Srinagar, Feb 21 (UNI) Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is vacationing in Kashmir, turned nostalgic, saying that he got his first bat from his sister which was a Kashmir willow bat. On Saturday last, Tendulkar, accompanied by his wife Anjali and daughter Sara, stopped at Chursoo in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, to inspect Kashmiri…
Damascus, Feb 21 (UNI) Israel conducted its second missile attack on areas southwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus within hours on Wednesday, according to reports from a war monitor and local media. The war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Israel targeted sites belonging to Iranian militias in the areas, adding there…
Mumbai Feb 21 (UNI) Ameen Sayani, the iconic voice behind the beloved ‘Binaca Geetmala’ and a trailblazer in the world of radio, has died, his family said on Wednesday. Ameen Sayani, 91, breathed his last in a South Mumbai hospital on Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest, a family member said. Known as the ‘Sartaj’…
New Delhi Feb 21 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called upon the international community to collectively aspire for peace in this age of democratic and rules-based world order, where individual countries proactively collaborate for shared peace and prosperity. India will continue to play the role of a Vishwa Mitra in forging meaningful partnerships that make…
New Delhi Feb 21 (UNI) Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane while stressing on navigating the complex dynamics of the Indo-Pacofic region, said on Wednesday that India and the United States are the key stakeholders in the region as they are bound by shared values and common interests. Speaking at the second edition of INDUS-X Summit here…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined the inaugural session as the Chief Guest. The three-day India’s flagship conference will address the most challenging issues facing the international community, including geopolitics and geo-economics. Delivering the…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air Force (IAF) for integration of futuristic weapons and sensors for LCA Tejas aircraft. The MoU was signed by Prabhulla Chandran VK, Technology Director (Avionics and Weapon Systems) of ADA and Air Vice Marshal KN Santosh,…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) Asserting that insults based on caste and religious identity are intolerable, Delhi State Coordinator and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai on Wednesday condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly calling a Sikh IPS officer stationed in West Bengal as a “Khalistani” and demanded them to apologise publicly…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted rainfall and thunderstorms over Northeast and adjoining East India till February 23. Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam and high moisture feeding from the Bay of Bengal over East and Northeast India during the next 2-3 days, “Fairly widespread…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held bilateral talks with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis in New Delhi and said “India and Greece are heading towards doubling the bilateral trade by 2030”. Speaking after the talks at Hyderabad House, Modi said, “The visit of the Greek PM to India after…
