ISRO achieved a major milestone with the successful hot testing of liquid rocket engine manufactured through Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology for a duration of 665 s on May 9, 2024. The engine used is the PS4 engine of PSLV upper stage.The PS4 engine manufactured in the conventional machining and welding route has been in use for the fourth stage of PSLV which has a thrust of 7.33 kN in ..read more

The Fujian is China's first indigenous aircraft carrier designNew Delhi: China's first super-carrier - an 80,000 tons warship called the Fujian - has returned to the port after completing its brief sea trial. The aircraft carrier, the most advanced warship of its class built by China, represents a significant milestone in China's military and naval capabilities.The Fujian, or Type-003 class ..read more

New Delhi: In a significant boost to its surveillance capabilities along the Pakistan border, the Indian Army is set to receive the first Hermes-900 Starliner drone on June 18.The Hermes-900 known as the Drishti-10 drone is being supplied to Indian forces including Indian Army and Navy by Adani Defence Systems."The first of the two drones to be acquired by the Indian Army would be handed ..read more

New Delhi: Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, who arrived in Delhi on Friday, said he was looking forward to working hard with all for the ties between the two nations.Xu expressed gratitude to the Ministry of External Affairs official who received him at the airport, Eritrea's Ambassador to India Alem Tsehaye Woldemariam and officials from the Chinese Embassy for welcoming ..read more

New Delhi: Newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, arrived today in New Delhi to assume office, the Chinese Embassy in India announced in a statement.Officials from the Protocol Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Eritia's Ambassador to India Alem Tsehaye Woldemariam and Minister Ma Jia, Minister Wang Lei, Minister Counselor Chen Jianjun from ..read more

New Delhi: Describing the relationship between India and the European Union as "consequential for the world as well," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the EU is not only "our largest economic partner," but the ties run "very deep, spanning many domains."Extending felicitations to EU's Ambassador to India, Herve Delphin, Jaishankar said, "I think today the relationship between India and ..read more

S Jaishankar wondered how people with dubious backgrounds are being allowed to enter and live in CanadaNew Delhi: By allowing political space to Khalistani separatist elements, the Canadian government is sending a message that its vote bank is "more powerful" than its rule of law, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.In an exclusive interview to Press Trust of India, Jaishankar said India ..read more

An analysis by Department of Telecom found that a staggering 20 lakh numbers were used with these mobile handsets. This effort aims to dismantle networks of fraudstersNew Delhi: The Centre on Friday directed telecom operators to block for blocking 28,200 mobile handsets and issued directions to re-verify 20 lakh mobile connections associated with these handsets.Ministry of Communications in a ..read more

Bijapur: At least 12 Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said.The gunfight took place in the forest near Pidia village under Gangaloor police station limits when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, police had said earlier."The exchange of fire in Gangaloor area has ended ..read more

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: An explosion occurred at a private girls' school in the North Waziristan tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn reported while quoting police sources. The explosion was reported on Wednesday night and was triggered by unidentified militants.According to police sources, the militants first tortured the watchman of the school and later blew up two rooms of the building ..read more