India will have theatre commands by 2022: CDS

New Delhi (IANS) India will have two to five theatre commands by 2022, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Monday.

He pointed that in the southern part of the country, India will have a Peninsula command by integrating existing…

Indian Navy bust gold smuggling sea route

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Navy has unearthed a sea smuggling route of gold after intercepting a Sri Lankan boat and nabbing the crew members.

"During an aerial surveillance sortie by a helicopter from Naval Air Station in Ramnad intercepted…

Aircel-Maxis case: Court seeks ED, CBI response on Karti's plea

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a petition filed by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram seeking permission to travel abroad.

Karti, along with his…

Women Army officers entitled to permanent commission same as males: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declared that women officers shall be eligible for command posting in Army.

It said that the Union Government's policy decision of 2019 to grant Permanent Commission to women Army Officers would…

UNSC resolutions on Kashmir need to be implemented: Guterres

United Nations (IANS) US Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the Security Council resolutions on Kashmir have to implemented – and although he did not make a reference to it, the main resolution requires Pakistan to withdraw from the areas…

Modi flags off Kashi Mahakal Express from Varanasi

Varanasi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the third train operated by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) between his parliamentary constituency Varanasi and Madhya Pradesh's Indore.

Modi flagged…

Fire at wholesale rice market in Kolkata

Kolkata (IANS) A fire broke out at the wholesale rice market in north Kolkata's Raja Bazar on Sunday. No casualty or injury was reported.

Smoke was seen billowing from factory premises around 2.15 p.m. Eleven fire engines fought the blaze…

Coronavirus: India to send medical supplies to China

New Delhi (IANS) In the wake of outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in China, India will send a consignment of medical supplies there, Vikram Misri, Ambassador of India to China, said on Twitter on Sunday.

The Ambassador, in a video…

Modi's push & KVIC's innovative ideas boom Khadi sales

New Delhi (IANS) Imagine a woman wearing Patola saree from Gujarat and matching Khadi foot wears, or a trendy wrist watch of Khadi. It is not just imagination anymore because Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is doing all that it takes…

JeM releases threat video ahead of Trump's India visit

Srinagar (IANS) Ahead of US President Donald Trump's India visit, terror outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) has released a video that calls for "revenge" and says "the killers would not be forgiven".

The video threatens the Indian government,…