File photo of a Prithvi II missile during its test-firing.New Delhi: India conducted back-to-back tests of two nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said in a release. Although defence officials described...
An Indian Air Force Jaguar during a live-fire training operation. (File photo)New Delhi: A twin-seater Jaguar IB trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in an agricultural field near Bhanoda village in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Wed...
Abdul Rehman gazed at his sole remaining goat, whose ribs protruded beneath matted fur. For months, the 52-year-old farmer from Kargil had seen his 50-strong herd of goats whittle down to a mere 20. "I didn't know what to do," he s...
The joint insignia of the Indian armed forces. (File photo)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday authorized the chief of defence staff and secretary, Department of Military Affairs, to issue “Joint Instructions and Joint Or...
Pinaka MBRL in Pokharan (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: The Indian Army is set to complete the deployment of six additional regiments of indigenously developed Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers by 2026. This will significantly bolstering the country&rsquo...
Two BSF troopers manning a mortar position near the international border in Jammu. (File photo)A recent scroll through X (formerly Twitter) left me profoundly troubled. Post after post revealed a disturbing ignorance about one of India’s most c...
Soldiers from Army and Air Force at Tololing Top (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: A team of 30 brave Indian Army soldiers from several units successfully scaled the Tololing Peak and hoisted the tricolour, paying tribute to men who lost their lives fig...
Indian Army personnel presenting a memento to Col Virender Thapar (R) and his wife, parents of Kargil hero Capt Vijayant Thapar, in Noida. (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: The Indian Army has initiated a first-of-its-kind outreach programme to honour t...
General Anil Chauhan. New Delhi: The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, has made the first official acknowledgement that the Indian Air Force lost fighter jets during Operation Sindoor in May. The admission came during an intervi...