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PM Modi extends wishes on International Women's day
With the hashtag of 'NariShaktiforNewIndia' he highlighted the growth of women in various fields. Referring to the government's schemes like Ujjwala Yojana, Izzat Ghar, Sukanya Samridhi, Matri Vandana, he shared a video and tweeted, "On International Women's Day, saluting the achievements of our women power. We attach great importance to the role of women in India's progress.
Anglo-American destabilisation being launched to topple Modi in coming months: Report
One of the most critical economic partners of Russia amid the unprecedented Western economic sanctions from Washington and the EU over the Ukraine war has been the Indian government. In the past several years, Modi, playing a delicate balancing act between alliances with Russia and also with the West, has emerged as a vital trade partner of Russia amid the sanctions.
Rs 425 cr worth drugs seized from Iranian boat off Gujarat coast
The operation was carried out late Monday night. Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) sources said that on specific intelligence information on narcotics being smuggled in Indian waters, the Coast Guard and ATS had kept a watch, and a few hundred nautical miles off Okha Port an Iranian boat was found fishing. Suspecting the movement, the Coast Guard team chased the dhow, and on inspection.
Future conflicts will be unpredictable, we need to be ready: Defence Minister Rajnath
Rajnath Singh reviewed the operational capabilities of the Indian Navy during the Naval Commanders' Conference held aboard India's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant on March 06. He interacted with the Naval Commanders and witnessed the operational demonstrations at sea, highlighting the Navy's capability to undertake multi-dimensional missions towards safeguarding the maritime interests of the country.
Navy successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from warship
The BrahMos was fired from a Kolkata class guided missile destroyer warship on Sunday evening. The Defence Ministry said the missile is equipped with an indigenous booster designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. The Navy said that the BrahMos missile strengthens India's commitment towards 'Atmanirbhartra' (self-reliance).
Swiss envoy summoned, protest lodged over anti-India posters in Geneva
The Swiss Ambassador conveyed to the ministry that India's concerns would be conveyed to Berne with all the seriousness it deserves. "The Secretary (West), MEA, today called in the Swiss Ambassador and raised the issue of unfounded and malicious anti-India posters in front of the UN building in Geneva," sources said, as per reports.
US delegation appreciates India for operating LCA from indigenous carrier
An 11-member US delegation headed by Rear Admiral James Downey, Programme Executive Officer (PEO), Carriers visited various defence and industrial installations in Delhi and Kochi. The opening session of the Joint Working Group Meeting was held on February 27 in Delhi The opening session of the Joint.
World's first 'bamboo crash barrier' installed on Maha highway
The bamboo crash barrier in Nagpur has been christened as 'Bahu Balli' and underwent rigorous testing at various government-run institutions on different parameters. These included tests at the National Automotive Test Tracks in Pithampur, Indore, it secured the Class 1 in the Fire Rating Test conducted at the Central Building Research Institute in Roorkee.
Delhi sees Kashmir in black and white, but it is gray: Ex-RAW Chief AS Dulat
"You just cannot predict anything in that region, things change overnight. There has to be enough flexibility in approach to ascertain that the situation remains balanced," he tells IANS in a special interaction. Stressing that most Kashmiris do not live in utopia and understand that Section 370 is not coming back, Dulat, who served in Kashmir as Joint Director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) from 1988 to 1990, arguably the most troublesome time in the Valley, however, emphasises on the need to revive the political and democratic process there.
Corruption has become a way of life, unsatiated greed facilitates its growth: Supreme Court
A bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta said: "Unsatiated greed for wealth has facilitated corruption to develop like cancer. If the corrupt succeed in duping the law enforcers, their success erodes even the fear of getting caught. They tend to bask under a hubris that rules and regulations are for humble mortals and not them."
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