India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth visited Trivandrum Military Station under Southern Command of Indian Army on May 08, 2026 and reviewed the operational preparedness and ongoing developmental projects. During the visit, the Raksha Rajya Mantri interacted with troops and gained firsthand insight into the operational preparedness and welfare measures being implemented at the station. He was briefed on key operational, administrativ...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar arrived at Chattogram, Bangladesh on 08 May 2026 as part of the IOS SAGAR 2026 deployment. The visit aims to further strengthen maritime cooperation and professional ties between the Indian Navy and the Bangladesh Navy. On entering Bangladesh waters, IOS Sagar was received by Bangladesh Navy Ship BNS Ali Haider (F17), which escorted the ship into harbour. During the visit, the Commanding Officer of IOS...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India conducted the successful flight-trial of an Advanced Agni missile with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on May 08, 2026. The missile was flight-tested with multiple payloads, targeted to different targets spatially distributed over a large geographical area in the Indian Ocean Region. The telemetry and tracking was carried out by multiple ground and ship-base...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Coast Guard marked a significant enhancement in its operational capability with the commissioning of Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Achal, the latest vessel in the new-generation Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessel series, at Goa Shipyard Limited on May 09, 2026. Named Achal, meaning 'firm', the vessel symbolizes the Indian Coast Guard's steadfast commitment towards safeguarding national maritime interests, protecting life at ...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay inaugurated the AIOS-Armed Forces Ophthalmology Update 2026 at New Delhi on May 09, 2026. The two-day conference is being jointly organised by the Department of Ophthalmology, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi, in collaboration with the All-India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS). The event marks a historic first for the Armed Forces Medical Services, bringing together military ophthalmologi...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) of DRDO has achieved a path-breaking milestone in the development of Hypersonic Missiles by successfully conducting an extensive long-duration test of its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor. A run-time of over 1,200 seconds was achieved at the state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility in Hyderabad on May 09, 2026, building upon the earlier successful test o...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the renovated Andheri Railway Station (RS) Post Office in Mumbai on 8th May 2026 as a Future-Ready Post Office under the Department of Posts' flagship initiative, Jan Sewa Connect. (Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Chief Minister Shri Devendr...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a major boost to the diversification of India's agricultural exports and furthering the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative, the first-ever export consignment of ODOP honey from Baksa, an Aspirational District in Assam, to the USA was flagged off on 09 May 2026 through the initiative of APEDA. The consignment, comprising 20 Metric Tons of honey, was exported by APEDA-registered exporter from the North Eastern Region, M/s Sa...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: High Commissioner of Rwanda to India, Ms Jacqueline Mukangira called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today to personally convey to him an invitation to participation in the 'Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa' (NEISA 2026) scheduled to be held in Kigali, ...
India, May 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the great warrior Maharana Pratap on his Jayanti. The Prime Minister said that Maharana Pratap remains an immortal symbol of bravery and valour. He noted that the great warrior dedicated his life to protecting the honour, pride and dignity of the motherland. The Prime Minister further said that the saga of Maharana Pratap's indomitable courage and unwavering self-respect w...