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Punjab CM sees `ulterior motive’ in Pak’s Kartarpur move
05 Nov 2019
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh stressed that Pakistan's move 'indicated an ulterior motive' and Punjab is on heightened alert to check any nefarious design of the neighbouring country

India receives first Rafale fighter jet from France
09 Oct 2019
Rafale is a twin-jet fighter aircraft able to operate from both an aircraft carrier and a shore base

Nearly 110 dead in 4 days as heavy rains batter northern India
30 Sep 2019
Water levels in major rivers, including Ganga, Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, are on the rise, threatening to breach embankments at many places, and the state government in Bihar has issued a 'red alert'

JeM plans major strikes in India, may target PM Modi: report
25 Sep 2019
Fresh inputs received by intelligence agencies suggest that as many as 45 militants are likely to have crossed over into J&K over the last fortnight and may now target the Prime Minister as well as defence establishments under the Northern Command

Iran to present regional security plan at UNGA
23 Sep 2019
President Hassan Rouhani has warned that the presence of foreign forces in Gulf only created 'insecurity', even as he sought to lead a regional security infrastructure

Oil surges as drone attack on Saudi Aramco plant jams supplies
16 Sep 2019
Saudi Aramco is one of the main suppliers to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, India’s biggest private refining-cum-petrochemical player, and a key supplier to public sector oil refiners such as Indian Oil Corporation

PoK activist wants representation for Gilgit-Baltistan in Indian Parliament
12 Sep 2019
Pakistan which cries hoarse over India’s decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, blatantly ignores the fact that it had unlawfully grabbed power from the Gilgit-Baltistan leadership a year ago

India successfully test fires man-portable anti-tank guided missile system
12 Sep 2019
The man-portable anti-tank guided missile, a third-generation anti-tank guided missile, comes loaded with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead and has a maximum engagement range of about 2.5 kilometers
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
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 Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!

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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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