The oil tanker Settebello. (Photo: X/@vishnumathur)New Delhi: A Palau-flagged oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members on board was struck by a missile in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, triggering an engine-room fire and leaving three Indians missing. ...
Chinese Dongfeng-5C ICBMs displayed during Victory Day parade in Beijing, on September 3, 2025.New Delhi: The world’s nine nuclear-armed states collectively possessed an estimated 12,187 warheads as of January 2026, of which approximately 9,745...
A satellite view of INS Baaz at Campbell Bay, Nicobar Island. (Google Earth)New Delhi: After nearly five years of inconclusive feasibility studies, the government has formally abandoned its long-pending proposal to expand INS Baaz, the Indian Navy ai...
A Mahindra armoured specialist vehicle for representational purpose. (Photo: X)New Delhi: The Indian Army has issued a request for information (RFI) to domestic manufacturers for a mortar specialist vehicle (MSV) – a wheeled, crew-operated plat...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper (Photo: X/YvetteCooperMP)New Delhi: UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concluded his visit to China and India Friday, prioritizing rebuilding ties that had grown strained under the ...
People seen protesting against the Pakistani government in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan. (Representative photo via Facebook)New Delhi: India on Friday lodged a sharp diplomatic protest against Pakistan’s decision to hold assembly election in Gilgit...
Delcy Rodríguez (L) and Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, on June 4, 2026. (Photo: MEA)New Delhi: Venezuela’s executive vice-president and acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, held talks with the prime minister, Narendra ...
This MoD photo shows the test-firing of Rudram-2 missile from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter.New Delhi: The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted fresh test-flight of the Rudram-2 ai...