An Indian Army soldier practising with a SIG 716i assault rifle. (File photo)Recently, the Ministry of Defence concluded a deal with the United States-based SIG Sauer Inc to import 73,000 SIG 716i “patrol” rifles for ₹840 crores to ...
DK Sunil (L) taking charge from CB Ananthakrishnan at the HAL headquarters in Bengaluru. (Photo via special arrangement.)Bengaluru: Dr DK Sunil has officially taken charge as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of the state-run Hindustan Aeronau...
SSS Defence CEO Vivek Krishnan.New Delhi: India’s recent decision to acquire an additional 73,000 SIG 716 assault rifles from US manufacturer Sig Sauer Inc has sparked intense debate over the country’s defence procurement practices after ...
An Indian Army soldier standing guard at the India Gate in New Delhi with a SIG 716 assault rifle. (India Sentinels file photo.)New Delhi: India has finalized a deal with the United States to procure an additional 73,000 SIG Sauer’s SIG 71...
Rajnath Singh addressing members of the Indian community in the Indian embassy in Washington. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, has embarked on a four-day visit to the United States, aimed at bolstering the India...
(Illustration for representation.)New Delhi: The Delhi Police said they have dismantled an al-Qaida terror module and detained 14 suspected terrorists from Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. On Thursday, a Delhi Police statement said the operat...
Large parts of Bangladesh, including several cities, have been inundated by floods waters. (Photo via FB)New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (foreign ministry) has issued a statement, on Thursday, clarifying that the recent floods in Banglade...
Inspector Kuldeep Kumar. (Photo: CRPF) Udhampur: A fierce gunbattle erupted between security forces and militants in the Cheel area of Dudu in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday, resulting in the death of a Central Reserve Police Force inspector, on ...
Screenshot of a video featuring Zac, the Indian Army assault dog taking part in Mitra Shakti – 2024.New Delhi: Indian Army K9 (short of canine) Zac is making waves in the joint military exercise, Mitra Shakti, currently underway with Sri Lanka....
Rajesh Kumar Singh.New Delhi: Rajesh Kumar Singh will be the new defence secretary of India. The government appointed him to the post in a major bureaucratic reshuffle, announced on Friday. Singh, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS)...