The 57-day Amarnath Yatra 2026 has commenced with the first batches of pilgrims setting out from Baltal and Pahalgam under elaborate security, digital surveillance and extensive logistical arrangements.
Modi and Takaichi called for concerted action against Pakistan-based terror outfits Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and their proxies.
India and Japan on Thursday unveiled an ambitious 16-point strategic roadmap aimed at significantly expanding cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, economic security, clean energy, mobility, pharmaceuticals and research, following high-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the latter's official visit to India.
Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan expressed dissatisfaction over the Adani Group’s announcement that Mediterranean Shipping Company will invest in Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited (AVPPL), the concessionaire and operating company of the Vizhinjam International Seaport.
After a delay of almost a week, the southwest monsoon made rapid progress overnight to enter Rajasthan and cover areas of the southeastern region of the state up to Tonk on Thursday.
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According to a statement by the Ministry of Defence, the controlled velocity test was conducted in collaboration with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Col Ajay Kothiyal, who also serves as a minister of state-ranked adviser to the Uttarakhand Rajya Sainik Kalyan Board, said that scientists had turned the Dharali disaster rescue operation into a 'blame game'.
He informed that the corporation incurs a monthly loss of Rs 70 crore and an annual loss of Rs 840 crore, with the total deficit exceeding Rs 2,200 crore. The government provides an annual grant of Rs 780 crore to the corporation.
The meeting lasted for 10 minutes. Aadhav Arjuna presented a book to the Chief Minister on the occasion. The TVK team later also met PWD Minister K Lakshminarayanan in this regard to press for permission.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Indian journalists on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov cast India as a “great friend” and a pivotal actor in a world where “rule of law has been ruined, trade norms broken”, and the promise of globalisation weakened.
