The 74th Republic Day celebrations ended with the Beating Retreat ceremony at the capital’s Vijay Chowk, on Sunday evening, amid rain. It witnessed various military, central armed police, and state police bands playing 29 mesmerizing tunes. Read More

India has lost 26 out of 65 patrolling points near the line of actual control in eastern Ladakh, several media reports citing the contents of a research paper said. Read More

As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the defence minister, Rajnath Singh felicitated 25 winners of Veer Gatha 2.0 on January 25, on the eve of the Republic Day 2023 in the national capital. Read More

A total of 731 exhibitors have registered for the much-awaited Aero India to be held in Bengaluru from February 13. Read More

The 74th Republic Day parade will witness a massive flypast by 50 aircraft belonging to all the three services. This will also include the Indian Navy’s maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft Ilyushin Il-38 “Dolphin”, which will participate for the first time since its induction in the service some 42 years ago. Read More

The government has planned this year’s main Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi differently than the previous editions. From the beginning to the end of the celebrations, things appear to have been significantly altered. Read More

The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, visited the National Cadet Corps Republic Day Camp 2023 at Delhi cantonment in New Delhi, on Tuesday. This was his first visit to the camp after becoming the CDS. Read More

In his first virtual interaction with the Agniveers of the three services, who have commenced their basic training, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, on Monday, that the technologically advanced soldiers will play a key role in the armed forces as the nature of wars are changing. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, while lauding the armed forces for adapting to the constantly evolving times and dealing with the challenges with patience and bravery, exhorted them to further develop their capabilities and implement the lessons learned from the ever-evolving global security scenario. Read More

India carried out a successful training launch of Prithvi II short-range ballistic missile, on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. The missile was fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Odisha coast. Read More