US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin

US Defence Secy to visit India to discuss partnership

On the heels of the Quad summit, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as Washington focuses on China as an emerging threat, according to a Pentagon official. Mar 14, 2021
amarnath

Amarnath Yatra 2021: Dates, significance [all details]

The Amarnath yatra was last year restricted only to a group of Sadhus because of the coronavirus pandemic, while in 2019, it was called off mid-way due to a 'terror threat' on August 2, just three days before the Centre revoked provisions of Article 370 on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Mar 13, 2021
Yashwant Sinha

Ex-Union Minister Yashwant Sinha joins Trinamool

With just a few weeks remaining ahead of the crucial West Bengal Assembly elections, former veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress at its party headquarters in Kolkata. Mar 13, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Bangladesh set to welcome Modi for Golden Jubilee celebrations

Bangladesh is all set to welcome world leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to take part in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the country's independence and also the birth centenary of Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Mar 13, 2021