The Letter of Request has been delivered to the French government and they are expected to decide on the Indian request and respond in the near future, top defence sources told ANI.
Bharadwaj while addressing a press conference said that for the past year, the scheme has not worked. "Under this scheme, private hospitals are instructed to treat the patients coming after an accident. Since its launch in 2018, nearly 23,000 people have been treated under this scheme.
Since the October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists on Israel from Gaza, Hezbollah has been operating against Israel along Lebanon's border with Israel, firing rockets and anti-tank missiles at Israeli towns and army positions and opening fire at troops on a near-daily basis.
The BJP leaders' election campaigning is in full swing as the 5-state Assembly elections near. Leading the cadre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit poll-bound Madhya Pradesh's Chitrakoot on Friday.
According to an official statement, "In an anti-poaching operation, Indian Coast Guard Air Cushion Vessel (ACV) apprehended an Indian fishing trawler along with 5 members of the crew, carrying 45 kg of illegal sea cucumber in waters near Dhanushkodi on 25 October 2023."
Another attempt of smugglers to smuggle narcotics via drone was foiled by BSF and Punjab Police on Thursday and recovered a drone during joint search operation on the outskirts of Bharopal village in Amritsar (Rural) district, said BSF.
Meanwhile, as a "ground offensive" of the besieged Gaza Strip loomed, hundreds of Israeli tanks were deployed near the border in South Israel, waiting for the all-clear from the country's political establishment and the military top brass.
Five people were killed and five others were injured after they met with an accident on National Highway 44 near the traffic police station in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur area, police said on Thursday.