New Delhi: Stating that India’s policy was ‘Nation First’ and the consumer was ‘paramount’, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Centre was able to keep oil prices from shooting up despite global turbulence amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and drone attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea.The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas said 85 per cent of India’s crude requirements

Male: The number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives has dropped by 33 per cent as compared to last year, Maldivian website Adhadhu reported, citing data from the Maldives Tourism Ministry.This comes as the diplomatic row between New Delhi and Male continues to deteriorate.According to Tourism Ministry statistics for 2023, 41,054 Indian tourists visited the Maldives by March 4 last year. The

Chennai: The Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari emphasized the significant transformation occurring in warfare due to advancements in technology and newer doctrines.Addressing the challenges faced by India’s security landscape, Chaudhari stressed the need for multi-domain capabilities to tackle diverse threats effectively. He urged young officers to stay updated with technological advancements,

Chennai: Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari called upon the young officers to stay abreast with technological advancements as he expected there will be a need to ‘execute operations simultaneously and in shortened timeframes’Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Saturday said warfare was undergoing a fundamental change with the emergence of new technology and radically newer doctrines.He was reviewing

Washington: In late 2022, meticulous preparations were undertaken by the United States for a potential threat of a Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine, a scenario not witnessed since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost eight decades ago. Senior officials from the Biden administration disclosed exclusive details of the extensive contingency planning that unfolded during this tense

Islamabad: Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), has been elected as Pakistan’s 14th President, Geo News reported.Zardari became the head of the State for the second time as he served as the president from 2008 to 2013.Zardari, the joint candidate of the ruling alliance, secured a remarkable 255 electoral votes in the parliamentary election, beating the Pakistan