A 12 member Indian Army patrol along with a police representative recovered wreckage of a World War II vintage US Air Force aircraft in Roing district of Arunachal Pradesh on 30 Mar 2019. Lt Col Mohit Vaishnava PRO (Army) told in a press note that the patrol located the World War II aircraft debris covered […]
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Nine Iranian personnel held with 100 Kg Narcotics off Gujarat Coast
In a joint operation launched by Marine Task Force (MTF), Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Anti-Terrorist Squad of Gujarat apprehended nine Iranian personnel along with 100 kilograms of narcotics off the coast of Gujarat on 26 March 2019. On 24 March 2019, inputs were received from ATS, Gujarat, regarding an illegal consignment of narcotic drug, […]
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh set to take over as the next Chief of Naval Staff
The Government have appointed Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, presently Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern Naval Command as next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from afternoon of May 31, 2019. The present Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba retires on the same day. Born on November 03, 1959, Vice Admiral Karambir Singh was […]
Hinduphobia on Holi: Violent attack, forced conversion of mentally-challenged girl mar festivities in Pakistan
Holi turned tragic for Pakistani Hindus as two minor girls were forced to convert to Islam in Pakistan on the eve of the holy Hindu festival and were married off. While Pakistani Hindus were on street fighting on this case, Currentriggers.com came to know that another Hindu woman named Taran Bai was attacked with sharp […]
Holi in Pakistan: Minor Hindu girls ‘forced to’ convert to Islam, Hindus block roads in protest
Two minor Hindu girls, Reena aged 14, and Raveena aged 16, have been forced to convert to Islam after the abduction, say their parents and Hindu community. The girls were allegedly kidnapped from Hafiz Salman near Deharki to convert to Islam on the eve of Holi. Father of Hindu girls Reena and Raveena is ready […]
Indo-Sri Lanka joint Exercise Mitra Shakti-VI
Exercise Mitra Shakti is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and Sri Lanka. The joint exercise for the year 2018-19 will be conducted from 26 March to 08 April 2019 in Sri Lanka. Troops from 1st Battalion the BIHAR Regiment of the Indian Army and Gemunu Watch Battalion […]
Cabinet condoles demise of Manohar Parrikar, lists his achievements, announces one day of mourning
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has condoled the sad demise of Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister on 17th March, 2019 at Panaji, Goa. The Cabinet observed silence for two minutes in the memory of Late Manohar Parrikar. The Cabinet has also approved observing one day of mourning by the Government of […]
BRICS Sherpa meet: India backs Brazil
The first BRICS Sherpa meeting under the Presidency of Brazil was held in Curitiba, Brazil between 14-15 March 2019.T S Tirumurti, Secretary(ER) in the Ministry of External Affairs, led the Indian delegation at the BRICS Sherpa meeting. It is worth mentioning that Brazil has identified countering terrorism as one of its priority areas for BRICS […]
India joins the world, grounds Boeing 737 Max aircraft
India yesterday decided to ground the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on March 11th said that he had directed officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to undertake safety assessment of Boeing 737 MAX (being flown by domestic carriers). He had said that the safety of the passengers is […]
President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan dials PM Modi, here is what they spoke about
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey, called Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the telephone yesterday evening. President Erdogan expressed condolences for the victims of recent terrorist attacks in India and wished a speedy recovery to those injured in the attacks. Turkey Coup: Democracy Is Fragile In Many Parts of The World Prime […]