Beating Retreat – 2023: Bands enthral audience with mesmerizing tunes in rainy evening

President Droupadi Murmu taking the salute at the beginning of the Beating Retreat.New Delhi: The 74th Republic Day celebrations ended with the Beating Retreat ceremony at the capital’s Vijay Chowk, on Sunday evening, amid rain. The event witne...

Republic Day parade 2023: British-era 25-pounder guns to be replaced with 105mm Indian field guns

A 105mm Indian field gun. (Photo: Creative Commons)New Delhi: With a focus on “atmanirbharta” (self-reliance) in the defence sector, the Indian Army will be replacing its British-era 25-pounder guns with the indigenous 105mm Indian field ...

UN kept in shackles by Beijing, should free itself to support democracy in China: Global pro-democracy activists

New Delhi: A group of pro-democracy activists and human rights defenders have called for the United Nations and its institutions that are currently kept in shackles by Beijing to free themselves and support democracy in China.As Communist China celeb...

ITBP becomes 1st CAPF to source products from Khadi & Village Industries Commission

New Delhi: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has become the first force among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to have supplies from the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), an official statement said here on Friday.According to...

China uses data as a weapon, India needs to stop Beijing's mobile apps, 5G invasion: Experts

New Delhi: China's Communist Party and its military arm use data collected about Indians and through mobile 5G networks as a weapon and these technologies are clearly a spying tool for India's northern neighbour, according to experts and thin...

Defence manufacturing adversely affected due to COVID-19: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Acknowledging the hardships faced by the defence industry, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the government has taken several steps for industries, especially MSMEs, including extension of response dates of RFP/RFI, earl...