MoD inks contract with HSL for five fleet support ships for Indian Navy

New Delhi (IANS) Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday has signed a contract with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam for acquisition of five Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy.

MoD said that the overall cost of the project…

Putin not coming to India to attend G20 summit: Kremlin

New Delhi (IANS) The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be coming to India to attend the G20 summit to be held in Delhi next month.

Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the media in Moscow said that…

Adani-Hindenburg case: 22 out of 24 probe reports final, SEBI tells SC

New Delhi (IANS) In a fresh status report filed before the Supreme Court, the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said on Friday that it will take appropriate action based on the outcome of the investigations into the Adani-Hindenburg matter. 

India lands on moon, triggers talks on global space race

New Delhi (IANS) It's not bravado or pat on the back by any political leader. Experts around the world are now saying the obvious -- India has joined the global space race.

"India becomes the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s…

Incredible feat: Top US leaders celebrate India's lunar success

Washington (IANS) From Vice President Kamala Harris to Ambassador Eric Garcetti, top American leaders congratulated India for the historic touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 on the southern polar region of the moon, calling it an 'incredible feat'.

PM Modi thanks world leaders for their wishes on successful landing of Chandrayaan-3

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked world leaders for their congratulatory messages on the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon.

Several leaders from Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal…

'UCC unacceptable', All India Muslim Personal Law Board tells Law Commission

New Delhi (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has told the Law Commission of India that even a minute change in the basic format of Sharia will not be acceptable, as the Indian Constitution mentions freedom of religion as a fundamental…

Modi, Xi agree to intensify efforts towards disengagement alongside LAC

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to direct relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengagement and de-escalation alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC), official sources…

Madras HC lashes out against Special courts, says court is not for rich and affluent

Chennai (IANS)  Madras High Court Judge Justice Anand Venkatesh on Wednesday lashed out at the Special courts in Tamil Nadu saying that a court is not for rich and affluent.

He was responding to the Special courts letting off Ministers in the…

ED raids Chhattisgarh CM Baghel’s OSD residence

Bhopal (IANS) Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids at the premises of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s Political Advisor Vinod Verma and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Raipur.

Reacting to the raids, the Chhattisgarh…