India, other SCO member countries support Chinese initiative for joint border event in 2023
New Delhi: India and other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have supported an initiative of China to organise a joint border operation, “Solidarity-2023”, for the border agencies of these countries next year, according to an official statement issued on Friday. A statement to this effect was made by Border Security Force (BSF) […]
Pakistan trying to bleed India with a thousand cuts: Rajnath
DM visits forward areas, takes stock of the security situation along the border
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said Pakistan is continuously trying to disturb peace in Jammu and Kashmir through its approach of “bleed India with a thousand cuts”, but warned that a befitting reply will be given if attempt is made to hurt the unity and integrity of the nation. “Our neighbour has always […]
Curfew relaxed for 3 hours in Bhaderwah; situation peaceful
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Curfew was relaxed for three hours on Thursday morning in Bhaderwah town of Doda district as the situation remained relatively peaceful with no untoward incident, officials said. Shops and business establishments reopened around 9 am, immediately after authorities announced the relaxation in the curfew that was imposed on June 09 following communal tension triggered […]
GST Council to meet on June 28-29 in Srinagar
New Delhi: The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on June 28 and 29 in Srinagar. “The 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held on June 28-29, 2022 (Tuesday & Wednesday) in Srinagar,” the Finance Minister’s office tweeted. This is the second time that the GST Council meeting is […]
Army aspirants protest against Agnipath in Jammu
Jammu: Army aspirants on Thursday staged a protest here against the Agnipath scheme to recruit jawans on a contractual basis for a four-year-period followed by compulsory retirement for most without gratuity and pension benefits. Most of these aspirants have cleared their medical and physical tests for their recruitment in the army last year and were […]
NTAGI recommends reducing Covid booster dose gap to 6 months
New Delhi: The Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) of the NTAGI on Thursday recommended reducing the gap between the second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the current nine to six months, official sources said. They said the Health Ministry will take the final call on the recommendation soon. The government advisory panel, which met […]
India, ASEAN agree to work towards comprehensive strategic partnership
New Delhi: India and the ASEAN on Thursday agreed to work towards a comprehensive strategic partnership that is meaningful, substantive and mutually-beneficial by further enhancing their strategic ties. This was stated in a statement by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan at the India-ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting being hosted by […]
BRICS NSAs discuss new threats, challenges to national security
Beijing: Top security officials of the BRICS countries have held an in-depth exchange of views and reached a consensus on issues such as strengthening multilateralism and global governance and responding to new threats and challenges to national security. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday attended via video link the 12th Meeting of BRICS (Brazil, […]
Oppn steps up attack on govt amid protests over Agnipath, seeks scrapping of scheme
New Delhi: The Opposition on Thursday stepped up its attack on the government over the Agnipath scheme amid protests against it in several parts of the country and demanded that it be scrapped, even as official sources asserted that no change is being done to the Army’s regimental system under the new initiative. While Congress […]
Govt rejects criticism against Agnipath; issues clarification
New Delhi: As violent protests against the new recruitment scheme Agnipath raged across several states, the government on Thursday issued a clarification, asserting that not only the new model will bring in new capabilities to the armed forces but will also open up avenues for youth in the private sector as well as help them […]
