The Indian Navy stated that the exercise aimed to validate procedures towards assessing the Indian Navy’s preparedness to meet Maritime Security challenges in the regionNEW DELHI: The Indian Navy conducted Exercise ‘Poorvi Lehar’ on the East Coast under the Operational Control of Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.The Indian Navy stated, “The

A new Chinese high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) was spotted on Friday in the air making its debut flight.The WZ-8 drone aircraft reportedly flew three times the speed of sound and can reach altitudes of approximately 30 kilometres (18.6 miles).The blog of Defence Blog magazine sighted the WZ-8 positioned beneath a Xian H-6 bomber, signalling that it requires

New Delhi: The Indian and Uzbekistan armed forces performed yoga on Saturday under the ongoing joint military exercise ‘DUSTLIK’ in the Termez District of Uzbekistan.During the exercise, armed forces from both countries came together and participated in yoga for fitness and health as they strengthened bonds of camaraderie and bonhomie, the Indian army said.In a post on X, Additional Directorate

Ahead of the parliamentary polls in the Maldives, the opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachment of President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018, a charge dismissed by him. Elections to the Majlis are to be held on Sunday and the atmosphere has been vitiated by the trading of charges between the main opposition the Maldivian Democratic

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China on April 24-26, US Department of State announced in a statement.According to the statement, Blinken will meet with Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing to discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including the crisis in the Middle East, Russia’s war against Ukraine, cross-strait issues, and the South China

Washington: The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a bill that could ban social media app TikTok, CNN reported.The bill passed 360-58 marks the latest defeat for TikTok in the US, as the social media company with 170 million users in the US fights for survival under its current ownership by ByteDance, its Chinese parent company.The passage of the bill in the US House comes as part