Air Vice Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker.On a December morning in 1971, four Hawker Hunters of the Indian Air Force’s 20 Squadron thundered 120 kilometres into Pakistani territory to strike an airbase most commanders would have judged beyond safe r...
Lawrence Bishnoi (File photo)New Delhi: The United States of American authorities have indicated to seek the extradition of jailed Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, after federal prosecutors in Los Angeles unsealed a batch of indictments accusin...
Very Short-Range Air Defence System. (File photo) New Delhi: Adani Defence & Aerospace on Sunday laid the foundation stone for an integrated missile-manufacturing complex in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, an investment pegged at ₹...
Delcy Rodríguez (L) and Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on June 4, 2026. (Photo: MEA)New Delhi: Venezuela’s executive vice-president and acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, held talks with the prime minister, Narendra ...
Nalanda: The concluding day of the Nalanda Literature Festival 2025 began on a solemn note as the festival paid tribute to eminent Hindi writer and Jnanpith Award laureate Vinod Kumar Shukla, who passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at the age ...
Shashi Tharoor at Nalanda Literature Festival 2025 in Rajgir (Photo: NLF Team)Nalanda: The second day of the Nalanda Literature Festival 2025 immersed participants in a rich tapestry of literature, languages, and culture, reaffirming Rajgir&rsq...
Vladimir Putin (L), Narendra Modi (C), and Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit in Tianjin, on September 1, 2025.The evolving strategic scenario in Asia, marked by China’s military ascendancy and America’s recalibrated foreign-policy approach, de...
Narendra Modi (L) and Vladimir Putin hug each other as a show of solidarity during the Tianjin SCO summit, on September 1, 2025. New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, demonstrated the resilience...
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami flags-off relief campaign (Photo: Sewa International) Dehradun: Harshil in Uttarkashi district, known for its breath-taking natural beauty, apple orchards, and strategic importance, is currently facing severe d...
Ali Khamenei (L) and Benjamin Netanyahu.The dust has barely settled on the Middle East’s latest conflagration, yet the contours of a strategic paradox are already emerging. Israel’s audacious Operation Rising Lion, launched on June, deliv...