Nine proposed foreign arms deals worth £4.67 billion have been scrapped in pursuit of the “Make in India” policy, while expenditure on procurement from abroad has reduced from 46% to 36% in the last three years, the defence minister told Parliament.
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17th Jan 2025 | Updated at 11:50pm 17th Jan 2025
CM Sharma visits UK to usher investments into ‘Rising Rajasthan’
The Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Deputy CM Diya Kumari with delegates visited London last week, to host an investor meet. The afternoon was organised by FICCI and High Commission of India at Taj 51 Buckingham Gate, and was attended...
Punjab govt to move SC against governor
Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the...
Even as the US warned India that there would be “consequences” for the countries trying to circumvent its sanctions against Russia, India's external affairs...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who contracted Covid-19, has postponed his maiden trip to India planned for next week, his office said. Bennett,...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the trade deal signed between India and Australia last week, saying it will open up fresh opportunities for students, professionals and tourists of the two countries and enable both the sides to better harness...
With the Delimitation Commission on the verge of completing its exercise in Jammu & Kashmir, the Centre is hoping that assembly polls shall be conducted in the Union Territory along with Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh by the end of this year.
The ruling BJP has for the first time touched the 100-mark in the Rajya Sabha and become the first party to reach the milestone after 1988, but its new position may be a shortlived one as four of its MPs who entered the Upper House as nominated...
The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) organised a “Mega camp court” at the Ludhiana Central Jail and ordered to release 68 undertrials involved in petty criminal cases.
Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly passed a resolution reiterating its claim on the Union territory of Chandigarh, a city built in 1953 that functions as the capital of neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. The resolution urged the Centre...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against Bhupinder Singh Honey, the nephew of former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and others in the illegal sand mining case. The chargesheet was filed under sections of...
The Krantikari Kisan Union has threatened to launch a protest across Punjab against the move to install smart meters. In a statement, Dr Darshan Pal said the move was aimed at benefiting corporate houses and forcing the common man to pay more...
