that......

Not neutral, India is on the side of peace, Modi tells Putin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly backed the latest efforts to end the war in Ukraine and conveyed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that India will stand shoulder-to-shoulder in......

Antwerp court clears fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi's extradition

A court in Antwerp on Friday cleared the extradition of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, noting that his arrest by the Belgian authorities on India's request was valid, officials in the know of......

Medtech MNCs bet big on localisation

Several multinational medical device makers are focusing on deepening their presence in India by expanding their local manufacturing footprint and research capabilities, a move that can catapult......

Gukesh to Divya Deshmukh: India's chess kids rule globe

IMAGE: Divya Deshmukh is the first Indian to win the Women's Chess World Cup. Photograph: Andrei Anosov/FIDE India's global chess domination was lauded by President Droupadi Murmu in her address......