San Francisco: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande, during his four-day visit to the US, visited the Defence Innovation Unit (DIU), the forefront military innovation unit of the US Army in San Francisco.During his visit to the DIU, he interacted with Doug Beck, the Director of DIU and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense.The Defence Innovation Unit, DIU, is the only U.S.

Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday (local time). The talks between the two leaders focused on the present state of bilateral ties.Jaishankar and Melanie Joly also exchanged views on the global situation. The talks between the two leaders come amid strained ties between

Washington: United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma will travel to India, Maldives and Sri Lanka from February 18-23. The visit is aimed at strengthening cooperation between the US and each of these Indo-Pacific partners.He will first travel to India, where he is scheduled to meet with senior government officials, business leaders, and entrepreneurs to

India’s cartograph satellite Cartosat-2 launched in 2007 successfully
re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, said Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday.

“Cartosat-2, ISRO’s high-resolution imaging satellite, bid adieu with a
descent into Earth’s atmosphere on February 14, 2024, as predicted. ISRO had
lowered its orbit from 635 km to 380 km by

According to an unconfirmed report, a Twitter post from February 16, 2024 stated that the Maldives has declared bankruptcy and is seeking a bailout package from the IMF.The Maldives is a strategically-placed Indian Ocean nation that relies heavily on tourism and is heavily dependent on China for funding. In 2020, the Maldivian government received USD 196 million in loans, USD 28.9 million from

The ship is owned by Oceanfront Maritime Co. SA and managed by Sea Trade Marine SA, according to LSEG data. Representatives from those firms did not immediately respond to requests for commentCAIRO: A Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil bound for India was struck with a missile in the Red Sea, the US State Department said on Friday.The missile launched from Yemen hit the M/T Pollux on