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India and US defence personnel during the Indo-US bilateral exercise, Tiger Triumph, at Kakinada Naval Enclave on March 29, 2024. Handout vis Indian Navy The fourth iteration of the India-U.S. tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise, codenamed Tiger Triumph, is scheduled to take place on the Eastern Seaboard from 1 to 13 April. … Read more
Of the 906 Bangladeshis apprehended from August 2024 to March 21 this year, 411 have exited in the past three months. File | Photo Credit: PTI The voluntary return of undocumented Bangladeshis is showing an increase after the government in December 2024 began a crackdown against foreigners staying illegally in India, following political changes in … Read more
A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The National Coordination Committee (NCC) of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which met in New Delhi recently, has decided to strongly respond to efforts to open the Indian market to products from the United States. “This can open flood gates of imports … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: PTI Issues pertaining to the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) and bilateral investment treaty between India and the U.K. are expected to figure during the three-day visit of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to London from April 8-10, official sources said. The Minister would be attending a host … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah. | Photo Credit: PTI A joint team of the Narcotics Control Bureau and Delhi Police have seized a large cache of narcotics worth ₹27.4 crore and arrested five persons, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Monday (March 31, 2025). Mr. Shah also said the government’s relentless hunt against drugs … Read more
Sanoj Mishra, the director who offered viral sensation Monalisa a role in his film during the Kumbh Mela, has been arrested in connection with a rape case. The arrest follows the rejection of his bail application by the Delhi High Court. On March 30, 2024, Sanoj Mishra, aged 45, was apprehended by the Delhi … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah India is expected to experience hotter-than-usual temperatures from April to June, with more heatwave days in central and eastern India and the northwestern plains, the IMD said on Monday (March 31, 2025). Most parts of the country will see higher-than-normal maximum temperatures, except for some areas in … Read more
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited logo. File | Photo Credit: X/@HALHQBLR India has refuted a New York Times article that alleged the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) may have “re-routed British sensitive equipment” to Russian Rosoboronexport, which is sanctioned by the United Kingdom and European Union. “The New York Times report is factually incorrect and misleading. It has tried to frame … Read more
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) logo. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Enforcement Directorate on Monday (March 31, 2025) said it has attached assets worth about ₹95 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against a Gurugram-based real estate company and its promoter on charges of duping more than 950 homebuyers. The action has … Read more
IFS officer Nidhi Tewari has been appointed private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Personnel Ministry order said. | Photo Credit: ANI IFS officer Nidhi Tewari has been appointed private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Personnel Ministry order said. A 2014-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Ms. Tewari is currently serving as … Read more