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India receives last of 16 Airbus C-295 military transport aircraft from Spain

Delivery is two months early. Under a contract with Airbus, India has received 16 aircraft from Spain, will manufacture 40 locally to replace ageing An-32s & HAL’s Avro 748s.

Operation Akhal continues for third day in J&K’s Kulgam

Security forces neutralised one terrorist Saturday during the gunfight in the Akhal area of Kulgam, Chinar Corps said. Joint op carried out by Army, J&K police, CRPF and SOG.

Germany to deliver two Patriot systems to Ukraine in deal with US

Ukraine’s need for air defences has grown as Russia ramps up aerial attacks. Germany, which has already sent three Patriot systems, said more deliveries won’t affect its NATO commitments.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Encounter along LoC in Poonch sector after Army detects suspicious movement

According to a post on X by White Knight Corps, patrolling troops retaliated after two individuals near the border fence opened fire.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

How Op Mahadev unfolded: A day-by-day account of how the net closed in on Pahalgam terrorists

Hunt began day after Pahalgam attack, culminating in the killing on 28 July. Amit Shah Tuesday asserted in Parliament that it was these 3 terrorists who killed 26 in a targeted attack on 22 April.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

26 years after Op Vijay, same ‘unbreakable unity’ shown in Op Sindoor: COAS Upendra Dwivedi

Kargil: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday addressed the Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations at the Dras town in Ladakh, where he...

Australia, Britain sign 50-year AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership treaty to counter China

Britain said the bilateral treaty, signed in Geelong, Victoria, would support the two allies’ submarine programmes, which are expected to generate up to $27.1 billion in British exports over the next 25 years.

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Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.