Colombo: Sri Lanka recorded positive growth for the first time in around two years since the massive economic crisis that gripped the island nation, Sri Lanka-based Daily Mirror reported.The Sri Lankan Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2023 recorded a 1.6 per cent growth as compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Census and Statistics Department.Although the

New Delhi: Condoling the demise of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is "deeply saddened" to learn about the unfortunate demise of the Emir of Kuwait.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), PM Modi wrote, "Deeply saddened to learn about the unfortunate demise of His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.""We

Tel Aviv: A US destroyer destroyed a wave of Houthi drones over the Red Sea on Saturday morning, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced.CENTCOM said the USS Carney, a guided missile destroyer, "successfully engaged 14 unmanned aerial systems launched as a drone wave from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen," CENTCOM said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.The tweet added

These systems are in addition to a variety of other systems that are being procured or developed indigenously to neutralise hostile dronesWith the threat posed by unmanned aerial systems growing by the day, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has chalked out the requirement for different mobile systems to counter such threats in different operational scenarios, particularly that from multiple swarm

The third Visakhapatnam-class guided-missile destroyer, named Imphal, is scheduled for commissioning into the Indian Navy in Mumbai on December 26thConstructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Imphal, designated as Yard 12706, represents the third vessel among the 15B Class stealth-guided missile destroyers recently handed over to the Indian Navy on October 20.This forthcoming addition

New Delhi: Discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tarik were "comprehensive and constructive," Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Saturday. He stated that PM Modi and Oman Sultan shared concern about terrorism and discussed possible elements of cooperation in energy security, particularly green energy.While addressing a special press briefing on the State