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India-Belgium Defence Ties On Anvil

IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Princess Astrid of Belgium in New Delhi, March 3, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo India and Belgium on Monday explored potential defence......

China hikes defence budget, 3 times higher than India

China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast paced......

Army, IAF, Navy Promised Faster Defence Buys

'Currently, it takes between two and three years to formulate the request for proposal for procuring specific military equipment for the armed forces. It should not be this way.' IMAGE: DRDO......

China holds nuclear, biological, chemical defence drills

The Chinese military has conducted nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) drills using UAVs, robotic dogs and explosive ordnance disposal robots, official media reported on Thursday. IMAGE:......

Jammu: 3 missing persons found dead; terror angle 'ruled out'

The bodies of a teenager and his two relatives were retrieved from near a waterfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Saturday, three days after they went missing during a function at their......

How China retaliated against Trump's tariffs

China on Tuesday retaliated US President Donald Trump's imposition of 2nd round of ten per cent tariffs on its export by slapping an additional 15 per cent tariffs on American goods and initiated......

Capex slows in FY25 but key infrastructure, power players set to benefit

Post-election capital expenditure (capex) has been weak at 2 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in M9FY25. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The FY25 revised estimates (RE) indicate 7 per cent......

Australia unveils ambitious roadmap to boost trade with India

Australia on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious roadmap to deepen and diversify its trade and investment ties with India. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The roadmap identified four......

Manufacturing, mining pull down Q3 GDP growth to 6.2%

India's economic growth rate decelerated to 6.2 per cent in the October-December quarter this fiscal, mainly due to poor performance by mining, manufacturing and all other sectors, with the......

LaLiga PIX: Getafe stun Atletico

Getafe's Mauro Arambarri scored a last-gasp quickfire double to upset 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Sunday as Diego Simeone's side missed a golden opportunity to move top of LaLiga. With a game in......

Ayush Shetty's Orleans Masters journey ends in semis

Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty's impressive run at the $ 240,000 Orleans Masters Super 300 badminton tournament came to an end as he went down in straight games to world number 14 Lin Chun-Yi of......

Swiatek, Rybakina serve up bagels; Tsitsipas impresses

IMAGE: Poland's Iga Swiatek makes a backhand return against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden, CA, USA, on Sunday. Photograph:......

Childhood coach defends Shami for not observing Roza

IMAGE: The 34-year-old player was seen consuming an energy drink during the semi-final against Australia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, ,March 4. Photograph: Mohammed......

'How can my 'Dad' be a racist. Come on guys'

Former Chelsea player Didier Drogba and Michael Essien defend Jose Mourinho, who has been accused of racism by Galatasaray. IMAGE: Didier Drogba played under coach Jose Mourinho at......

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