As per its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), the Chinese government is planning to construct a ‘super hydropower dam’ on the Yarlung Tsangpo river. The report claimed that the hydropower dam would be “meaningful for the environment, national security, living standards and international cooperation.” Read More

The Aero India 2021 started in Bangalore’s Yelahanka airbase. A total of 601 exhibitors, including 523 Indian exhibitors and 78 foreign exhibitors from 14 countries, are taking part in the event this year. There are over 284 virtual exhibitors taking part this year. Read More

The Indian Ocean Region Defence Ministers’ Conclave will take place on February 4. In the event, which will be held physically and virtually, over 25 ministers and delegates would participate. Read More

The Indian Air Force and the state-owned aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited will sign a mega deal crore for 73 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk-1A and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 trainer jets. The deal would be worth ₹48,000 crore. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, said indomitable courage and spirit of Indian soldiers led to defending the sovereignty of the country. Singh was making a reference to the stand-off between the Indian Army and China’s PLA in eastern Ladakh. Read More

With initial probe indicating to Iranian link in the blast near Israeli Embassy on Friday evening, the anti- terror probe agency NIA is likely to take over this case from Delhi Police, a source in the security set up said here on Saturday. Read More

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force today said it has posted Lhari Dorjee Lhatoo, a 1999-batch IPS officer of the Manipur cadre, as the new commander in Ladakh to lead the troops along Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. Read More

People of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) are living under a hell, like slaves, and are denied all forms of human rights, including freedom to practice religion of their choice, speak their language or follow their culture and customs, global human rights activists have said. Read More

Tripura National Cadets Corps (NCC) cadet Bikash Debnath earned the honour of leading the northeast region NCC contingent during the Annual Prime Minister Rally held at Cariappa Parade Ground in Delhi on Thursday. Read More

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday dialled Indian Army officer Capt Quamrul Zaman’s parents in Sitamarhi and conveyed his wishes for his son leading the BrahMos contingent during the Republic Day parade. Read More