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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has included himself in the proposed law to sack jailed ministers. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday hit out at the Opposition’s criticism of the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has included himself in the proposed law to sack…

India recently completed a successful test of its Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS), which effectively engaged and destroyed three targets at different altitudes off the Odisha coast. India has successfully conducted a test of its new integrated air defence system, which employed multiple weapons to intercept and destroy three targets at varying altitudes and ranges off…

India has successfully test-fired the Agni-5 intermediate-range ballistic missile, capable of covering most of Asia and carrying nuclear warheads. This launch enhances India’s position to join the elite ICBM club. In a major boost to the defence sector, India successfully test-fired Agni-5 intermediate range ballistic missile. The missile can almost cover the whole Asian continent. The successful…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has pushed to increase trade with Russia, encouraging Russian companies to engage “more intensively” with their Indian counterparts. With the US announcing a 50% tariff on India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has encouraged Russian companies to engage “more intensively” with their Indian counterparts. Noting India’s rapidly growing economy and initiatives like…

Nikki Haley warned the Trump administration’s relations with India are at a critical point, stressing the need to strengthen ties to counter China. Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has warned that the Donald Trump administration’s ties with India are at a “troubling inflexion point”, cautioning against allowing trade tensions to derail a partnership…

India and China have agreed to set up an expert group to explore early boundary delimitation and resume direct flights, marking a major thaw in bilateral ties. This comes after China Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s meetings with EAM Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and finally PM Narendra Modi. India and China have agreed to resume direct flights at…

Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, a former economics professor, was key in driving US retaliatory tariffs on trading partners. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro sharply criticised India for purchasing Russian energy and defence equipment, pledging to “hit India where it hurts” in order to change New Delhi’s policy. In an opinion piece for the Financial Times,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that India is seeking self-reliance in energy independence and the development of its own powerful defence systems, vowing to defend his country’s interests “like a wall”. Modi delivered his annual Independence Day address from the imposing ramparts of New Delhi’s Red Fort at a time when India faces intense pressure and…

The order on moving all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelter homes had been passed by a two-judge bench. A day after Chief Justice of India BR Gavai assured a relook at the two-judge bench order on moving all stray dogs in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) to shelter homes, the matter is scheduled to…