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BRO swings into action in monsoon-hit NE, Bhutan; Sikkim death toll 9

The Border Roads Organization has mounted an extensive emergency operation across Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and eastern Bhutan, working round the clock to restore vital connectivity after relentless monsoon rains unleashed widespread havoc. Read More

Indian Army leads search and rescue operations in Sikkim

In the aftermath of the devastating landslide that struck North Sikkim, the Indian Army has been working relentlessly under extreme weather and hazardous terrain conditions to assist local residents and stranded tourists. Read More

Boeing appoints Shashank Jha as chief information officer and digital technology head for India

Boeing appoints Shashank Jha as CIO and digital technology head for India

Boeing has named Shashank Jha as India site leader for Information Digital Technology & Security (IDT&S) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Boeing India. Read More

Landslide strikes Indian Army camp in Sikkim, 3 dead, officer and family among missing

Landslide in Sikkim kills 3, Army officer and his family missing

A landslide, triggered by relentless rainfall, struck an Indian Army camp in Chhaten, near Lachen town in Sikkim’s Mangan district on Sunday evening, resulting in the deaths of three people, including two soldiers and leaving six others missing. Read More

CDS General Anil Chauhan confirms fighter jet losses during Operation Sindoor, dismisses nuclear war claims

CDS confirms fighter losses during Operation Sindoor, junks N-claims

The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, has made the first official acknowledgement that the Indian Air Force lost fighter jets during Operation Sindoor. Read More

With Field Marshal Asim Munir in Pakistan’s charge, India must see the ‘black swan’ coming

With FM Munir in Pak’s charge, India must see the ‘black swan’ coming

In this op-ed, Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee (R) writes that Pakistan Army COAS Asim Munir’s elevation as field marshal is an ominous sign for India. He reasons his fears of a “black swan” even with cogent arguments and gives a roadmap for the country. Read More

In Singapore, CDS Gen Anil Chauhan says India’s military strength lies in 20 IITs producing world’s largest pool of STEM graduates

In Singapore, CDS Chauhan says India’s military strength lies in 20 IITs

Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 in Singapore on Saturday, Chauhan outlined how India’s educational infrastructure provides an untapped strategic advantage. Read More

Operation Sindoor: India-Ethiopia dialogue highlights united stand against terrorism following Pahalgam attack

Ethiopia stands with India against terrorism following Pahalgam attack

Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn on Friday extended his condolences to the victims of the recent Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir. Read More

VEM Technologies hands over first centre fuselage assembly for LCA Mk1A to HAL

VEM Technologies delivers LCA Mk1A's first centre fuselage assembly to HAL

In a significant boost to India’s indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities, state-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) received the first centre fuselage assembly for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A from VEM Technologies in Hyderabad on Friday. Read More

Navika Sagar Parikrama II: Historic homecoming as Indian Navy women officers complete globe circumnavigation on INSV Tarini

Two Navy women officers script history with globe circumnavigation

Two Indian Navy officers – Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa Alagirisamy – have become the first all-woman pair to circumnavigate the globe in double-handed mode. Read More