New Delhi: India’s indigenous defence production hit an all-time high of ₹1.78 lakh crore in the financial year ending March 2026, the Ministry of Defence announced on Wednesday, marking a 15.6 per cent rise over the previous year's &...
NCC cadets (File photo)New Delhi: In a move aimed at improving administrative efficiency and expanding its reach among young people, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) has approved the establishment of independent state directorates for Andhra Pradesh an...
LRLACM during its test-flight from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha’s coast. (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: India on Monday moved a step closer to fielding a homegrown long-range cruise missile after the Defence Research and Development Organisati...
Representational imageMajor military projects typically generate public debate. What makes Gwadar’s naval base planning so striking is the absence of any such discussion. Official planning documents reportedly name a foreign navy as a prospecti...
Lt Gen Dhiraj Shet. (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, the current vice-chief of Army staff (VCOAS), has been named the next chief of the Indian Army, the government announced on Saturday. He will succeed General Upendra D...
MT Liaki Freedom. (Yvon Perchoc photo via Shipspotting.com)New Delhi: A suspected US missile strike on the Marshall Islands-flagged oil and chemical tanker MT Liaki Freedom late on Friday night killed four Indian crew members, according to a person w...
The Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.New Delhi has renewed its demand for safe and unimpeded merchant shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, after a third vessel carrying Indian crew came under attack within a week, taking the toll of Indian seafarer deat...
This AI-enhanced screengrab of a viral amateur video shows smoke coming out of MT Jalveer after being hit by a US missle.New Delhi: Less than 24 hours after three Indian sailors lost their lives in a US Navy strike on the oil tanker Settebello, anoth...
Indian Navy's EOD team neutralizes live missile. (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: In a high-stakes maritime operation, the Indian Navy successfully neutralized a live missile warhead embedded inside the crude oil tanker MT Olympic Life, preventing ...
The oil tanker Settebello. (Photo: X/@vishnumathur)New Delhi: A Palau-flagged oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members on board was struck by a missile in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, triggering an engine-room fire and leaving three Indians missing. ...