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Govt committed to achieving defence production target of $22 bn by 2025: Rajnath
"You (industry) can imagine, with this kind of growth, how many opportunities will be available for the Indian industry," the Defence Minister said while addressing FICCI's 95th Annual Convention & AGM here.
Bilkis Bano case: SC dismisses review against May judgment on remission policy
A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath dismissed the review petition filed by Bano through advocate Shobha Gupta.
Kashmir, Ladakh shiver in sub-zero night temperature
"Same weather conditions are likely to continue during the next 24 hours with a drop in the minimum temperatures during this period in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh", he added.
'No case is too small for Supreme Court or too big..': SC vs Centre war of words
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has minced no words in criticising the judiciary on several issues at various platforms, and the judiciary has also shot back at Central government -- be it long delay in appointment of judges or underscoring that no case is too big or too small for the Supreme Court as it has to answer the cry of liberty of the citizens.
China has been trying to gain access to Arunachal peak since October
But there have been face-offs in the area in the past too, a major one being in October 2021 at Yangtse, 35 km northeast of Tawang. The Chinese attempt to get access to the top of the 17,000-feet high peak was thwarted. The area is now under snow and will remain so till March.
Flashpoints-I: How Galwan exposed China's sinister intentions
This clash took place on the night of June 15, 2020. This incident took place when the situation was normalising after talks between the two countries near the Galwan Valley at night. The Indian Army had then issued a statement on this incident. The army had said that there was a violent clash in the Galwan Valley area on the night of June 15 and 20 soldiers were martyred.
China, Pakistan appear to be in provocative mode with India at the same time
It is not clear if some of the incidents are linked or related but for sure after a considerable lull, India's inimical neighbours are in a provocative stance. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday told Parliament that Indian troops successfully thwarted an attempt by Chinese soldiers to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on December 9 in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector.
PM Modi dials up President Putin, reiterates dialogue as solution to end Ukraine conflict
The conversation between PM Modi and President Putin was a follow-up to their meeting in Uzbekistan's Samarkand, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, in September this year. Both the leaders reviewed several areas of bilateral cooperation like energy cooperation, trade and investments, defence and security cooperation.
'No benches in winter break', says SC after Centre's jibe on long vacations
On Thursday, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, in the Rajya Sabha, said that there was a feeling among the people that long court vacations were not very convenient for justice seekers. Against the backdrop of this statement from the law minister, the announcement made by the Chief Justice in a courtroom full of lawyers that "there will be no benches available from tomorrow till January 1," assumes significance.
No proposal to enact a separate law to regulate digital media: Centre
"No proposal to enact a separate law to regulate the digital media is currently under consideration of the government," said the minister.
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