A French navy Rafale (M). (File photo)New Delhi: India may sign deals worth around ₹90,000 crore with France soon. The deals include 26 Rafale (Marine) or Rafale (M) warplanes and three additional Scorpene (Kalvari-class) submarines for the Ind...
Narendra Modi being greeted by Indian Americans after his arrival at New York City, on June 20, 2023. (Photo: PMO India)New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, landed in New York City, on Tuesday, for his maiden state visit in the United States...
A SeaGuardian drone. (Photo: General Atomics) New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, gave its green signal to the armed forces to purchase 31 MQ-9B SeaGuardian, also known as Predator B, drone...
File pic (PC: Reuters)New Delhi: The probe agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against British aerospace and defence company Rolls Royce PLC, top executives of its Indian unit and arms dealers for alleged &qu...
Vivek Raghuvanshi. (Photo via Twitter)New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an espionage case against Vivek Raghuvanshi – a freelance journalist who mostly covers defence-related stories, sources in the investigating agency t...
A bowl of finger millet or ragi. (Representative photo)New Delhi: The Indian Army is reintroducing three Indian millets in the soldiers’ ration after a gap of over 55 years, the force said in a release on Wednesday. The three millet varieties t...
An “Arudhra” medium-power radar. (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: The defence ministry signed two separate contracts with Bharat Electronics Limited to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force totalling over ₹3,700 crore,...
An ATGS during trials. (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: The defence ministry’s Defence Acquisitions Council gave the initial nod (acceptance of necessity) for the procurement of 307 advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS) for the Indian Army and 20...
HTT-40 Basic Trainer AircraftNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved the procurement of and 70 HTT-40 indigenous trainer aircraft and three cadet-training ships worth ₹10,000 crore, aimed to give a boost to the “Atmanirbhar B...
Bengaluru/New Delhi: The Tata Sons’ Air India has announced two mega deals with France’s Airbus and United States’ Boeing to buy 470 commercial jetliners, on Tuesday. This is the biggest-ever procurement by any commercial airline in...