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...
An artist’s impression of Isro’s Tiger and Chaser satellites docking in space. (Via Isro)New Delhi: In a groundbreaking achievement, the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) successfully completed its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX...
An MRSAM during a test-firing. (Photo: Bharat Dynamics Limited)New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence signed a major contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the procurement of medium-range surface-to-air missiles (MRSAM) for the Indian Navy on Th...
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, (4R), Lt Gen Manjinder Singh (3L), Ankit Mehta (3R) among others during the seminar. (Photo: Indian Army)Jaipur: The Gyan Shakti Think Tank (GSTT), established under the Indian Army’s Sapta Shakti Command (South-West...
S Jaishankar (2R) along with representatives of SCO members for the Islamabad summit. (Photo: X/DrSJaishankar) New Delhi: The foreign minister, S Jaishankar, participated in a series of formal events on the main day of the SCO Summit in the Paki...
A unit of the Sikh Regiment of the Territorial Army marches during Territorial Army Day. (File photo)New Delhi: India celebrated the 76th foundation day of the Territorial Army. Raised on October 9, 1949, by the first Indian governor general, C Rajag...
Zorawar light tank. (Photo via special arrangement.) Jodhpur/New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organization has successfully completed the first phase of field-firing trials for the Zorawar light tank. These trials, conducted ...
INS Arihant. (File photo)Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy got its second nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine, on Thursday. The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, commissioned the nuclear submarine capable of carrying nuclear-tipped ballistic...
An Indian Navy P-81 Poseidon. (File photo)New Delhi: Boeing India has partnered with AI Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) to provide in-country overhaul services for critical components of the Indian Navy’s 12-aircraft P-8I Poseidon fleet. T...
Bangladesh’s president, Mohammed Shahabuddin (L), administering the oath of office to Dr Muhammad Yunus as the chief advisor of the interim government. (Photo: X/@SwissAmbBD) New Delhi: In a much-anticipated political dev...