New Delhi: The defence ministry is considering invoking contractual penalty clauses against state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) over its failure to deliver a single Tejas Mk1A fighter jet to the Indian Air Force (IAF), more than two years...
Edmund Hillary (L) and Tenzin Norgay.There is a reason Mount Everest is spoken about differently from other mountains, with a fascination that feels almost mythic. More than a peak, Everest has become a mirror to human ambition. The story of Everest ...
An S-400 battery.New Delhi: India and Russia are in active negotiations for the purchase of an additional batch of S-400 “Triumf” (rechristened “Sudarshan Chakra” in India) long-range air-defence systems, Moscow confirmed on T...
BSF women mountaineers complete historic Everest bid (Photo: BSF)The recent successful scaling of Mount Everest by four Border Security Force women personnel is not merely a mountaineering achievement. It is, in many ways, a quiet but profound social...
The Indian Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi, pinning a medal on a BSF soldier for playing an exceptional role during Operation Sindoor, in May 2025. (File photo)On December 1, 2025, the Border Security Force marked its Diamond Jubilee – 60 years...
Pakistan launches EO-3 satellite, displays old image of Karachi as new (Photo: X) New Delhi: SUPARCO launched its EO-3 satellite – the third and final unit in its PRSC-EO Earth observation constellation –...
Indian Army soldiers on tanks during a Army Day parade in New Delhi. (File photo)Every year on May 1, the Indian Army observes Armour Day – a commemoration of its Armoured Corps that is equal parts history, pride, and resolve. The date marks th...
Holy Relics of Tathagata Buddha (Photo: IBC) By Dr. Portia B. Conrad Every year, on the full moon of Vaishakha, Buddhists across the world stop. Lamps are lit. Monasteries fill with chanting. This year the day carries something extra - the ...