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Berlin, March 31 Bayern Munich and Portugal international Raphael Guerreiro has agreed to part ways at the end of the current season, with the defender's contract expiring, the Bundesliga club said.Guerreiro will bring his three-year spell at Bayern to a close after joining on a free transfer...

New Delhi, March 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with his Dutch counterpart, Rob Jetten, focusing on strengthening the India-Netherlands strategic partnership, including in areas such as semiconductors, green hydrogen, trade, and defense.The two leaders also exchanged views on...

New Delhi, March 30 Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten held a phone conversation with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Monday, focusing on strengthening the strategic partnership between India and the Netherlands, particularly in areas such as defense, innovation, and trade.Jetten was...

March 30, New Delhi — Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases.Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monday that it will not authorize the use of either military bases or...

New Delhi, March 29 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Canada in May amidst ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement between the two countries.On March 2, the two countries launched negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).The issue of...

Itanagar, March 26 A containerized oxygen generation plant and refilling center was inaugurated at a field hospital in the Subansiri Valley of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday to strengthen medical support for soldiers and civilians in remote and high-altitude areas.The facility at the Borarupak...

March 26, New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the U.S. has made its offer of security guarantees for a peace deal conditional on Kyiv ceding the entire eastern Donbas region to Russia.He added that Ukraine is increasing its production of drones and interceptors to...

March 25, New Delhi – The Pentagon is expected to deploy thousands of soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to West Asia, further expanding a significant U.S. military buildup in the region.Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, did not specify the exact destination of the troops in...

Itanagar, March 24 Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik said on Tuesday that India must strengthen its capabilities in cyber, space, and electronic warfare to effectively counter any potential threats from neighboring countries.Addressing a two-day seminar at Likabali Military Station in the...

Shimla, March 24 Highlighting the importance of modern technology and the growing role of drones in today's warfare, Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command (ARTRAC), said on Tuesday that over 50,000 personnel have been trained in drone...

March 22, New Delhi: The U.S. military has stated that Iran's ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz has been diminished following the bombing of an underground facility where cruise missiles and other weapons were stored.In a video message posted on X, Admiral Brad Cooper said that...

March 22, New Delhi: The U.S. military stated that Iran's ability to threaten the Strait of Hormuz has been diminished following this week's bombing of an underground facility storing cruise missiles and other weaponry.In a video posted on X, Admiral Brad Cooper said that intelligence support...

New Delhi, March 21 – The Indian Navy is set to commission its latest stealth frigate, INS Taragiri (F41), on April 3. This will be a significant milestone in the nation's journey towards becoming a fully self-reliant naval power.The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Defence...

Warsaw, March 21 – Poland has withdrawn its troops from Iraq amid a deteriorating security situation in the Middle East, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced.The decision followed an assessment of operational conditions and potential risks, Kosiniak-Kamysz said in a post on the...

Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Sibi George, and Italian Ambassador Nicoletta Bombardiere co-chaired the 9th Round of India-Italy Foreign Office Consultation (FOC) in New Delhi today. The MEA stated that the FOC provided an opportunity to review and discuss the entire range of...

New Delhi, March 20 – Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu met Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi at Lok Niwas in north Delhi on Friday, according to an official.During the meeting, the two informally discussed issues including governance, defense, and diplomacy, said an...

Washington, March 20 – The United States is urging Europe to take greater responsibility for its own defense, even as it maintains a strong military presence on the continent. This shift has direct implications for India, as Washington focuses more on China and the Indo-Pacific.At a hearing of...

Islamabad, March 19 Pakistan said on Thursday that its missile program was region-specific and exclusively defensive in nature, a day after US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard raised concerns about a potential threat from the country's missile capabilities."Pakistan categorically rejects the...

New Delhi, March 19 India on Thursday highlighted Islamabad's history of "secret" nuclear proliferation following a US report that raised new concerns about Islamabad's nuclear arsenal and missile programs.New Delhi's comments came after the US intelligence report identified Pakistan as one of...

March 19, New Delhi: US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers that Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan have been researching and developing a variety of novel, advanced, and traditional missile delivery systems with nuclear and conventional payloads that could...