As tensions continue to escalate in West Asia, threatening energy and commodity supply routes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the situation and suggest mitigating measures. A government statement said the meeting assessed the ongoing conflict’s short, long and medium-term impact. Furthermore, the committee...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday became the longest-serving head of a government in India, surpassing former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling in terms of total days in office. With 8,931 days as head of government, spanning his tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister and as Prime Minister, PM Modi edged past Chamling’s record of...
Iran says it will attack the energy and water systems of Gulf countries if the US follows through with its threat to hit Iranian power plants if Tehran doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s representative to the International Maritime Organization says foreign vessels can still pass through the key waterway with coordination from...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a telephonic conversation with King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, discussing the ongoing conflict in West Asia and condemning attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure in the region. During the call, Prime Minister Modi conveyed Eid al-Fitr greetings to the King and the people of Bahrain. He also...
Underlining the important role played by drone and anti-drone technology in the ongoing Iran-Israel and Russia-Ukraine conflicts, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India must develop a robust ecosystem for drone manufacturing. Making this assertion in his address at the National Defence Industries Conclave, he also said: “For India’s defence preparedness and strategic autonomy,...
Delhi’s public transport network is moving towards a major shift, with electric vehicles becoming central. Over the last year, more than 2000 electric buses have joined the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) fleet. The government plans to convert the entire bus network to EVs so that city bus travel becomes fully emission-free. Adding to this push,...
Several Nato members and other US allied nations pledged on Thursday to join “appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage” through the strait of Hormuz. But the joint statement from the leaders of more than a dozen nations – including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Bahrain – did not...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exchanged views on the evolving situation in West Asia with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah and said that ensuring safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz remains the foremost priority. In their telephonic conversation, the two leaders agreed that sustained diplomatic engagement...
At least nine people, including three children, died after a massive fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday morning, as per the Delhi Police. Two people jumped from the building in a bid to escape the flames and were injured and admitted to a hospital. According to...
In a sudden move, HDFC Bank’s part-time chairman and independent director Atanu Chakraborty resigned with immediate effect on Wednesday. In a letter to the Chairman of Governance, Nomination, Remuneration Committee of the bank, Chakraborty said, “Certain happenings and practices within the bank, that I have observed over the last two years, are not in congruence...