New Delhi: The Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2024-25, on Tuesday. In the Budget, she allocated ₹6.22 lakh crore (approximately $75 billion) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the ...
This screenshot of a viral footage posted on X shows a plume of smoke seen rising from where the Houthi drone struck in Tel Aviv. New Delhi: A drone attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officially known as Ansar Allah, struck Te...
Narendra Modi (L) and Vladimir Putin embrace after the latter conferred upon Russia’s highest civilian award, Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, to the former. (Photo via X) New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, concluded his two-d...
India's home-grown fighter jet project -- LCA Tejas In recent years, India has embarked on a journey to modernize its defence forces, aiming to bolster its capabilities in response to evolving geopolitical challenges. This endeavour is marke...
The defence secretary, Giridhar Aramane, while speaking at the second India-US defence acceleration ecosystem (INDUS-X) along with the US Indo-Pacific commander, Admiral John Aquilino, acknowledged intelligence support from the United States to count...
Gen Manoj Pande. (File photo)New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has granted a one-month extension in service to the chief of the Army staff, General Manoj Pande. This decision allows him to continue in his role beyond his normal age...
Ebrahim Raisi (December 14, 1960 – May 19, 2024).New Delhi: The Indian government has declared a one-day state mourning, on Monday, following the demise of the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash. The national flag was flown...
The wreckage of the helicopter in which Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were travelling. (Photo: X)New Delhi: Iran’s president, Raisolsadati, commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi, and his foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were k...
The Chabahar port. (Creative Commons photo via Wikipedia) New Delhi: India and Iran have signed a 10-year contract to develop and operate the strategically important Chabahar port. The long-term agreement was signed between Indian Ports Global L...
The Indian triservices insignia. (Creative Commons photo by KC Velaga)New Delhi: In a move seen as a step towards greater integration of its armed forces, the government has notified the Inter-Services Organizations (Command, Control & Discipline...