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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the US administration has “heard and understood” India’s deal to purchase S-400 missile defence system from Russia, AFP reported. PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed a deal for the supply of S-400 Triumf missile system to India in October.

Israel’s first spacecraft to the moon was expected to make its historic landing there Thursday and become the only private-sector craft to do so following a mission that has captivated the nation. If it succeeds, Israel would become the fourth country to reach the moon but by far the smallest, with the United States, Russia and China the other three.

Narendra Modi’s friend, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu whom he is so proud to call by his nickname “Bibi”, and who faces national elections on April 9, has not only been charged in several corruption cases.

India and Russia had wide-ranging discussions on evolving situation in Afghanistan during Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s two-day visit to the country.

China is weighing options to buy Russia’s new Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jet as Moscow has identified China and India as potential customers to acquire its advanced warplane, according to a media report.

A British adventurer has taken off as he attempts to be the first person to fly around the world solo in a gyrocopter, the media reported on Monday.

Moscow: Russia has acknowledged that it has military personnel in Venezuela, saying the deployment is legal…

Indore: Indian scientists shot down a low orbit satellite 300 kilometres away in space on Wednesday.…

The US is working with India to provide potential alternatives to S-400 air defence systems that New Delhi has decided to purchase from Russians, a top Pentagon official said.

China on Wednesday reacted guardedly to India’s anti-satellite missile test and expressed hope that all countries will uphold peace and tranquillity in the outer space.