Indian Coast Guard Ship Achal at Goa Shipyard Limited (Photo: ICG)Goa: The Indian Coast Guard commissioned its newest fast patrol vessel, ICGS Achal, at Goa Shipyard Limited on May 9, in a ceremony that underscored both the service’s push ...
Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani meets soldiers (File photo)New Delhi: The government has appointed Lieutenant General NS Raja Subramani as the next chief of defence staff (CDS), filling the country’s most senior military post as the incumbent, Ge...
VAdm Swaminathan currently serves as FOC-in-C of the Western Naval Command (Photo: MoD)New Delhi: The government has appointed Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the next chief of naval staff, setting in motion a leadership transition at the top of ...
Lt Gen Zubin A Minwalla.Jaipur: A year after Operation Sindoor reshaped India’s military thinking, the country’s armed forces are accelerating a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s air-defence framework – one designed to c...
Adani Defence made Agnikaa Vtol-1 kamikaze drone (Photo: Adani Group)New Delhi: Adani Defence & Aerospace has delivered two indigenously developed combat systems – the ULPGM precision-guided munition and the Agnikaa VTOL-1 FPV kamikaze dron...
New Delhi: Marking a significant step in India's push for defence self-reliance in the defence sector, Europe's largest missile manufacturer MBDA on Wednesday inked an agreement with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to establish a domestic maintena...
Gwadar Port (Photo: X)New Delhi: As Pakistan points to Gwadar's recent surge in container traffic, a more complicated picture is taking shape behind the scenes. Hangeng Trade Company, a Chinese meat-processing firm operating in Gwadar's North...
Representational image (Photo: X) New Delhi: The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has turned India’s most ambitious infrastructure project into an acute political battleground, accusing the government of handing tr...
Indian Army soldiers on tanks during a Army Day parade in New Delhi. (File photo)Every year on May 1, the Indian Army observes Armour Day – a commemoration of its Armoured Corps that is equal parts history, pride, and resolve. The date marks th...
Holy Relics of Tathagata Buddha (Photo: IBC) By Dr. Portia B. Conrad Every year, on the full moon of Vaishakha, Buddhists across the world stop. Lamps are lit. Monasteries fill with chanting. This year the day carries something extra - the ...