Pune: Former Army chief General Manoj Naravane on Thursday said China is likely to remain India’s main long-term competitor across multiple domains, while the threat of terrorism has largely driven New Delhi’s focus on Pakistan.Speaking on India’s security challenges from its neighbours, Naravane said Pakistan and China belong to different strategic categories, despite India having Read More…
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night said its answer key challenge system is designed to ensure fairness for all candidates and rejected concerns that the process is expensive. The answer key challenge is an online process through which candidates appearing for examinations such as JEE Main, NEET and UGC-NET can raise Read More…
New Delhi: Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is on an official visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, with the two sides discussing ways to further strengthen bilateral defence and security cooperation. During the meeting, Modi recalled his recent discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during her visit to India Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for closer engagement among government departments, universities and young people to bring fresh ideas and perspectives into policymaking. Chairing the third high-level meeting with Secretaries to the Government of India, Modi emphasised the need for effective use of artificial intelligence in governance while stressing that human Read More…
Kathmandu: The Nepal government has directed public institutions to give preference to locally produced goods and services while making official purchases, officials said on Thursday. The move has been taken under the direction of Prime Minister Balendra Shah to promote the use of domestic products across government establishments. The directive requires government offices to implement Read More…
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. The Prime Minister’s Office shared a post on X confirming the meeting. “Chief Minister of Assam, Shri @himantabiswa met Prime Minister @narendramodi,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in the post.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election as the President of Zambia. In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi extended his “heartiest congratulations” to Hichilema on his re-election and said that India greatly values its multifaceted partnership with Zambia. Modi expressed his desire to work closely with President Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary. In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi remembered the former Prime Minister and paid tribute to him. “On the occasion of his birth anniversary, paying homage to former Prime Minister of Read More…
Imphal: The Manipur government on Wednesday announced that all educational institutions across the state will remain closed for three days from August 20, citing the prevailing law-and-order situation. The decision came amid protests in several parts of Manipur’s valley districts over demands for an update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census Read More…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday paid floral tributes to former President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Murmu paid homage to the former President and remembered his contributions to the nation on the occasion of his birth anniversary.