India hosts BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise from October 30
India is hosting the BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise in Sri Vijaya Puram from October 30 to November 3, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, with member-country ships taking part.
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India is hosting the BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise in Sri Vijaya Puram from October 30 to November 3, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, with member-country ships taking part.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Northern Corridor will cut Delhi-Kanpur travel to 1 hour 45 minutes, speaking in Varanasi after flagging the Kashi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper.
BJP MP and JPC chairperson PP Chaudhary said frequent elections disrupt governance and welfare schemes, citing India's 1952-1967 simultaneous poll record.
India is hosting the maiden BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise in Sri Vijaya Puram from October 30 to November 3, 2026, with ships from member countries and delegations from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
JP Nadda administered the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas pledge to Health and Chemicals & Fertilizers ministry officials at Kartavya Bhawan-1 in New Delhi on October 31.
Northern Railway will replace about 500 kg of LPG and 2,500 litres of diesel daily at 22 establishments under a PNG agreement with Indraprastha Gas Limited.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Kashi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper Train a historic day for rail travellers. The 16-coach train runs six days a week via Kanpur Central.
Shashi Tharoor recalled meeting Indira Gandhi in 1974 and interviewing her in 1975 and after her 1977 defeat, calling her 1984 assassination a profound personal blow.
Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green said AUSTRAHIND 2026 builds trust and deepens defence partnership, after visiting troops in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam.
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said approval of Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana shows faith in Panchayats, speaking at the PPC 2026-27 workshop in New Delhi.
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi before handing over command to Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit on October 31.
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced 490 personnel from states, UTs, CAPFs and CPOs will receive the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak for 2026, with 358 honoured for special operations.
On National Unity Day, BJP leaders Ramesh Bidhuri, Krishan Pal Gurjar and Vinay Sahasrabuddhe paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, crediting him with India's integration.
Rahul Gandhi called Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel the architect of unity on his 151st birth anniversary, while YS Jagan Mohan Reddy recalled his role in integrating princely states.
MEA Secretary Rudrendra Tandon said India and Brazil share a truly strategic relationship, citing a USD 30 billion trade target for 2030 set by the two leaders.
INS Sharda and a Sea King helicopter carried out a ship-to-shore troop insertion with Indian and Australian armies during Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said PM Narendra Modi committed India's support for Polish G20 membership during Donald Tusk's October visit.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared childhood photographs with grandmother Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary, while Mallikarjun Kharge paid tribute.
India's social protection coverage rose from 19 per cent in 2015 to 68.4 per cent in 2026, an official factsheet said, with EPFO membership climbing to about 7.98 crore.
The Commission for Air Quality Management has directed offices in Delhi and five NCR districts to run at 50 per cent staff strength from November 5 to 20, with construction curbs across the NCR.