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Before next US-Iran talks, Trump says Israel, Lebanon to begin ceasefire

The US president said he had spoken with both the president of Lebanon and the prime minister of Israel before making the announcement. Read More

Para SF officer cracks the code on combat free-fall gear, builds country’s first indigenous parachute system

Para SF officer builds country’s first indigenous parachute system

Lt Col Anuj Chandra Shrivastava has developed India’s first indigenous combat free-fall parachute system, potentially ending the military’s long dependence on foreign suppliers for specialized high-altitude insertion equipment. Read More

Dressed Up, Not Reformed: The truth behind the CAPF Act, 2026

In this op-ed, former DIG BSF Jagjeet Singh Bhalla writes that the CAPF Act, 2026, risks being a cosmetic reform that undermines judicial safeguards, erodes cadre morale, and perpetuates longstanding inequities in career progression within the forces. Read More

Address the deformities in CAPF structure

In this op-ed, RC Sharma, veteran BSF commandant, writes that when Parliament passed the CAPF Bill, it chose institutional convenience over institutional integrity – missing a historic opportunity to fix the structural deformities within the CAPFs. Read More

Indian Army brigadier and his son beaten up in Delhi; FIR filed 45 hours later after public outcry

Brigadier, his son assaulted in Delhi; FIR filed 45 hours late after outrage

The incident has sparked sharp criticism of the Delhi Police for failing to intervene during the attack, delaying the registration of a FIR by nearly 45 hours. Read More

Chennai startup ZUPPA supplies 500 ‘Made in India’ ‘Ajeet’ drones to Indian Army for modern battlefield operations

ZUPPA supplies 500 ‘Made in India’ ‘Ajeet’ drones to Army

Indian Army receives 500 cybersecure Ajeet drones from Chennai-based ZUPPA, boosting indigenous UAV capability and battlefield resilience against electronic warfare threats. Read More

GE Aerospace signs deal with Indian Air Force to set up domestic overhaul facility for LCA Tejas engines

GE Aerospace, IAF sign deal for LCA Tejas engines

The agreement covers repair and overhaul of F404-IN20 engines that power the Tejas Mk1 fleet, ending dependence on overseas maintenance centres. Read More

Why China keeps renaming places in Arunachal Pradesh, and why India can’t ignore it

China renames 23 places in Arunachal, India rejects ‘fictitious’ names

China has now assigned its own names to more than 90 locations in Arunachal Pradesh. The sixth list arrived despite active diplomatic engagement between Modi and Xi. Read More

Who was General Zorawar Singh? The ‘Lion of Ladakh’ who conquered the Himalayas

Zorawar Singh: The general who conquered Ladakh

General Zorawar Singh Kahluria was one of the greatest military commanders in 19th-century India. Here’s the story of the great Indian general. Read More

HAL delivers 4 ALH-Mk3 maritime helicopters to Indian Coast Guard, fleet set to reach 35

HAL delivers 4 ALH-Mk3 maritime copters to Coast Guard

HAL delivers four ALH-Mk3 Maritime Role helicopters to Indian Coast Guard under its March 2024 contract, pushing the fleet toward 35 aircraft. Read More