Luanda: Vidhu P Nair, who is presently India’s ambassador to Turkmenistan, has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Angola, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.Nair is a Foreign Service Officer of Batch 2002 and has also served as the Director of the ministry."Dr. Vidhu P. Nair (IFS:2002), presently Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan, has been appointed as the next

The Hague: Proceedings began on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, where Israel is being accused of committing "genocidal" acts during its war against Hamas in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported.South Africa has lodged an urgent appeal to the ICJ to force Israel to "immediately suspend" its military operations in the Strip.South Africa has based its accusation both

Houthi rebels from Yemen launched 18 drones over the southern Red Sea, according to US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), marking the armed group’s 26th attack on international trade channels in the previous seven weeks, reported Al Jazeera.CENTCOM said that two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile were also downed.CENTCOM was working in cooperation with UK forces."

India will increase the number of warships for anti-piracy operations in the Arabian Sea by five times more than last year as the threats of attacks rise.At least a dozen warships will police the vast waters, senior Indian officials said, asking not to be identified in order to discuss confidential information.The South Asian nation increased deployment in the region from two to five warships in

A contract was signed between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the ADA 10 months ago for the supply of four MALE drones for the Indian Navy and ArmyHyderabad: Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Wednesday received the first Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Drishti 10 ‘Starliner’ from the Adani Defence and Aerospace (ADA) in Hyderabad.A contract was signed