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Navy conducts workshop on mental health as part of resilience programme

As per the release, the workshop on mental health was held on January 7 at Dr DS Kothari Auditorium, situated in DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi and was led by spiritual teacher BK Shivani

B'desh's ex-PM Khaleda Zia in London for treatment, meets son after 7 years

Earlier, the 79-year-old chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had an emotional reunion with her eldest son

EAM Jaishankar meets Mauritius delegation on PBD sidelines

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he jointly met the PBD delegation from Mauritius and appreciated their sentiments in celebration of their roots

UK has strong belief in India's democratic values, growth story: Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla noted that his interactions highlighted the strength of the India-UK parliamentary cooperation and the multifaceted nature of the bilateral partnership across sectors

Demerger boosts Rossell Techsys' defence, space ambitions: MD Rishab Gupta

Rossell Techsys MD Rishab Gupta discusses the firm's demerger from Rossell India and its entry into the space sector, highlighting a Rs 2,800 crore order book and a focus on defence and civil aviation

In first high level engagement with Taliban, foreign secy meets Afghan FM

In the meeting, India's foreign sceretary Vikram Misri underlined India's historic friendship with the Afghan people and the strong people-to-people contacts between the two countries

Imran Khan's PTI agrees to 3rd round of talks with govt to ease tensions

The development came a day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Tuesday demanded unrestricted access to the party founder, Khan, as a precondition for engaging in the next round of talks

Indigenously made vehicles to reach Lebanon for Indian troops' use

The fleet comprises high mobility troop carriage vehicles, utility vehicles (one tonne and 2.5 tonne), medium and light ambulances, fuel bowsers and recovery vehicles, they said

Assam mining rescue: Navy deployed with special equipment for search ops

The team includes highly trained Clearance Divers, experts in deep-water recovery, and the underwater ROVs for the search and rescue

India, EU discuss protecting human rights in 11th dialogue meet in Delhi

The issues were extensively discussed at the 11th India-EU Human Rights Dialogue held in Delhi

Every citizen of this country akin to a soldier: IAF chief A P Singh

In his address at the ongoing Republic Day National Cadet Corps (NCC) Camp at Delhi Cantonment, he underlined the ethos of the NCC

India eying integrated satellite communication grid: Defence space official

The official said defence forces were looking at a mix of constellations, Defence Space Agency, was formed in 2019 to create a tri-service integrated Aerospace Command led by IAF

Hasina may continue staying in India despite Dhaka's extradition request

Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh amidst violent student-led protests that erupted in July 2024, leaving over 500 people dead

India's diaspora key to globalisation, says EAM at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

He expressed the importance of India's diaspora, calling it a "living bridge" that connects India to the world

Bangladesh revokes Sheikh Hasina's passport, cites crimes against humanity

Sheikh Hasina and 11 others are summoned to a Bangladesh court on February 12. The former Prime Minister fled to India in August after student protests ended her 16-year Awami League rule

Still awaiting Tejas from 2010 deal: IAF chief as China tests sixth-gen jet

The Air Chief Marshal's remarks follow China's testing of suspected sixth-generation stealth jets and reports of Pakistan seeking fifth-generation jets from Beijing within two years

Rajnath Singh reaffirms strengthening bilateral ties with Maldives

He emphasised the enduring spiritual, historical, linguistic, and ethnic ties between the nations

India on alert regarding China's proposed dam on Brahmaputra: Rajnath Singh

Days after China announced its plan to construct the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra, India said it will continue to monitor and take necessary measures to protect its interests

India expresses condolences over loss of life, property in Tibet earthquake

Interestingly, India's message of condolences did not mention China

'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' convention to kick off in Odisha on Wednesday

The convention will begin with the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event being organised by the Odisha government in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports