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By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON - Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that specialized tunnel rescue teams from India and China, South Korea have joined the Nepal Army at critical hydropower tunnel sites to search and rescue…

By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday exchanged handshakes, it was a warm and closely watched moment in Bishkek ahead of the 26th Shanghai…

Poonam Sharma Sometimes international diplomacy is not spelled out in a long declaration but a few seconds of human interaction. This is just the kind of moment that the brief handshake between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian…

GG News Bureau Gangtok, 2nd Sept: Sikkim has proposed three major engineering interventions aimed at reducing the potential impact of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), including solar-powered pumping at Shako Chho, a flood-retention…

The 4th India–Denmark Joint Working Group meeting was held in Copenhagen from August 24–28. Discussions focused on technology adoption, innovation, IP, entrepreneurship and MSME clusters. Indian delegates visited Denmark’s…

BHASHINI SANGAM workshop brought together government, academia, technology and research stakeholders in Kathmandu. India and Nepal explored co-creation of language datasets and locally relevant AI applications. Live demonstrations…

The fifth edition will run as a week-long nationwide campaign from September 12–19, 2026. Beach clean-up drives will be organised across more than 100 locations. The campaign will feature an Ocean Olympiad, rallies, marathons and…

Surgeon Vice Admiral Manish Honwad assumed charge on September 1, 2026. He is an alumnus of AFMC and completed his MBBS there in 1989. He has more than 37 years of service across academic, clinical and administrative roles. He…

Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja assumed charge as DGAFMS on September 1, 2026. He will oversee comprehensive medical support for India’s Defence Forces. His career spans nearly four decades across clinical, academic, operational and…

India recorded defence production of about ₹1.8 lakh crore in 2025-26. DPSUs contributed ₹1.29 lakh crore to the record defence output. Seven DPSUs presented dividend cheques totalling ₹3,951 crore to the government. Rajnath…