The defence minister, Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave the acceptance of necessity (AoN) for procurement of defence platforms, including LCA Tejas MK1A, light combat helicopters, towed guns among others, worth ₹2.23 lakh crore. Read More

Henry Kissinger, the (in)famous celebrity secretary of state of the-then United States’ president, Richard Nixon’s, during the Vietnam War and the Liberation War of Bangladesh has died. He was 100. Read More

In an indictment, made public on Wednesday, United States federal prosecutors have accused an Indian government agent of directing a foiled assassination of an American citizen on US soil. Although the indictment papers didn’t name the target, it is widely believed that the target of the alleged assassination attempt was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Read More

In this op-ed, veteran BSF commandant Rattan Chand Sharma says our border-guarding CAPFs have much to learn from the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. He also suggests a few things that the border-guarding and security establishment can adopt. Read More

The United National Liberation Front, Manipur’s oldest insurgent group, has surrendered after a tripartite agreement between the group, the Centre and the Manipur state government, the Union home minister, Amit Shah, announced. Read More

The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Haridwar on Wednesday for procurement of 16 upgraded super-rapid gun mounts (SRGM) along with associated equipment/accessories for Indian Navy under Buy (Indian) category at a total cost of ₹2,956.89 crore. Read More

A 20-year-old woman Agniveer, who was undergoing training with the Indian Navy at INS Hamla in Mumbai, has died by suicide, the Navy said on Tuesday. Read More

The crest of “Yard 12706” (to be christened as INS Imphal on commissioning), the third among the four Project 15B stealth guided-missile destroyers being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), was unveiled by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, and the chief minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh. Read More

Aiming to further deepen the bilateral relations with the European nations, Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi will be visiting to Hungary and Bulgaria, starting November 28. Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a sortie in indigenously designed and developed light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Read More