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Modi-Putin summit LIVE: India and Russia sign $5bn deal for five S-400 Triumf missile shield systems

Modi and Putin have signed the S-400 defense deal. Putin's foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov had confirmed ahead of the Russian President's visit to India that the S-400 defence deal will likely be signed.

Oct 5, 2018

T-14 Armata battle tank top priority for Army Chief Bipin Rawat's Russia visit

The process to procure the future ready combat vehicles for the Indian Army was initiated in November 2017 and at the moment there are three contenders: T-14 Armata, Ukraine's Oplot and South Korea's K2 Black Panther main battle tanks.

Oct 4, 2018

Why S-400 anti-aircraft missile system is a game-changer for India vis-à-vis Pakistan

With a range of 400km, the radars of the S-400 system can cover almost the whole of Pakistani airspace and track almost all kinds of aircraft taking off, flying and landing.

Oct 3, 2018

Canada revokes Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship amid Rohingya crisis

A United Nations fact-finding mission reported last month that Myanmar's military has systematically killed thousands of Rohingya civilians, burned hundreds of their villages and engaged in ethnic cleansing and mass gang rape.

Oct 3, 2018

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres

UN chief voices concern over J&K, encourages positive dialogue to resolve disagreements

The UN chief will be in India October 1 to 3 during when he will meet with President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Sep 30, 2018

Pakistan external affairs minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Pakistan foreign minister Qureshi launches personal attack on Sushma Swaraj after snub at Saarc meet

He made the remarks at the Asia Society on Friday, a day after Sushma Swaraj had refused to interact with him at the South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (Saarc) ministerial meeting and left after delivering her speech without staying on for his address.

Sep 29, 2018

Agra: 26 schools to get sanitary napkins vending machines

"The idea behind the whole thing is to enable young girls to grow into an empowered young woman and put an end to period taboos," the official said.

Sep 29, 2018

Is Rafale deal mother of all scams or an election chimera? Wait, facts can help you

If the role of an offset service contract is to provide only infrastructure back-up, why cannot DRAL be considered for Rafale deal? Only a handful of companies exist in India which have the capability to do so.

Sep 28, 2018

First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

Trump flaunts friendship with Kim Jong-un, claims Obama nearly launched war with North Korea

Trump flaunted his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, referencing a new "extraordinary letter" he received from Kim.

Sep 27, 2018

Anti-ballistic missile interception test successfully carried out at night

The system, known as the Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV), is designed to intercept incoming ballistic missiles in the ex-atmosphere area, which is 50 km above the atmosphere.

Sep 24, 2018

Trump's trade war with China escalates after US slaps new 10% tariffs on $250 bn of Chinese goods

Beijing has rejected the US assertions, accusing Washington of protectionism and bullying. It has fired back with tariffs on American goods worth more than $110 billion.

Sep 24, 2018

China shuts down over 4,000 pornographic, gambling websites in clean-up campaign

China keeps the internet under tight control and has been cracking down on a range of illegal online activities including pornography, gambling, religious proselytising and even "spreading rumours".

Sep 23, 2018

Fitch upgrades India's growth forecast for FY19 to 7.8%

An upswing in manufacturing activity and revival of private investment, supported by strong consumer demand, accelerated India's GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2018-19 to 8.2 per cent, official data showed last month.

Sep 22, 2018

Amid trade war, Trump admin slaps Chinese military with sanctions for Russian fighter jets, missiles deal

The sanctions are related to China's purchase of 10 SU-35 combat aircraft in 2017 and S-400 surface-to-air missile system-related equipment in 2018, the State Department said.

Sep 21, 2018

Fake Video? Earth will be safer after World War 3, says self-proclaimed time traveler

Apex TV has been publishing many bizarre videos about time travelers for the past couple of years, and most of them are reportedly fabricated

Sep 20, 2018

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