Moscow: Indian envoy to Russia, Vinay Kumar on Wednesday called on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and discussed regional and global issues.During the meeting, both the leaders also held talks on upcoming high-level bilateral exchanges which would further strengthen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.In a post on X, the Indian embassy in Russia shared details of

Ahmedabad: The Narendra Modi government will eliminate Naxals from the country in a very short period of time, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted on Wednesday. The central government has been conducting incessant operations against terrorism and Naxals, he said in a statement, a day after security forces gunned down 29 Maoists in Chhattisgarh."I can say with conviction that operations against

Cupertino in talks with TATA, Murugappa group. Apple is planning to start making some key components of the iPhone in India. To begin with, Apple will start making camera modules in the country through a partnership the Tata Group and Murugappa GroupApple is in the final stages of negotiations with Tata Group’s Titan Company and Chennai’s Murugappa Group to potentially assemble. Discussions are

Mendhar: Three ready-to-use improvised explosive devices (IED), each weighing between three to 20 kgs, were recovered from a terrorist hideout in the border district of Poonch on Wednesday, officials said. They termed it a "major breakthrough" ahead of Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir.Officials reported a significant breakthrough on Wednesday, as they discovered three improvised explosive

Australia will boost defence spending by A$50.3 billion ($32 billion) over the next decade and reshuffle its weapons programs to emphasise missiles, drones and warships as it looks to the possibility of a Pacific conflict between China and the U.S.The bulk of the new spending, part of a A$330 billion decade-long budget, will only kick in after five years, and ultimately take defence spending to

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers’ defence chiefs in nearly 18 months.The United States has been working to strengthen defence cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence but also wants to maintain lines of