Akshay Sharma (L) and Captain Saurabh Salunkhe (Photo: Indian Army) Kathua, Jammu: An eight-year-old boy who had never spoken a word in his life can now attend school and communicate with his classmates, thanks to an Indian Army doctor who taugh...
Narendra Modi during his Independence Speech from the Red Fort, on August 15, 2025.New Delhi: India has announced Mission Sudarshan Chakra, a comprehensive indigenous missile defence system designed to protect the country’s strategic installati...
Indian Navy, Sri Lankan Navy joint maritime exercise underway (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: The 12th edition of joint maritime exercise – Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise (SLINEX-25) between India and Sri Lanka is underway in Sri Lank...
A screenshot taken from a video shows BLA fighters in a mountainous region in Pakistan’s Balochistan.New Delhi: The United States has elevated the Balochistan Liberation Army, which operates in Pakistan, to its Foreign Terrorist Organization (F...
Anas Jamal Mahmoud al-Sharif (December 3, 1996 – August 11, 2025).New Delhi: An Israeli airstrike just before midnight on Sunday destroyed a clearly marked press tent near al-Shifa Hospital’s main entrance in Gaza City, killing six journa...
Fresh BSF officers at their passing-out parade at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur (Gwalior), in December 2024. (Photo: BSF)In my previous analysis of India’s central armed police forces (CAPFs), particularly the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), B...
Gen Anil Chauhan during his address at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.Secunderabad: The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, described Operation Sindoor as exemplifying synergy between the country’s three armed service...
Map showing India’s east and northeast with neighbouring countries’ locations for perspective. (Map not to scale)In the annals of military strategy, there exists a fundamental principle that nations ignore at their peril: threats, like ti...
Udaygiri (L) and Himgiri during sea trials.New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission two advanced stealth frigates simultaneously on August 26. This will mark an unprecedented milestone in the country’s naval expansion programme. INS Udaygiri ...
The HAL-built Cheetah helicopter (licensed French Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) has been the Army and the Air Force’s workhorse in high altitudes since mid-1970s.New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has launched a major procurement initiative...