Today, the prime minister opened the largest aero show in Asia, Aero India 2023, in Bengaluru. The 14th iteration of the event will showcase homegrown tools and technologies to create alliances with international businesses. The five-day event will highlight India’s expanding aerospace and defense capabilities under the theme “The runway …
Read More »China intends to connect Tibet and Xinjiang via the Aksai Chin railway.
According to a new railway plan unveiled by the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) government, China will soon start building an ambitious new railway line connecting Xinjiang and Tibet that will pass through the disputed Aksai Chin region and run close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The “medium to …
Read More »Two new Supreme Court justices take the oath of office, bringing the court’s strength to 34.
Two new judges of the Indian Supreme Court were sworn in on Monday by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud. President Droupadi Murmu has signed the Supreme Court appointment warrants for Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar. Following a swearing-in ceremony, the new judges were officially placed in the Supreme …
Read More »A 4.0-magnitude earthquake hits Nagaon in Assam.
Nagaon in Assam experienced a 4.0-magnitude earthquake on Sunday night, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the earthquake happened at 4:18 PM today. A tweet from the organization stated, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on February 12, 2023, 16:18:17 IST, Lat: 26.10 & Long: 92.72, …
Read More »Body Of Missing Indian Man Discovered Under Turkey’s Destroyed Hotel
The Indian embassy announced on Saturday that the body of an Indian man who had been missing since the earthquake that struck Turkey on February 6 had been found under the debris of the hotel where he had been staying. According to the embassy, the man, Vijay Kumar, was from …
Read More »Julie, Romeo, Honey, and Rambo: India’s Outstanding Rescue Group For Turkey Tragedy
Together with their National Disaster Response Force colleagues, a four-person dog squad from India is participating in rescue operations in earthquake-devastated Turkey (NDRF). Four labradors make up the squad team: Julie, Romeo, Honey, and Rambo. Two different NDRF teams departed for Turkey on Tuesday, along with the dogs. The squad …
Read More »American officials claim they are “continuing efforts to expose China’s surveillance activities.”
Ned Price, a spokesperson for the US State Department, said during a press briefing that the US would consider continuing the more extensive efforts to identify and address China’s more significant surveillance activities that threaten its security and the security of its allies. According to Ned Price, the US is …
Read More »For the first time, lithium deposits have been found in India; 5.9 million tonnes are located in Reasi, J&K.
At Salal-Haimana in the Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), the Geological Survey of India has found 5.9 million tonnes of inferred resources (G3) of lithium, which is used to make electric vehicle (EV) batteries, for the first time in the nation. Mines in the early exploration stages are …
Read More »225,620 Indians gave up citizenship in 2022: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
According to data presented by the government in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, 225,620 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2022, the most in the previous 12 years, and more than 1.66 million people have done so since 2011. The numbers were provided by the minister of external affairs, S. Jaishankar, in …
Read More »According to a military report to Congress, China has more ballistic missile launchers than the US.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the US military has informed Congress that China has more land-based fixed and mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers than the US. The message was conveyed to Congress on January 26 in a letter from General Anthony Cotton, head of the US Strategic …
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