At the UP Industrial Trade Show, PM Modi called on Indian manufacturers to turn disruption into opportunity. He urged building everything domestically—from semiconductors to ships—and warned that dependence on foreign supply chains undermines growth. Reforms like the GST overhaul are intended to fuel this self-reliant industrial vision. Read More…
The Defence Ministry inked a ₹62,370-crore contract with HAL for 97 Tejas Mk 1A light combat aircraft, including 68 single-seaters and 29 twin variants. Deliveries will begin in 2027–28 and continue over six years, with over 64 % indigenous content to boost India’s aerospace ecosystem. Read More…
India dispatched three container loads of relief materials, including food, tents, water purifiers, medicines, and hygiene kits, to Kabul through Iran’s Chabahar port. The consignment was handed over to Afghan authorities, reinforcing New Delhi’s ongoing humanitarian support for communities affected by the deadly earthquake. Read More…
India carried out a first-of-its-kind test launch of the intermediate-range Agni-Prime missile using a rail-based mobile launcher. The DRDO-led exercise demonstrated cross-country launch capability, rapid deployment, and stealth mobility. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the milestone as a strategic breakthrough. Read More…
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced India plans to increase its energy imports from the US, aiming to deepen cooperation and ease bilateral trade tensions. He said the US will play a key role in India’s energy security strategy, aligning with ongoing trade negotiations. Read More…
Tensions escalated in Leh as protesters demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule rights clashed with police. Four people died, dozens were injured, and a BJP office was torched during the unrest. Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike and urged calm amid curfews and mounting unrest. Read More…
This next generation missile is designed to cover a range of up to 2,000 kilometres and is equipped with various advanced features. India has successfully carried out test firing of Agni-Prime missile from a rail-based mobile launcher system, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. This next generation missile is designed to cover a range…
India US trade deal: After much back and forth, the India-US trade deal is suddenly back on the agenda again. As a high-level Indian team of officials has landed in Washington to resume negotiations for the much-delayed trade deal, there are indications that the endgame seems near. Read More…
Kolkata and its suburbs on Tuesday woke up to the third-wettest September day since 1978, recording a rainfall of 251.4mm in 24 hours. Read More…
As Washington and Delhi work on a trade deal that had stalled over the imposition of tariffs and Indian purchase of Russian oil, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, following his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New York, has said “India is a relationship of critical importance” to the US and flagged “trade, defence, energy,…