Anil Kumar Rai.New Delhi: The five-day India-led AI Impact Summit, held at New Delhi from February 16 to 20, 2026, has brought into sharp focus India’s aspiration to recast the terms of global artificial intelligence governance. Presenting Indi...
The Indian Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi, pinning a medal on a BSF soldier for playing an exceptional role during Operation Sindoor, in May 2025. (File photo)The Border Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and the Sashastra Seema Bal gua...
A model of the H125 helicopter that Tata and Airbus will jointly assemble in Vemagal, Karnataka. (Photo: MoD)New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, virtually inaugurated India’s first private-se...
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter carrying two Hammer precision weapons. (Photo via X)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, will co-chair the sixth India-France annual defence dialogue with France’s minister of the armed forces and v...
Nikhil Gupta (C) after being extradited from Prague to New York. (Photo: US Drug Enforcement Administration)New Delhi: Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national who self-described as an international narcotics and weapons trafficker, has pleaded guilty in a N...
An Asisguard Songar drone in flight. Pakistan used this model of drones against India during Op Sindoor.New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has issued a request for information (RFI) for a dedicated drone-catcher system for the Indian Army, as the cou...
The Rafale deal will be the largest single defence procurement in India’s history, if taken to fruition. (File photo)New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared one of the largest single-day procurement packages in the country’...
New Delhi: In a significant push to enhance the Indian Navy’s long-range offensive capabilities, the defence ministry has come out with a request for information (RFI) for the acquisition of land-attack cruise missiles (LACMs) to arm its c...
IG Defence's fixed-wing tactical drone granted patent (Photo: IG Defence)New Delhi: IG Defence has secured a patent for its fixed-wing tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS), marking a significant step in strengthening India’s modern battlef...
BSF troops patrol along a border fence between India and Bangladesh in West Bengal. (File photo)The chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, made a calculated intervention during a state assembly discussion on the governor’s address on F...