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15 fishermen released from Sri Lankan prison arrive at Chennai airport

Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department officials received them at the airport and sent them to their respective native places

US Consulate to open in Bengaluru on Jan 17, says BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

He hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for making it possible

Taiwan detects 10 Chinese military aircraft, 6 vessels near its territory

In recent weeks, China has been visibly boosting its ability to invade Taiwanese beaches with innovative new naval equipment

Indian Army to conduct 'exercise devil strike' from January 16-19

Advanced technologies and state of the art equipment that allows highly accurate and efficient delivery of airborne forces to remote locations has been integrated in the exercise, the release said

US removes long standing restrictions on three Indian nuclear entities

The three entities are Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Indira Gandhi Atomic Research Centre (IGCAR) and the Indian Rare Earths (IRE), according to the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Majority of Indians positive about Trump 2.0: European think-tank survey

The poll identified India within the "Trump Welcomers" category, which reflects a view that Trump 2.0 would be good for India and the world

India building 60 Navy ships, to generate Rs 3 trillion in returns: Modi

PM Modi made these remarks while dedicating three frontline Navy combatants-INS Surat, Nilgiri, and Vaghsheer-to the nation in Mumbai, marking the first time three warships were commissioned together

Indian Army celebrates 77th Army Day, honours 52 awardees in Pune

General Dwivedi also emphasised that in internal security, the forces continue to bring stability across India, contributing to a safer and stronger nation

Navy to boost maritime security with three new combatants: Naval chief

Addressing the event, PM Modi while highlighting the transcending maritime security of the nation said that today India is being recognised as a 'reliable' and 'responsible' country in Global South

B'desh Constitution reform panel wants to drop 'secularism', 'socialism'

The commission set up by the Yunus administration also proposed a bicameral parliament for the country

Will take up Bangladesh embankment issue with Centre: Tripura CM Saha

State's fisheries minister Sudhangshu Das, who hails from Unakoti district, said the matter is international and a few patches of the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura are still unfenced

Bangladeshi court sentences ex-Army chief, 18 others to 12-yr imprisonment

Rashid served as the army chief during the first tenure of now deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government from 1996 to 2001

Will remain our workhorse: Army chief allays concerns over safety of ALH

In 2023 and 2024, the Indian Army has flown ALH for 40,000 hours. And, in those 40,000 hours there's only one glitch that took place, he said

India, Bangladesh forces hold talks to ease tensions over border fencing

According to officials, the discussion touched upon measures to curb human trafficking, cattle smuggling, and illegal migration long-standing issues that have added strain to bilateral ties

India to provide grant for supplying police vehicles to Sri Lanka

Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Santosh Jha and the top bureaucrat in the public security ministry DWRB Seneviratne have signed the MoU for the grant assistance worth Sri Lankan rupees 300 million

Over 80 Indian Hindu pilgrims return home after visiting Pakistan temples

Talking to reporters at the Wagah Border, the Indian delegation leader Yudhishter Lal expressed his gratitude and said: "The love and hospitality we received in Pakistan will always be cherished

No Dhruv, Rudra helicopters at Republic Day flypast? Here's what we know

The armed forces have grounded their advanced light helicopter fleets for a thorough safety inspection following a Coast Guard crash in Porbandar earlier this month

Elevated ties with India, started iCET, launched Quad: WH on Biden's tenure

The fact sheet noted that during these four years, Biden reinvigorated America's network of alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific

Union Budget 2025: Unchanged defence allocation, focus on reforms likely

India's defence budget as a share of GDP and the national budget has declined steadily year after year, reaching its lowest point since the 1960s, even as strategic challenges persist

Govt probe urges action against 'unnamed' person in plot to kill Pannun

Indian national Nikhil Gupta was held in Prague in 2023 on charges of working with Vikash Yadav, an ex-R&AW official in a foiled plot to assassinate Pannun, a Sikh separatist leader