Indian armed forces are set to undertake a series of reforms to improve their efficiency and war-waging capabilities with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today announcing a series of measures to achieve the same. One of the measures is the relocation of 206 Army officers currently with the Army Headquarters to field formations and units. Continue Reading
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says anyone who ‘touches,’ supports or allows an Iranian tanker carrying crude oil to dock risks US sanctions. Continue Reading
The Paralympics chief has said the 2020 Games are ‘on track’, but raised alarm bells over a dearth of accessible hotel rooms in Tokyo with only one year to go. Continue Reading
Compulsory neck guards on helmets for Australian cricketers are ‘not far away’, the national team’s sports medicine chief said today after a sickening blow felled Steve Smith during the second Ashes Test. Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Bhutan, today said that ‘India is eliminating poverty faster than ever before,’ even as he claimed that the country is ‘witnessing historic transformations in a wide range of sectors’. Continue Reading
More than 60 people were killed and scores wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital, authorities said Sunday, the deadliest attack in Kabul in recent months. Continue Reading
Senior BJP leader and former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, currently admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Delhi, is reportedly in a critical condition. He was admitted to the hospital on 9 August. Continue Reading
Thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an ‘AFP’ reporter witnessed. Continue Reading
US President Donald Trump has made it clear that his offer of mediation on Kashmir is not on the table anymore, a top Indian diplomat has said. Continue Reading
Days after actor Rahul Bose had complained about paying Rs 442 for two bananas in star hotel, an author-photographer revealed how he was charged Rs 850 for a boiled egg at a star hotel in Mumbai. Continue Reading