SMPP-made bulletproof jackets (Photo via X)New Delhi: SMPP, an indigenous designer, developer and manufacturer of defence equipment, bagged order worth ₹300 crore from Indian Army for supply of bulletproof jackets and advanced ballistic he...
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...
Asim Munir’s official portrait when he became the Pakistani army chief in 2022. (Photo: ISPR/Handout)The elevation of Pakistan’s chief of army staff, General Asim Munir, to the rank of field marshal by the Shehbaz Sharif government was ne...
Agniveers Passing Out Parade at Assam Regimental Centre in Shillong (Photo: Spear Corps)New Delhi: The Indian Army has commenced the third assessment phase for the inaugural batch of Agniveers, who were inducted in January 2023, as part of a comprehe...
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. (Photo: Nasa)New Delhi: Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian gaganyatri (Indian term for astronaut) to reach the International Space Station. This marked a historic m...
Rajnath Singh with his Chinese counterpart (Photo: MoD)New Delhi: India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart Rajnath Singh, on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisations (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting, h...
New Delhi: The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-led Reliance Defence Limited has secured a substantial export contract worth ₹600 crore from German arms giant Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH. This marks a significant breakthrough for India’s private...
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...
IMA 107 regular course officers at NWM in Delhi (Photo: Indian Army) New Delhi: The 107 Regular Course of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Tuesday celebrated 25 years of commissioned service to the nation, marking a significant milestone in ...
Kirti Vardhan Singh with evacuated students at Delhi airport (Photo: MEA)New Delhi: As the conflict escalates between Tehran and Tel Aviv, India launched Operation Sindhu on Wednesday to evacuate its nationals from conflict-torn Iran, with the first ...