Mahendragiri: ‘Mighty majestic matchless’: The stealth frigates redefining India’s maritime power | India News

INS Nilgiri, INS Udaygiri, and INS Himgiri in formation. Photo credit: X/ @IN_HQENC The Indian Navy received its sixth Project 17A Nilgiri-class stealth frigate, INS Mahendragiri, on Saturday as defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the indigenously built warship at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, further strengthening the country’s maritime combat capabilities.“There was a time when…

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Calgary’s mayor floats temporary pause on downtown Green Line to extend further south – Calgary

The solution to getting the Green Line through Calgary’s downtown core could be stopping short of it altogether, according to Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas, who is flirting with the idea of extending the line further south first. Farkas told reporters Wednesday the move could give officials more time to figure out an alignment through the…

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Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit is unusual, and shows his need to court Kim Jong Un

China’s President Xi Jinping has grown accustomed to world leaders coming to him. Since the start of 2026, dozens of dignitaries have arrived in Beijing, seeking to renew, reset, and rebuild relationships with China. Among them were two of the world’s most powerful leaders, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived…

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Chris Selley: The euthanasia committee did its job. Now it’s Parliament’s turn

The special joint committee on medical assistance in dying’s latest report, released Wednesday afternoon, takes a long, thoughtful and occasionally befuddling path to the simple and correct recommendation: “That the government of Canada amend the Criminal Code to indefinitely exclude persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness from eligibility for medical assistance…

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