— By Dr Baishali SarkarEvery year, on the full moon of Āṣāḍha, Buddhists across the world pause to remember one of their most sacred days. It marks the Buddha's first sermon, the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, given...
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...
New Delhi: Marking the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Hyderabad-based defence technology firm Zen Technologies Limited has unveiled a high-altitude man-portable anti-drone system (MPADS), billed as the first of its kind developed in Ind...
Rajnath Singh at Kargil War Memorial. (Photo: Ministry of Defence)Dras: Operation Sindoor stands as evidence that India can meet Pakistan’s provocations with a force “far beyond its imagination,” the defence minister, Rajnath Singh,...
Assistant Commandant Sonia Sehrawat. (Photo: X) New Delhi: An Instagram story posted by a serving paramilitary officer has become the unlikely flashpoint of a national argument over political neutrality in India’s security forces. The...
New Delhi: India has taken a significant step towards self-reliance in aero-engine technology with the delivery of the country’s first fully indigenous expendable turbojet engine, built in the 350 kg thrust class and designed by the Gas Turbine...
New Delhi: India took a significant step towards weaning itself off imported air-defence hardware on Thursday, with the Defence Research and Development Organisation carrying out the first flight test of Kusha, its long-range surface-to-air missile, ...
A UAE-flagged ship after being hit with a missile during the current US-Iran war. (Photo: X)New Delhi: The deaths of four Indian seafarers in Russia’s missile strike on the merchant vessel MV Golden Leo have intensified concerns among India&rsq...
Russian chargé d’affaires, Vladimir Ladanov (File photo) New Delhi: India summoned the Russian chargé d’affaires, Vladimir Ladanov, to the ministry of external affairs on July 21, 2026, to convey the government’s ...
MV Leo. (Photo: X/@NEXTA)New Delhi: India has strongly condemned a Russian missile strike on a merchant vessel departing Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa that killed four Indian seafarers, calling the attack on commercial shipping “deplo...