Air-defence warriors fire Osa-AK missile at Gopalpur (Photo: Southern Army Command) New Delhi: Indian Army has conducted a live missile firing exercise at the Gopalpur Seawards Firing Ranges in Odisha, involving the firing of the 9K33 Osa-A...
BRO officials flagging off the first convoy through Zojila after the snow-blocked pass reopened on April 1. (Photo: BRO) New Delhi: The Border Roads Organization has achieved a remarkable feat by reopening the strategically important Zojila (Zoj...
New Delhi: One of the oldest units of the Indian Army, the 5th Battalion of the Rajput Regiment, which has the distinction of having taken part in several operations and wars ever since it’s raising, has celebrated its bicentenary or 200 years ...
VSHORADS during one of its three test-firings. (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: India has achieved a significant milestone in its defence capabilities with three consecutive successful flight trials of its very short-range air-defence system (VSHORADS) conduc...
Nirmala Sitharaman before presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 before Parliament.New Delhi: The finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced a defence budget of ₹6.81 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2025-26, on Saturday, marking an increase of...
The Phillora police station in Pakistan’s Sialkot sector after its capture by Indian forces during the 1965 India-Pakistan war. (Photo: Public Domain)“For the Fighting Fifth”In July 1964, after their challenging deployment in Ladakh...
General Upendra Dwivedi.New Delhi: In his first annual news conference ahead of the 77th Army Day celebrations, the Indian Army chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, provided comprehensive updates on several critical defence matters, highlighting the milit...
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue at Pangong-tso. (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: The Indian Army’s Fire & Fury (XIV) Corps has constructed a 9-metre-tall statue of the Maratha warrior-king Shivaji Bhonsale I, popularly known as Chhatra...
A Zorawar light tank during firing trials in Ladakh. (Photo via special arrangement)New Delhi: India’s indigenously developed light tank, named Zorawar, has successfully completed high-altitude firing trials in Ladakh. This marks a significant ...
New Delhi: The 32nd meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China Border Affairs concluded in the Indian capital, yielding significant progress in efforts to ease tensions along the line of actual control (L...