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Admiral Krishna Swaminathan. New Delhi: Admiral Krishna Swaminathan took command on Sunday as the 27th chief of the naval staff. He now steps into the role at a time when the service i…
Gen NS Raja Subramani. (Photo: HQ IDS) New Delhi: General NS Raja Subramani, a former Indian Army commander, formally assumed charge as India’s third chief of defence staff (CDS)…
A BrahMos missile. (Photo: IMDS/Public Domain) New Delhi: The defence secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, confirmed on Saturday that a deal to supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to V…
Gen Anil Chauhan.New Delhi: After more than four decades in uniform, the chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, hung up his boots on Saturday. This brings to a close one of the most …
COAS Gen Upendra Dwivedi inspecting the guard of honour during the NDA 150th Course’s passing-out-parade ceremony at the Khetarpal Parade Ground in the institution. (Photo: HQ IDS)Kha…
Indian Navy's new vice-chief Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar assumed charge as the 48th vice-chief of the naval staff on May 29, stepp…
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)New Delhi: Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), the government-owned defence manufacturer under the Ministry of Def…
Gen Upendra Dwivedi and his wife arriving at the NDA’s Khetrapal Parade Ground, on May 29, 2026. (Photo: NDA)Khadakwasla, Pune: Forty-five years after joining the National Defence Aca…
Lt Gen Pratik Sharma (C) being shown live images sent from a drone during Operation Sheruwali. (Photo: Indian Army)Jammu/New Delhi: Intermittent firing resumed in the Gambhir Mughlan forest…
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)India has functioned as Nepal’s primary economic lifeline since the two countries signed the Treaty of Peace and…
HTT-40 trainer aircraft (File photo)New Delhi: A United States aerospace firm – Honeywell – has finally begun delivering engines for India’s indigenous basic trainer …
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…
