With the southwest monsoon on the wane and the Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) bracing for a spike in winter pollution, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav chaired a meeting Monday (September 28, 2026) with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi Environment Minister Maninder Sirsa, and senior officials of the Commission for Air Quality Management formalising a...
India is working towards developing sixth-generation fighter jets, and while there will be challenges along this path, the resolve remains unwavering, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, asserting that the country is building capabilities with the warfare of the next two decades in mind. In a veiled message to Pakistan, Singh also said that...
Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday, as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. Moscow’s mayor described the wave of drones as the “largest ever” drone attack on the Russian capital and said there...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the centenary celebrations of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in New Delhi today. Mr Modi will also address the gathering on the occasion. Shri Ram College of Commerce, part of the University of Delhi, is one of India’s premier institutions of higher education. It is a distinguished...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Members of Parliament to engage in informed and respectful debate, with a shared commitment to the country’s progress, in the Monsoon Session that began on Monday (July 20, 2026). In a veiled attack on the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Mr. Modi referred to the innovators at Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace,...
India must prepare its workforce to meet global needs in emerging sectors influenced by artificial intelligence and automation and orthodox fields such as healthcare, and authorities should work with industry to anticipate future requirements, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. Jaishankar made the remarks at the launch of the Human Resource Mobility Forum,...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received a telephone call from the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who expressed condolences over the loss of Indian lives in an accident at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar on June 21. The Qatari leader conveyed his sympathies to the families of the victims and...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu Back, in Seoul, where both sides reviewed the entire spectrum of defence cooperation and discussed ways to further expand collaboration in areas such as industry, production, maritime security, emerging technologies, military exchanges, logistics and regional security. He also met the South Korean...
Archery Association of India secretary general Virendra Sachdeva has been nominated as a member of the Commonwealth Games Committee by the World Archery. The committee works towards archery’s inclusion in the Commonwealth Games programme, promotes the sport across Commonwealth nations and facilitates the sharing of expertise and resources among member countries Sachdeva, who is also...
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday laid the foundation stones and presided over the grounding ceremonies for a series of strategic aerospace and defence manufacturing projects in the state, marking a significant push towards India’s defence self-reliance and indigenous military production capabilities. The high-profile event was...