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The induction of the indigenous firefighting robot (FF Bot), developed by Ahmedabad-based defence startup Swadeshi Empresa, into the Indian Air Force (IAF) marks a major operational triumph for the Make in India defence initiative. Initially incubated under the Ministry of Defence’s Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) SPRINT framework, the platform …

Diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Washington face a decisive test as United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio lands in India for a two-day official visit. The trip takes place against the backdrop of intricate global energy politics, hardline US trade negotiations, and India’s strategic procurement of discounted Russian …

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered a sharp and uncompromising message against cross-border terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Addressing member nations with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar seated across from him at the multilateral table, Singh …

In a major milestone for New Delhi’s economic diplomacy in West Asia, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced that bilateral trade between India and the United Arab Emirates has officially crossed the $100 billion threshold. Speaking during high-level bilateral discussions with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah …

In a major diplomatic and economic breakthrough between Washington and New Delhi, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the US and India are “very close” to concluding a landmark bilateral trade agreement. Speaking to reporters while concluding diplomatic consultations in Uzbekistan before boarding his flight to India, …

All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora has approached the Delhi High Court to challenge a preventive notice issued by the Delhi Police requiring her to execute a ₹10,000 personal bond with surety to “maintain peace during the inquiry”. The legal challenge comes directly in the wake of her …

The political face-off between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress reached a fresh boiling point on Monday after the ruling party launched a blistering verbal offensive against Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over reports of his travel abroad. Accusing the Congress stalwart …

In a sharp counteroffensive against the ruling establishment, the Congress party has outrightly dismissed allegations of orchestrating a foreign-backed “regime change” inside the country, asserting that democratic dissent cannot be equated with geopolitical subversion. Rejecting parallels drawn by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders between domestic youth demonstrations and the recent …

A Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court at the Mandir Marg Police Station in New Delhi on Monday extended the judicial custody of youth outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka by two additional days. The decision came after the duo was produced before the executive magistrate …

India delivered a stinging diplomatic rebuke to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), categorically rejecting anti-India references adopted in resolutions during the 57-member grouping’s Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Baghdad. Denouncing the textual remarks as “malicious, biased, and false,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) asserted that the multilateral …