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Indigenous nuclear-submarine project and US Predator drone deal get CCS approval
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, has sanctioned two crucial defence acquisitions on Wednesday, which are aimed at substantially enhancing the country’s military capabilities. The CCS ap...
US state department greenlights $175 million MK-54 light torpedo sale to India
An MK-54 Torpedo. Seen in the background is a US Navy P-8 Poseidon. New Delhi: The United States state department has approved the potential sale of 53 MK-54 lightweight torpedoes to India. The torpedoes are intended to enhance the capabilities ...
Indian Navy MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone, leased from US, crashes in Bay of Bengal
A SeaGuardian drone. (Photo: General Atomics)New Delhi: An Indian Navy MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone, leased from the United States, crashed into the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Chennai, on Wednesday. According to the Navy, the drone, which had been ope...
US greenlights sale of anti-submarine warfare sonobuoys worth $52.8 million to India
An artist’s impression of a high-altitude ASW sonobuoy being dropped from a helicopter. (Photo: X/@NethajiSoldiers)New Delhi: The United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken, approved the sale of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonobuoys and ...
Need ethics code and cooling-off period for veterans joining politics
RKS Bhadauria (C), who was the IAF chief, joined the BJP within 2.5 years of his retirement from service.It is said that democracy survives and thrives on four pillars – executive, legislature, judiciary, and free and unbiased media. Howev...
Katchatheevu Island: Just ahead of Lok Sabha election, political row erupts over ‘settled issue’
The Katchatheevu island, as shown by the red pin. (Google Earth image)New Delhi: A recent Right to Information query by the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president, K Annamalai, has rekindled a decades-old issue of the transfer of Katchatheevu (a...
In West Bengal, four children die in trench collapse, locals blame BSF
Photo for representation.Kolkata: Four children lost their lives in an accident that happened in a freshly dug trench near the India-Bangladesh Border in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district. Although the exact date of the incident is not clea...
Biden administration notifies US Congress of sale of 31 MQ-9B Predator drones to India
A SeaGuardian drone. (Photo: General Atomics) New Delhi: United States President Joe Biden’s administration has formally notified the US Congress of its intention to sell 31 MQ-9B Predator long-endurance drones to India. This move comes af...
Maldives opposition gathers signatures to impeach President Mohamed Muizzu
Mohamed Muizzu.New Delhi: The Maldivian Democratic Party, the main opposition party in the Maldives, is reportedly preparing to initiate an impeachment motion against the atoll nation’s president, Mohamed Muizzu. The MDP has gathered enough sig...
Rajnath Singh inaugurates 35 strategic infrastructure projects in border regions
Rajnath Singh inaugurating the 35 infrastructure projects at the Dhak bridge in Uttarakhand, on January 19, 2024. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh) New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, inaugurated 35 infrastructure projects worth ₹670 cr...Results
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