By Yashraj Sharma New Delhi, India – Two of the world’s biggest militaries, Russia and India, have made their most substantive defence pact yet, allowing them to station soldiers and aircraft on each other’s territory. The Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Support (RELOS) bilateral agreement, which was signed last year and is now operational, facilitates the […]
Read MoreBy Dinakar Peri On April 3, 2026, India’s nuclear triad crossed a major milestone with the quiet commissioning of INS Aridhaman—the country’s third nuclear ballistic missile submarine or SSBN (Submersible Ship Ballistic Nuclear)—at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. While no formal announcement was made on the “boomer,” as SSBNs are referred […]
Read MoreMumbai: India’s forex reserves jumped by USD 2.362 billion to USD 703.308 billion during the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the forex kitty had increased by USD 3.825 billion to USD 700.946 billion. The country’s forex reserves had expanded to an all-time […]
Read MoreKABUL: The Taliban government said on Saturday that Afghans who fled to Qatar, fearing reprisals over their collaboration with US forces, may return home “with full confidence.” The administration of US President Donald Trump, which has made a sweeping crackdown on immigration a signature policy, had given a March 31 deadline to close a camp […]
Read MoreThe Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Support (RELOS) agreement is a bilateral defence pact between India and Russia that allows their armed forces to use each other’s military bases, ports and airfields in both peacetime and conflict. Negotiated over eight years and ratified by Russian President Vladimir Putin in December, the agreement became operational on 12 […]
Read MoreIran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has presented Tehran’s “views and considerations” on ending the ongoing conflict during meetings with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad, as diplomatic efforts to sustain a ceasefire continue. In a statement following his meeting with Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, Araqchi said discussions focused on the latest developments surrounding the Iran-US ceasefire […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Despite efforts to mitigate supply disruptions, Bangladesh was forced to hike fuel prices on Sunday, as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s economic stabilization plans are facing a setback from the US–Israeli war on Iran. A country of 170 million people, which relies on imports for 95 percent of its energy needs, Bangladesh has been struggling […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Sunday of a “total violation” of the two countries’ ceasefire for firing on ships near the Strait of Hormuz, and renewed a threat to wipe out Iran’s bridges and power plants unless it accepted his terms. Vice president JD Vance would lead the delegation, US media outlet […]
Read MoreIndian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday termed the ground situation of the West Asia conflict as uncertain and volatile, and emphasised the need for India to remain prepared for any fresh escalation. In a post on X, he wrote that “the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to take swift […]
Read MorePower, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood today (19 April) said unscrupulous traders are hoarding and black marketing fuel in different parts of the country, creating an artificial fuel crisis. “An artificial crisis is being created due to panic buying and hoarding,” he said in response to a tabled question from opposition MP […]
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