Vernon Coaker, U.K. Minister of State for Defence for international relations and diplomacy, at Aero India in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Dinakar Peri The United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Defence, Vernon Coaker, said on Sunday (February 16, 2025) that his country will be a reliable partner for India “now and in the future”. He … Read more
U.S.‘s F-35 stealth fighters, during Aero India 2025 – Airshow at IAF Yelahanka Airforce Station, in Bengaluru on February 11, 2025. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Early last week fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) of both Russia and U.S. were at Aero India in Bengaluru, positioned at each end of the static display at … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir parties on Sunday (February 16, 2025) turned their spotlight on textbooks introduced in the union territory (UT) during the Lieutenant Governor’s administration, a day after a major goof-up in a class 10 textbook surfaced online. A parent posted a short video, wherein the Board of School Education (BOSE), Kashmir, in the textbook … Read more
Security personnel stand guard at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport before the arrival of Indian immigrants who were deported from US, in Amritsar on February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI A United States aircraft carrying around 112 undocumented Indian immigrants, deported from the U.S. landed at Punjab’s Amritsar International Airport on Sunday … Read more
The State Ministry for Civil Aviation amended norms in August 2024, whereby the requirement of passports for the registration and de-registration/transfer of drones was scrapped. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu More than 29,500 drones are registered in India, with the national capital having the maximum number at 4,882, according to official data. After the … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with the Foreign Minister of Interim government of Bangladesh Touhid Hossain in Muscat on February 16, 2025. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Touhid Hossain in Muscat on Sunday (February 16, 2025), in a meeting aimed at defusing tensions and addressing “challenges” between Delhi … Read more
Security personnel stand guard at the New Delhi Railway Station, in New Delhi, on February 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Railways has formed a two-member high-level administrative grade committee to investigate the stampede that occurred on Saturday night (February 15, 2025) at New Delhi Railway Station, officials in the Ministry of Railways said … Read more
Union Animal Husbandry and Dairying Ministry logo. Photo: x/@Dept_of_AHD The Centre has decided to bring public-private partnerships (PPP) in areas such as vaccine platforms, veterinary workforce development, institutional infrastructure and the creation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)-free zones. After a three-day workshop on PPPs for the performance of veterinary services held here last week in collaboration … Read more
Family members of the deceased in Samastipur district of Bihar after hearing about the death of three members. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When Kajal Kumari’s parents and young relative left their village in Bihar’s Samastipur district on a pilgrimage to the Maha Kumbh, she did not know she would never see them again. In … Read more
In this screengrab from a video posted by @NarendraModi via Youtube on Feb. 16, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends ‘Bharat Tex 2025’ at the Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI/@NarendraModi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (February 16, 2025) said he is optimistic that the textile sector will achieve the Rs … Read more