The DRDO-developed truck-mounted howitzer. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement)New Delhi: The Indian Army is set to conduct comprehensive trials of an indigenously developed mounted gun system that promises to revolutionize artillery mobil...
An IAF Sukhoi-30MKI test-firing an Astra BVRAAM in 2019. (File photo)New Delhi: India’s defence capabilities received a significant boost on Friday, as the indigenous Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) successfully demonstrat...
An Indian Air Force Jaguar during a live-fire training operation. (File photo)New Delhi: A twin-seater Jaguar IB trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in an agricultural field near Bhanoda village in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Wed...
The 14th Dalai Lama. (Photo via X/@DalaiLama)New Delhi: China has lodged a formal diplomatic protest with India following the prime minister, Narendra Modi, conveying birthday greetings to the 14th Dalai Lama and the attendance of senior Indian minis...
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft. (File photo)New Delhi: Chinese diplomatic missions across the globe orchestrated a comprehensive disinformation campaign to damage the international reputation of French-made Rafale fighter jets following ...
(Illustration for representation.)New Delhi: India and Australia have taken their defence partnership to new depths with the signing of a groundbreaking undersea surveillance agreement on Thursday. This marks the latest milestone in the rapidly evolv...
File photo of the defence minister, Rajnath Singh.New Delhi: The defence minister-headed Defence Acquisition Council has approved 10 major capital acquisition proposals worth approximately ₹1.05 lakh crore, marking the country’s most sign...
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 13, 20...
Abdul Rehman gazed at his sole remaining goat, whose ribs protruded beneath matted fur. For months, the 52-year-old farmer from Kargil had seen his 50-strong herd of goats whittle down to a mere 20. "I didn't know what to do," he s...
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. (Photo: Nasa)New Delhi: Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian gaganyatri (Indian term for astronaut) to reach the International Space Station. This marked a historic m...