New Delhi: After Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached a deal to normalise relations, India on Friday welcomed the announcement between the two countries.Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that India “h...
New Delhi: The defence ministry is organising Independence Day Flag Hoisting Ceremony on August 15 at Red Fort maintaining the balance between the sanctity and dignity of the National function while factoring in precautions related to the COVID-19 sc...
New Delhi: The Indo-Tibetan Police Force (ITBP) on Friday said it has recommended gallantry medals for the troops who fought against China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) in eastern Ladakh in May-June, for this year Independence Day.ITBP Directo...
The Indian Navy is the principal manifestation of India’s maritime influence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In the last few months, since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the globe, the operations IOR have seen an expansion with Indian naval ships ...
An Indian Army T-72 tank high in the Himalayas. Last week, we had Brigadier RJS Dhillon taking us north in a sharp but shallow offensive through Depsang, SSN (subsector north) and the Karakoram Pass in order to gain a bargaining advantage with t...
New Delhi: India and Nepal Oversight Mechanism meeting will be held on August 17 in Kathmandu to review ongoing bilateral economic and development projects.It would be the first high-level contact between the two sides since ties were hit by a border...
New Delhi: In a major boost to Indian armed forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh-chaired Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday gave approval for capital acquisitions of various platforms and equipment worth Rs 8,722.38 crore.The development ...
New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday launched the initiatives of a number of modernization and upgradation of facilities and new infrastructure creation by defence PSUs and OFB, through digital link, as part of the Atmanirbhar Week cel...
A June satellite image showing Chinese military build-up in the Galwan valley. (Photograph: 2020 Planet Labs via Twitter)Since the 20 Indian soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a bloody clash with China’s People’s Liberation Arm...
New Delhi: Giving a fillip to India’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative, the defence ministry will stop the import of 101 items "beyond given timeline" to boost indigenous production.This would mean that the domestic industry will receiv...