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Rajnath Singh empowers CDS to issue joint orders for all 3 services

This marks a shift from the earlier system, in which Instructions/Orders pertaining to two or more Services were issued by each Service separately

India, UK trade deal likely to be signed by July end, says official

Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal will meet UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds and other British senior officials during his two-day visit

India praises US, Qatar role in Iran-Israel truce, urges stability

India says there is no alternative to diplomacy to resolve conflicts and expresses readiness to support peace efforts following Iran-Israel ceasefire reports

MoD signs contracts worth ₹1,982 cr to upgrade Army counterterror ops gear

The Ministry of Defence has placed the orders under an emergency-purchase procedure for future counterterrorism operations

HAL to deliver six Tejas jets to IAF by March amid engine supply delays

Sunil said the GE engines will be used in the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2 variant and the initial prototypes of fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)

India ramps up anti-terror arsenal with ₹2K cr emergency procurement push

The latest procurements of drones, loitering munitions, and detection systems highlight the Defence Ministry's push to equip the Indian Army with cutting-edge, indigenous tech for vital missions

India evacuates hundreds from Iran, Israel amid ongoing regional conflict

India launched Operation Sindhu last week to bring back Indians from Iran and Israel in view of increasing hostilities between the two nations

Rajnath to focus on cooperation to counter terrorism at SCO meet in China

Rajnath's plan to call for greater regional cooperation comes nearly a month-and-a-half after India carried out precision strikes on terror infrastructures in Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack

NSA Doval, senior Russian security official emphasise bilateral cooperation

NSA Doval and Veneiktov discussed issues of bilateral, regional and international significance, according to the statement shared by the Indian Embassy in Beijing

India ready to extend all possible support: Ambassador Kumaran at IAEA meet

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi voiced concern to the Board of Governors over the ongoing conflict, highlighting recent attacks on Iran's nuclear sites and the risks to nuclear safety and regional stability

Fresh batch of 290 Indians, 1 Sri Lankan evacuated from Iran, says MEA

With the fresh batch of evacuees, India has brought back 2,003 Indians from Iran so far

Air India temporarily stops flights to Europe, 5 destinations in US, Canada

Besides, flights of Air India Express and IndiGo to the Middle East have been impacted, and some of them have been diverted

NSA Ajit Doval meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing for talks

Doval is visiting China to attend a conclave of top national security officials of the member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft by another month

The ban was initially imposed on April 23 for one month in the wake of tension between the two countries following the Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed at least 26 people

Putin meets Iranian Foreign Minister in Moscow, condemns US strikes

Putin met Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow, denounced US airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites as unjustified, and reaffirmed Russia's diplomatic and nuclear cooperation with Tehran

Indian Army places order of 450 NAGASTRA-1R loitering munitions from SDAL

The systems has a proprietary encryption for both video and Telemetry communication and comes with high precision targeting system

Iran to block Strait of Hormuz: What it means for India and oil trade

Iran has proposed closing the Strait of Hormuz after US strikes, threatening to disrupt global oil flows and raise prices amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict

Operation Sindhu: India to operate 3 more evacuation flights from Iran

After receiving 285 Indians evacuated from Iran, MoS Margherita said 162 others who crossed into Jordan from Israel would be repatriated within a day or two

US urges citizens to exercise 'increased caution' while travelling to India

The advisory also tells US citizens not to travel to parts of Central and East India due to terrorism

India pursuing FTAs with mature, rule-bound markets: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar says India's trade policy has shifted in the past 11 years to target transparent and stable economies over Southeast Asian competition