Pragya Thakur (R) and Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit.Mumbai/New Delhi: A special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, on Thursday. This puts an end to a 17-year legal saga tha...
Yarlung Tsangpo river’s “Great Bend” in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, close to India’s Arunachal Pradesh, where the megadam will be built. (Photo courtesy: China News Service)China’s audacious decision to constr...
The crest of Tamal.New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission its latest stealth multi-role frigate on July 1 at Kaliningrad in Russia, christened as “Tamal”, which is the eighth ship in the series of Krivak-class frigates inducted from R...
Two BSF troopers manning a mortar position near the international border in Jammu. (File photo)A recent scroll through X (formerly Twitter) left me profoundly troubled. Post after post revealed a disturbing ignorance about one of India’s most c...
Lt Cdr Dilna K (L) and Lt Cdr Roopa Alagirisamy on INSV Tarini. (File photo/Indian Navy)Vasco da Gama/New Delhi: Lieutenant Commander Dilna K and Lieutenant Commander Roopa Alagirisamy have etched their names in maritime history after successfully co...
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh. (Photo: X/@FollowCII)New Delhi: In an extraordinary public criticism of India’s defence-manufacturing ecosystem, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh has delivered his most scathing assessment yet of persistent...
A BSF soldier stands guard near an Indian post at the international border with Pakistan in Jammu. (File photo)The Border Security Force (BSF), designated as the nation’s “first line of defence”, stands sentinel along India’s ...
India Sentinels illustration for representation.New Delhi: Bangladesh has cancelled a ₹179.75 crore ($21 million) defence contract with Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE). This marks the first major defence-deal ...