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Boeing keen to sell F/A-18 Hornets to India, may agree to make locally
06 Feb 2018
Boeing Co is in talks to sell its F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Indian Navy, which is reviewing proposals for 57 jets – though several technical evaluation has yet to take place

Eyeing Russian ‘threats’, US to expand nuclear capability
05 Feb 2018
The US feels Russia is increasing its military capabilities with a focus on tactical nuclear weapons, but Russia has denied seeking to trigger a fresh arms race

USAF chief Gen Goldfein takes India’s Tejas out for a spin
05 Feb 2018
Chief of Staff of the US Air Force General David L Goldfein became the first foreign military chief to fly the indigenously developed Tejas single-seat, single-jet engine, fourth-generation aircraft that can fly at 1,350 km per hour

Afghanistan blames ISI for Kabul attacks; Ghani snubs Abbasi
31 Jan 2018
President Ashraf Ghani refused to take a phone call from Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi who had phoned in connection with the spate of recent attacks in Afghanistan

India’s third Scorpene-class sub ‘INS Karanj’ launched, Lamba slams delay
31 Jan 2018
Karanj is the third of the six Scorpene-class submarines being built by MDL under the Project 75 programme of Indian navy. It will undergo rigorous tests for the next one year before it is commissioned

At least 36 killed, 185 hurt as Yemen rebels storm into Aden
31 Jan 2018
Iran-backed pro-separatist security forces advanced in some areas and were reported just 1km away from the Saudi-backed president's palace in Aden, seizing two military camps near Aden international airport

Doklam our territory, but CPEC can be discussed: China
30 Jan 2018
China on Monday said it is ready to hold talks with India to resolve differences on the contentious $50-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, but maintained that the Doklam plateau falls within its territory

Afghanistan in tears after Kabul attack kills 103, inujres 235
29 Jan 2018
The government has blamed the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network, which Afghan and Western officials suspect of involvement in at least some of the recent attacks in the capital

PM outlines 3 top challenges at Davos: climate, terror, protectionism
24 Jan 2018
While singling out climate change as the biggest threat the world faces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his inaugural remarks at Davos also criticised artificial distinctions between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ terrorists

India admitted to Australia Group
19 Jan 2018
While India is now a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime and the Wassenaar Arrangement that deals with conventional arms and duel technology products besides the Australia group, its membership to the NSG is being stalled by China
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The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.

The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)

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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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