Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh - in his first remarks after Pahalgam terrorist attack - said that being a defence minister, it is his responsibility to give a befitting reply to those who dare to attack India.
A three-year-old girl died after her parents initiated her into the Jain practice of fasting until death as advised by a spiritual leader in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. The girl, who was their only child, breathed her last in March.
Days after Pahalgam terror attack which claimed 26 lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, i.e., May 5, met with Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.
Three Army personnel died after their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 700-feet-deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Sunday. The army truck was part of a convoy moving from Jammu to Srinagar along National Highway 44.
Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto had acknowledged his country's tango with terror operatives, saying that Pakistan has a past. Bhutto acknowledged Pakistan's history with extremism, claiming the nation has suffered as a result and has since reformed.
Sujata Chaturvedi, a 1989 batch officer in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), has been given a new role by the central government ahead of her retirement, which is due in less than two months, in late-June.
The contract worth around Rs 260 crore is expected to boost the strength of the air defence troops in the forward areas especially on the western sector, they said.
Developed by Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra, the airship was launched carrying an instrumental payload to an altitude of around 17 km, Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
Tensions flared as Tokyo and Beijing traded protests over an alleged airspace violation near disputed East China Sea islands. A Chinese helicopter reportedly expelled a Japanese aircraft, prompting Japan to scramble jets. Vietnam protested Chinese and Philippine claims over Sandy Cay in the South China Sea. Satellite images revealed China’s expanding militarization in the region.
