Edmund Hillary (L) and Tenzin Norgay.There is a reason Mount Everest is spoken about differently from other mountains, with a fascination that feels almost mythic. More than a peak, Everest has become a mirror to human ambition. The story of Everest ...
BSF women mountaineers after completing historic Everest bid. (Photo: BSF)New Delhi: Four women constables of the Border Security Force (BSF) reached the summit of Mount Everest at 8am on Wednesday, completing the paramilitary force’s first all...
Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at CII Annual Business Summit 2026 in Delhi (Photo: CII)New Delhi: India is moving to allow private companies to manufacture ballistic missiles, a domain long reserved for state-owned defence public sector underta...
Mumbai: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, the chief of integrated defence staff, has said that India's ability to prevail in future conflicts will depend not only on the sophistication of its fighter aircraft or warships but on the strength of its...
The Indian Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi, pinning a medal on a BSF soldier for playing an exceptional role during Operation Sindoor, in May 2025. (File photo)On December 1, 2025, the Border Security Force marked its Diamond Jubilee – 60 years...
Development assistance is never only about development. This is not a cynical observation, it is a structural one. When a country allocates capital to a neighbour's infrastructure, it is also investing in supply chains, in diplomatic relationship...
BRICS diplomats at the BRICS MENA meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: MEA)New Delhi: A meeting that was meant to project the strength and solidarity of the world’s most consequential emerging-economy bloc ended on Friday, in New Delhi without the one...
Israeli troops at a destroyed south Lebanon village during the current IDF-Hezbollah fighting. (Photo via Facebook)New Delhi: The United States president, Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire b...
Fresh officers during a pass-out ceremony at the CRPF Academy at Kedarpur, Gurugram, Haryana. (File photo for representation.) When Parliament passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, it did more than legislate...