Author: Disha Mishra
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model on Tuesday.The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is set to execute the programme through Industry partnership. “In a significant push towards enhancing India’s indigenous defence capabilities and fostering a robust domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, Raksha Mantri Shrihas approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model. Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is set to execute the programme through Industry partnership,” India’s Defence Ministry posted on X. “This is an important step towards harnessing the indigenous expertise, capability and capacity to develop the AMCA prototype, which…
Hamas has agreed to a proposal by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff for a Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian official close to the group told Reuters on Monday, paving the way for a possible end to the war. The new proposal, which sees the release of ten hostages and 70 days of truce, was received by Hamas through mediators. “The proposal includes the release of ten living Israeli hostages held by Hamas in two groups in return for a 70-day ceasefire and a partial withdrawal from the Gaza Strip,” the source said. The proposal also sees the release of a number…
Britain promised on Wednesday 4 million pounds ($5.37 million) in humanitarian assistance to Gaza, the government stated, Jenny Chapman, as Minister for Development visited Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. ($1 = 0.7450 pounds) (Forelines)
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, following a call with U.S. President Trump on Monday, stated that efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine were on the right track and that Russia was ready to coordinate with Kyiv on a memorandum about future peace accord. Russia’s President Putin thanked U.S. President Trump for supporting the resumption of direct discussions between Russia and Ukraine, and stated that Donald Trump noted Russia’s backing for peace, though the significant question was how to move towards peace. “We have agreed with the president of the United States that Russia will propose and is ready to work…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday Washington hoped Pakistan would cooperate with India to hunt down Pakistan-based militants, and that India’s response to the recent Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir does not lead to a broader regional conflict. “Our hope here is that India responds to this terrorist attack in a way that doesn’t lead to a broader regional conflict,” Vance said in an interview on Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” show. “And we hope, frankly, that Pakistan, to the extent that they’re responsible, cooperates with India to make sure that the terrorists sometimes operating…
India’s foreign minister said he has told Secretary of State Marco Rubio that perpetrators of the deadly attack in Kashmir last week should be brought to justice, as the U.S. sought to calm tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. The U.S. said Rubio discussed the strained ties between the two neighbours in separate telephone calls on Wednesday, urging them to work with each other to “de-escalate tensions.” He expressed support to India in combating extremism and urged Pakistan to cooperate in probing the attack that killed 26 people, the State Department said. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said in a…
One person was killed and 21 others wounded when an blast rocked a residential area in northern Shanxi province of China, making clouds of smoke and smahsing glass in close to buildings, according to state media report on Wednesday. The explosion happened at near 1:17 p.m. (0517 GMT) in Shanxi’s Taiyuan city, state broadcaster CCTV stated, adding the reason was being investigated. Two individuals still missing, as per the CCTV. Video circulating on Chinese social media Weibo, not verified by Reuters, appeared to show multiple vehicles engulfed in flames outside a building, with heavy smoke pouring from the cars and…
On Monday, Tunisia’s coast guard recovered the bodies of eight African migrants after their boat sank off the country’s coast as it sailed towards Europe, a security official told Reuters, adding that 29 other people were rescued. The boat sank in waters off the city of Abwabed near Sfax, a departure point often used by African migrants. Search operations were underway for possible missing persons, said Houssem Eddine Jebabli, an official in the national guard. Tunisia is grappling with an unprecedented migration crisis and has replaced Libya as a major departure point for both Tunisians and others in Africa seeking…
Vatican City, April 26 (ANI): The Requiem Mass for Pope Francis has begun, with the main service starting at 10 am (local time) in Rome. A Requiem Mass is a special Catholic prayer held for someone who has passed away. World leaders including US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, are attending the funeral. From India, President Droupadi Murmu, along with Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren…
The house of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) terrorists, including the prime suspect of the Pahalgam terror attack, were destroyed when explosives believed to be stored there went off, officials said on Friday. The incidents took place during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, when the residences of Aadil Hussain Thokar and Asif Sheikh were being searched by security forces at Guree village in Bijbehara and Tral respectively in south Kashmir, the officials said. Explosives were believed to have been found at the premises during the search operation, prompting the security forces to evacuate the occupants of the houses as well…