Defence Exports register growth of 12.04 % in FY 2024-25

April 1, 2025 7:11 PM

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Defence Exports register growth of 12.04 % in FY 2024-25

Defence exports have surged to a record high of over 23,600 crore rupees in the Financial Year (FY) 2024-25, registering a growth of 12.04 percent. The Ministry, in a statement today, said that Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) have shown a significant increase of 42.85 percent, with 8,389 ...

Iceland: Authorities evacuate Blue Lagoon as lava spews

April 1, 2025 6:25 PM

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Iceland: Authorities evacuate Blue Lagoon as lava spews

Iceland evacuated the town of Grindavik and the nearby Blue Lagoon today as a volcano started spewing lava, the eighth eruption to hit the region since the end of 2023. Icelandic authorities began the evacuations this morning after magma flows and a series of small earthquakes in the region indicate...

Malaysia: 100 injured in pipeline explosion in Kuala Lumpur

April 1, 2025 5:59 PM

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Malaysia: 100 injured in pipeline explosion in Kuala Lumpur

    In Malaysia, 100 people were injured after a fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by the country's state energy firm Petronas near the capital Kuala Lumpur today. Media reports said that around 60 people were hospitalized for burns, breathing difficulties or other injuries. Selangor state f...

Indo-US joint Exercise Tiger Triumph begins at Visakhapatnam

April 1, 2025 5:51 PM

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Indo-US joint Exercise Tiger Triumph begins at Visakhapatnam

  The fourth edition of Exercise Tiger Triumph, the bilateral Tri-Service India-US Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise has begun today at Visakhapatnam. This exercise is aimed at developing interoperability and formulation of Standard Operating Procedures for conducting Humanitarian...

US set to announce tariffs on nations imposing duties on American goods

April 1, 2025 5:35 PM

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US set to announce tariffs on nations imposing duties on American goods

US President Donald Trump is set to announce tariffs on all nations that impose duties on American goods. The tariff announcement will reveal which countries and sectors the Trump administration will target as it tries to reduce a 1.2 trillion dollar global goods trade deficit. Speaking to reporters...

RS passes Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill 2025

April 1, 2025 5:14 PM

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RS passes Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill 2025

The Rajya Sabha has passed the Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025. The bill seeks to give legal effect to the convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. The Bill also empowers the central government to make rules to implement the provisions of the Convention and t...

Myanmar Earthquake: Death toll rises to 2719; Rescue Op Brahma in full swing

April 1, 2025 3:59 PM

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Myanmar Earthquake: Death toll rises to 2719; Rescue Op Brahma in full swing

In Myanmar, the death toll in last week's devastating earthquake has crossed 2,700. Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing in a televised address today said, the death toll has reached 2,719 in the powerful earthquake and is expected to rise to more than three thousand. He said 4,521 people were ...