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India’s defence exports have surged to a record high of Rs 23,622 crore (approx. USD 2.76 billion) in 2024-25, registering a 12.04 per cent growth over the previous fiscal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the achievement as a “proud milestone” in India’s progress in the defence manufacturing sector. “This is indeed a proud milestone in our journey towards self-reliance and global leadership in defence manufacturing!” PM Modi said on X.

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The Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire agreement by firing at Indian positions across the Line of Control (LoC) in the KG Sector, Poonch, on Tuesday. The troops of the Nangi Tekri Battalion, under the aegis of the Krishna Ghati Brigade of the Indian Army, retaliated strongly. Further details are awaited.

Earlier, the security forces intensified search and cordon operations following the exchange of fire with terrorists in the Panjtirthi area of Kathua.

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Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Tuesday that Bangladesh government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus must exercise restraint and commenting on a country like India could be counter-productive.

“It is apparent that Muhammad Yunus and his interim government in Bangladesh are attempting to frame the northeast as a strategic pawn to serve their geopolitical ambitions,” Singh wrote on ‘X’. He further added that such provocative and irresponsible statements are unbecoming of a leader.

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India and Chile will soon launch joint research expeditions to Antarctica in climate change, geosciences, microbiology, and innovation, Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said Tuesday. A Letter of Intent (LoI) for cooperation in Antarctic research has been signed during the ongoing visit of Chilean President Gabriel Boric to India that began Tuesday.The agreement marks a significant step in strengthening scientific and policy-oriented ties between the two nations in the polar region, Singh said.

The partnership, to be executed through India’s National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and Chile’s Antarctic Institute (INACH), will foster deeper cooperation in Antarctic affairs, scientific research and environmental conservation, according to an official statement.

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Punjab Police on Tuesday claimed to have averted a possible terror attack in the state with the arrest of an operative linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and seized a hand grenade from his possession. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the accused has been identified as Jaiveer Tyagi alias Jawed, a native of Baroli village from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district and was currently residing in Ludhiana.

The Counter Intelligence (CI) team of Amritsar received an input revealing the abroad-based person, Sehlam, who is working for Pakistan’s ISI agency, along with his cousin Jaiveer Tyagi, he said. The two accused had been hatching a conspiracy to target the government infrastructure through terror attacks in various cities to disturb peace and harmony of the state, the officer added.

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The Israel Embassy in India shared a heartwarming message on social media platform ‘X’ on Tuesday, showcasing the friendship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, illustrated through a beautiful Ghibli-style art piece.

The tweet, with the hashtag #GhibliStudio and a flag of both nations, captures the bond between the two leaders, symbolising the strong diplomatic ties between India and Israel.

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India has delivered 625 metric tonnes (MT) of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) material to Myanmar as part of Operation Brahma, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

India launched Operation Brahma to provide necessary support, including Search and Rescue (SAR), humanitarian aid, disaster relief and medical assistance, following the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28.

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday described as “offensive and strongly condemnable” the interim Bangladesh government calling itself as the “only guardian of the ocean” in the region.

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus reportedly urged Beijing to extend its economic influence in his country, mentioning that India’s northeastern states being landlocked could prove to be an opportunity. His remarks, apparently made during a recent four-day visit to China, surfaced on social media on Monday.

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Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Monday announced that it recorded a revenue of Rs 30,400 crore (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year ending March 31, 2025, compared to Rs 30,381 crore in the previous year.

This achievement comes despite a shortfall in the deliveries of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH). The LCA deliveries were delayed due to the non-availability of engines, HAL’s Chairman and Managing Director, D K Sunil, said.

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The Congress on Monday said Bangladesh inviting China to encircle India is very dangerous for the security of the Northeast region and alleged that the government is not taking care of the region including Manipur. “Bangladesh is inviting China to encircle India. This attitude of the Bangladesh government is very dangerous for the security of our North East region.

The government is not taking care of Manipur and China has already settled villages in Arunachal,” Congress’ head of media and publicity department Pawan Khera said in a post in Hindi on X.

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A special court here has ordered that 14 properties belonging to Tiger Memon, one of the alleged masterminds of the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, and his family be handed over to the central government. These properties were in possession of the Bombay High Court’s receiver since 1994 following an order of the TADA (Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court.

The 14 properties include a flat in a building in Bandra (West), an office premises in Mahim, an open plot in Mahim, a vacant plot and a flat in Santacruz (East), two flats in a building in Kurla, an office on Mohammed Ali Road, a shop and plot in Dongri, three shops in Manish Market and a building on Sheikh Memon Street, Mumbai. On March 12, 1993, a series of 13 blasts rocked various parts of Mumbai, claiming 257 lives and injuring more than 700 others.

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India must firmly assess each demand of the US through the lens of its own national priorities, development goals, and cultural values amid continuous pressure of America to amend trade policies, think tank GTRI said on Tuesday.

Commenting on the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) National Trade Estimate (NTE) Report 2025, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that many of the proposed changes in areas like agriculture, digital governance, and public health pose serious risks to India’s ability to protect its small farmers, maintain food safety, uphold deeply rooted social norms, and secure its digital future.

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NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams said she plans to visit India soon, and meet with ISRO’s team during her visit.Ms Williams said during NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Post-Flight News Conference that she found India to be ‘amazing’ each time her spacecraft passed by the Himalayas during her extended stay of nine months in space.

“I hope and I think for sure I’m going to be going back to my father’s home country and visiting with people and getting excited about the Indian astronauts who’s going up on the ISRO mission coming up,” she said.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Naxal issue is now confined to just six districts in the country, from the earlier 12. Shah said the Modi government is building a ‘Sashakt, Surakshit and Samriddh Bharat’ with a ruthless approach to Naxalism and relentless efforts for all-pervasive development.

He said Bharat is determined to uproot Naxalism for good by March 31, 2026. “Taking a giant stride towards building a Naxal-free Bharat, today our nation achieved a new milestone by significantly reducing the number of districts most affected by left-wing extremism to just 6 from 12,” Shah posted on microblogging site X.

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A seek and destroy operation to track down three terrorists, believed to be hiding in a forested area in Panjthirthi-Barota in Kathua following an encounter last night, resumed Thursday with multiple agencies engaged in the effort, officials said. The area was placed under a cordon after the Monday night gunfire between police and terrorists.

The officials said the three terrorists are believed to be from a group that had its first face-off with security forces in the Nursery area near the International Border on March 23. All of the terrorists had managed to escape. Four days later, security forces engaged them in an encounter in a forest area of the Sanyal belt of Kathua when two terrorists were eliminated, and the rest managed to flee. During this exchange of fire, four policemen were also killed and three others injured. With the hiding terrorists changing their locations in the jungle, the security forces have launched a multi-agency operation to track them down.