India Tadkha

India and Pakistan have reached a ceasefire agreement following a brief period of hostilities over the past few days, United States President Donald Trump announced on Saturday. Earlier on Saturday, the two neighbours targeted each other’s military sites as Pakistan launched “Operation Bunyan Marsoos” after three of its own airbases were hit by India’s air-to-surface…

The Indian Navy has sent formal letters to embassies and manufacturers like Airbus, outlining requirements for a 5-tonne-class, all-weather helicopter with folding blades. (A representative image) The government has reached out to at least the United States and France to explore government-to-government procurement of twin-engine light naval utility helicopters (NUHs) to augment the maritime capability…

Laura Bicker China Correspondent Watch: US and China are ready to talk tariffs – who will blink first? The US-China trade war could be letting up, with the world’s two largest economies set to begin talks in Switzerland. Top trade officials from both sides will meet on Saturday in the first high-level meeting since US…

Analysts have low expectations of a breakthrough, but host Switzerland hopes ‘roadmap’ will emerge. China’s trade envoy He Lifeng has met United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Switzerland for talks aimed at easing a trade war between the superpowers that is roiling global markets. The first official engagement, since the US slapped a 145…

The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which guarantees pension to Central government employees, has been launched from April 1. Government employees enrolled in the National Pension System (NPS) have been given an option to switch to this scheme before June 30. New employees joining the government can also opt for the UPS within 30 days of…