Jeddah: A total quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims from India was finalised for Haj this year on Sunday, after India signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 with Saudi Arabia (KSA) at Jeddah.The Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 was signed between Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Smriti Irani accompanied by V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs and

Male: Former Maldives Defence Minister Mariya Ahmed Didi on Monday said that derogatory comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrate the "short-sightedness" of the Maldives government, adding that India has been a reliable ally, providing assistance in various sectors, including defence, and criticized any attempt to undermine the longstanding relationship.She further expressed

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s navy said Monday it was joining a US-led maritime taskforce to protect international shipping against attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels."We will be joining ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ led by the US Navy," naval spokesman Gayan Wickramasuriya said, with the deployment of a patrol vessel crewed by more than 100 people.Huthi fighters have launched more than 100 drone and

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: At least five police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in north-western Pakistan.The blast took place early morning on Monday in Bajaur, a tribal district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province neighbouring Afghanistan, when Pakistan began its latest round of the vaccination

Bangalore based, Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace became the first private company in India to receive a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) type certification for indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. The certification is required for any drone, aircraft, or aeroplane to operate in the country.The certification is crucial for the safe and legal operation of drones in