— By Aayushi Pandey and Dr Aparaajita PandeyA democracy is not judged by how it behaves when all is calm. Its real character shows when citizens take to the streets to question those who govern them. Elections exist precisely to channel th...
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has flagged a near two-decade delay in the procurement and induction of the indigenously built Dhanush artillery gun, holding that the lag left the Army making do with ageing, less capable equipment at a time when the...
Amarya Bajaj in centre (Photo: special arrangement)New Delhi/Amsterdam: India’s young squash sensation Amarya Bajaj has added another achievement to his rapidly growing résumé by winning the Dutch Junior Open 2026 Under-13 Bo...
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...