The Central government on Thursday claimed privilege over documents pertaining to the Rafale fighter jet deal and asserted that no one can produce them in the court without the permission of the department concerned.
Tom Vadakkan, key Sonia Gandhi aide, joins BJP
Veteran Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan on Thursday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi. He met BJP president Amit Shah later.
India, Pakistan hold talks on Kartarpur corridor
India and Pakistan on Thursday held a meeting at Attari in Amritsar to discuss the modalities and draft agreement of pilgrims' visit to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Kartarpur corridor.
Despite weeks of a diplomatic campaign after the Pulwama terror attack, China’s decision to place a “hold” on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorrist has come as a setback to India. It will force New Delhi to reconsider its strategy on the issue and consider various options and priorities in the weeks ahead.
Outraged by China blocking for the fourth time a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) move to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad’s (JeM) leader Masood Azhar a global terrorist, Council members have warned that they “may be forced to pursue other actions” if Beijing continued with this policy.
Never underestimate importance of Dhoni, says Michael Clarke
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke on Thursday warned critics to “never underestimate” the importance of veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Indian limited overs teams.
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg in Nobel Peace Prize race
Three Norwegian lawmakers have nominated Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg, who has become a prominent voice in campaigns against climate change, for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Six U.S. nuclear power plants to be set up in India
New Delhi and Washington have agreed on a proposal to build six nuclear power plants in India. This was stated in a joint statement issued on March 13 at the conclusion of the 9th round of India-U.S. Strategic Security Dialogue in Washington, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson.
Anti-tank missile developed by DRDO successfully fired
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile was successfully fired in the desert ranges of Rajasthan on Thursday.
UPA govt did not take steps that had to be taken after 26/11 terror strike: Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday claimed that the UPA government did not take the steps it should have after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and there would have been more deterrence against such terror strikes had it been proactive.