General Upendra Dwivedi takes charge as new Army Chief

New Delhi (IANS) General Upendra Dwivedi took over as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) from General Manoj Pande, who superannuated on Sunday (June 30) after more than four decades of service to the nation. 

General Upendra Dwivedi is…

Indian Navy participates in world's largest international maritime exercise

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Navy's indigenous stealth frigate INS Shivalik, mission deployed to the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, is participating in the 29th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the world's largest…

Five soldiers killed during tank exercises in Ladakh

Srinagar (IANS) Five Army soldiers were killed during a tank warfare exercise in the Ladakh region when the stream through which the tanks were passing suddenly got flooded. 

Official sources told IANS from Leh town of Ladakh region that an…

Liquor policy scam: CM Kejriwal sent to judicial custody till July 12 in CBI case

New Delhi (IANS) A city court on Saturday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to 14-day judicial custody (till July 12) in connection with the corruption case linked to the liquor policy case. 

Earlier in the day, vacation judge Sunena…

India is now world’s 3rd largest domestic aviation market, next to US & China

New Delhi (IANS) India has now become the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market after the U.S. and China, as airlines such as IndiGo and Air India have expanded their fleet size to cater to the surge in air passengers, according to data compiled…

Centre to conduct thorough check of airports, says Civil Aviation Minister

New Delhi (IANS) Following the canopy collapse at Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Friday, the Centre will conduct a thorough check of all the airports in the country. 

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram…

Land scam case: Jharkhand HC grants bail to ex-CM Hemant Soren

Ranchi (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the land scam case. 

On June 13, Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay reserved the decision on Soren's bail plea.

Soren was arrested by…

India slams 'deeply biased' US religious freedom report

New Delhi (IANS) India on Friday slammed the US State Department’s International Religious Freedom report for 2023, calling it a "deeply biased" document "visibly driven by vote bank considerations and a prescriptive outlook". 

“As in the past,…

FATF recognises India's efforts in combating terror funding, money laundering

New Delhi (IANS) India has achieved a commendable level of technical compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) requirements, and its efforts in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Countering Terrorist Financing (CFT), and Countering the Proliferation…

Emergency a blot on India's Constitution: President Murmu

New Delhi (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that the Emergency imposed in 1975 was a blot on India's Constitution. 

Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament, she said, "The Emergency in 1975 was the biggest attack on the…