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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held talks in Ahmedabad on Monday morning and decided to strengthen ties in several sectors, including defence, trade, technology, renewable energy and education, following which the two sides finalised a staggering “27 outcomes”. These included 19 pacts that encompassed a joint declaration of intent to develop a defence industrial cooperation roadmap, as the two sides seek to strengthen co-development and co-production of defence platforms.
Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav strongly rejected allegations that the Centre has diluted protections for the Aravalli hills on Sunday — insisting that nearly 90% of the mountainous landscape will remain under a protected zone.
Deepavali, India’s festival of lights, was on Wednesday inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has set a 30-day limit for states and Union Territories (UT) to verify the identities of individuals suspected of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar who claim to be Indian citizens. Indian Express reported that if their documentation is not confirmed by the end of this month, they will face deportation.
On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a detailed review meeting in New Delhi on the preparations for India’s next Census — the country’s largest population survey. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) then announced that a formal notification to launch the process will be brought out in the official gazette on June 16.
When fighter aircraft roar through the dark sky, all of us can only imagine what is happening several hundred kilometers away.
After the success of Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army moved quickly to strengthen the LOC with the latest technologies. Their main aim is to improve security, reduce adulteration in the army and give soldiers better tools .
India has released three flood warnings to Pakistan this week due to the rising Tawi river, following heavy rains that compelled water to be released from dams, officials added. The notices were dispatched on humanitarian grounds despite suspending regular data exchange under the Indus Waters Treaty to avoid loss of life and property on the other side.
The Chief Justice of India has raised concerns about the possibility of an elected state government being at the “whims and fancies” of the Governor, specially in relation to the Governor’s power to withhold assent to bills passed by the State legislature.
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