Indian soldiers keeping 155mm shells in line before firing at Pakistani positions with Bofors artillery guns during the 1999 Kargil war. (Photo via Facebook for representation.)New Delhi: The state-owned Pune-headquartered Munitions India Limited (MI...
Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi. (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: In a major development for the Indian Army, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi has been officially designated as the next vice-chief of the Army staff. Lt Gen Dwivedi is currently serving as the ...
Indian Army tanks during a Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: The Union Budget 2024-25, presented by the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has allocated a record ₹6.21 lakh crore (approximately $77....
Vinay Mohan Kwatra (L) with Bhutan’s king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. (Photo: X/@BhutanT)New Delhi: The foreign secretary, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, concluded his three-day Bhutan visit on Wednesday. This visit was significant as it was the firs...
Hussain Shameem.New Delhi: The Maldives prosecutor general, Hussain Shameem, was attacked on the streets of the atoll nation’s capital, Male, on Wednesday morning. The attack reportedly left him with a bone fracture on his right arm, and he is ...
Sheep grazing in Ladakh. (File photo for representation.) New Delhi: Indian graziers confronted Chinese troops in Skakjung (also called Kokzhung) in eastern Ladakh near the line of actual control (LAC) earlier this month, a post on X by a counci...
Mohamed Muizzu.New Delhi: The Maldivian Democratic Party, the main opposition party in the Maldives, is reportedly preparing to initiate an impeachment motion against the atoll nation’s president, Mohamed Muizzu. The MDP has gathered enough sig...
Iran-flagged fishing vessel Iman. (Photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Indian Navy foiled yet another hijacking attempt by suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden-northern Arabian Sea region. This time, the Navy’s INS Sumitra, a ...
Boris Pistorius (L) with Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, on June 6, 2023. (File photo)New Delhi: Germany has proposed a government-to-government agreement for the sale of six advanced conventional submarines to India for the Indian Navy’s Project-7...
Subedar Preeti Rajak (C) being inaugurated to her new rank by Lt Gen Gajendra Joshi (R). (Photo via special arrangement.)Mhow (Madhya Pradesh): Indian Army’s woman Havildar Preeti Rajak, who is champion trap shooter, was promoted to rank of sub...