The Indian Army plans to replace its ageing T-72 tanks with FRCVs. (File photo)New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to ₹1.45 lakh crore f...
A Dhaksha DH-Logigator logistics drone. (Photo: Dhaksha Drones)New Delhi: The Indian Army has paused its plans to buy 200 logistics drones from Dhaksha Unmanned Systems, a company based in Chennai. This decision, which the Army took recently, comes a...
General Sundararajan Padmanabhan (December 13, 1940 – August 19, 2024)Chennai: General Sundararajan Padmanabhan, the 20th chief of the Indian Army, passed away on Monday. He was 83. Gen Padmanabhan, affectionately known as “Paddy” w...
Rakesh Pal. (File Photo)New Delhi: Rakesh Pal, who was leading the Indian Coast Guard as its 25th director general, died of a heart attack in Chennai on Sunday. He was 58. Pal was earlier admitted to Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital...
India celebrated its 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024.New Delhi: India celebrated its 78th Independence Day on Thursday with grand festivities and patriotic fervour across the nation. The theme for this year’s celebrations was &ldq...
Chennai: Boeing has announced the opening of applications for the fourth edition of its Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) programme for 2024-25, targeting university graduates and early-stage startup entrepreneurs in India, ...
Indian Army personnel and other teams during a rescue operation in Wayanad, Kerala. (Indian Army photo via special arrangement.)Wayanad/Thiruvananthapuram: The death toll in the devastating landslides that struck Wayanad district in Kerala early last...
An OFP MPV armoured personnel carrier used by the Indian Army and the Central Reserve Police Force. (Directorate of Ordnance photo representation.) New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh,...
An Indian Army T-90S main battle tank during a combat exercise in Rajasthan. (Photo: MoD)Mysuru/New Delhi: In a breakthrough for India’s indigenous defence industry, the state-owned Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) successfully conducted the ...
Officers from maritime agencies of friendly foreign nations who have arrived in India for specialized training pose for a photo with Indian Coast Guard officers. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: Fifty-two officers and sailor...