Houses set on fire in Kultuh village in Manipur’s Kuki-dominated Kamjong district. (Photo: X/@Vantagemonitor) New Delhi/Imphal: Tensions in Manipur escalated sharply on Thursday, after armed assailants stormed Kultuh village in the Kuki-do...
Netra AEW&C system. (Photo: IAF)New Delhi: In what is seen as a major milestone for India’s indigenous airborne surveillance capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is set to grant final operational clearance ...
A Zorawar tank during field trials. (File photo) New Delhi: The Indian Army now expects to induct the indigenous Zorawar light tank between 2028 and 2029, with the Army chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, saying issues identified during development ...
File photo of an Agni-5 missile being test-fired.New Delhi: India’s nuclear posture appears to have entered a new phase, with a small number of warheads now assessed to be deployed in peacetime for the first time, according to the Stockholm Int...
L&T-built K9 Vajra howitzer. (File photo) New Delhi: The Indian Army is preparing to make one of its biggest artillery acquisitions in recent memory, moving a proposal to procure more than 300 additional K9 Vajra self-propelled ho...
Tony Walton (Photo: BAE Systems)New Delhi: The global defence, aerospace and security company – BAE Systems, has appointed Tony Walton as the managing director for India, effective immediately.Based in New Delhi, Tony will oversee the company&r...
New Delhi: The defence ministry is considering invoking contractual penalty clauses against state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) over its failure to deliver a single Tejas Mk1A fighter jet to the Indian Air Force (IAF), more than two years...
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 Gorkha Rifles contingent marching on an Independence Day in New Delhi. (File photo)New Delhi: Nepal’s visiting foreign minister, Shisir Khanal, has said that if India wishes to resume talks on Nepal’s suspension of Gorkha recruitment in...