CISF Chief Jaiswal to be New CBI Director
An order issued by Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) stated that Jaiswal, a 1985-batch Maharashtra cadre Indian Police Force (IPS) officer, will be the CBI director for two years, or u... Read more
Sub Salvage Mission Brings Jakarta, Beijing Closer
Amid the uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia was deeply saddened by the sinking of KRI Nanggala 402 last month. On April 21, the Indonesian Navy submarine sunk off the... Read more
The United States and the Taliban signed a historic agreement on 29 February 2020, putting an end to the longest-running conflict in American history, which cost a hefty US $2 trillion and a... Read more
What S Jaishankar’s New York Visit Says About Indo-US Ties
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s visit to New York and Washington this week highlights the new India-US synergy between bilateral, regional and multilateral issues. The th... Read more
Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates: Rain, Gusty Winds Hit Odisha Coast as Landfall Process Begins, Bengal on High Alert
Cyclone Yaas LIVE Updates: Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas was centred over Northwest Bay of Bengal, 40 km East of Dhamra in Odisha on Wednesday morning, IMD said in a statement. It is likel... Read more
Belarus Is Becoming Europe’s North Korea
n Sunday, a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was forced out of the sky as it traversed Belarusian airspace. The government of Belarusian President Alexander L... Read more
Lasers, Integration And Mobility: Israel Races To Stop Growing Threat From Drones
On April 27, personnel with the Israel Defense Forces downed a drone that crossed into the country from Lebanon. They also found a second drone “belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organiza... Read more
All Missing On Board Barge P305, Tugboat Accounted For, Says Navy
All the 274 personnel who were on board barge P305 that sank and tugboat Varaprada that went adrift during Cyclone Tauktae fury have been accounted for with the recovery of 16 bodies along M... Read more
Indian Army Rapidly Develops Infrastructure For Troops At LAC In Ladakh, Northeast
The Indian Army, engaged in a military stand-off with the Chinese army for more than a year, has developed infrastructure and now the capability to accommodate a large number of troops in th... Read more
Bangladesh, world’s third largest Muslim country, which was swept by a wave of Islamic militancy from 1999 to 2005, has seen an increase in terrorist activity in recent years, includin... Read more