Two Indian Air Force pilots – an instructor and a trainee – were killed when the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II trainer aircraft they were flying during a training sortie crashed near Hyderabad on Monday morning. Read More

The country is celebrating the Indian Navy Day on Monday, December 4. Learn about why Navy Day is celebrated on December 4 every year. Read More

As a part of Eastern Command’s initiative in looking after the war widows and Next of Kin’s of war widows, a total of five Veer Naaris and their dependents, hailing from Tawang District, of Arunachal Pradesh were felicitated at a solemn function held at Station Headquarters Tawang. Read More

In a watershed in India’s maritime history, a woman officer has been appointed the commanding officer of a warship, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar has said on Friday. Read More

In a historic announcement, the Indian Navy chief, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, on Friday said a woman officer will command a Navy warship. Without naming the officer, Adm Hari Kumar said the officer is currently undergoing pre-commissioning training and will assume the charge soon. Read More

After the US prosecutors’ sensational allegations in a Manhattan court filing indicting an Indian national by name and the involvement of an Indian government agent in a purported botched attempt to assassinate a prominent Sikh-American Khalistani leader on US soil, India said it was a “matter of concern” for the country and such a thing was “contrary” to New Delhi’s policies. Read More

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave the acceptance of necessity (AoN) for procurement of defence platforms, including LCA Tejas MK1A, light combat helicopters, towed guns among others, worth ₹2.23 lakh crore. Read More

Henry Kissinger, the (in)famous celebrity secretary of state of the-then United States’ president, Richard Nixon’s, during the Vietnam War and the Liberation War of Bangladesh has died. He was 100. Read More

In an indictment, made public on Wednesday, United States federal prosecutors have accused an Indian government agent of directing a foiled assassination of an American citizen on US soil. Although the indictment papers didn’t name the target, it is widely believed that the target of the alleged assassination attempt was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Read More

In this op-ed, veteran BSF commandant Rattan Chand Sharma says our border-guarding CAPFs have much to learn from the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. He also suggests a few things that the border-guarding and security establishment can adopt. Read More