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Ban on high-speed internet not proving enough to prevent rising violence in Kashmir

Officials involved with counter-insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir are concerned about rising violence in the Union territory.

Army says ‘punishment’ being inflicted as Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire at 6 locations

Ceasefire violations by Pakistan began on Sunday evening at six locations along the LoC including five in Jammu.

Navy is tracking China & Pakistan’s activities amid pandemic, Covid has no impact on ops

In an interview, DCNS Vice Admiral M.S. Pawar said the 35th Chinese Anti-Piracy Escort Force has set sail and is heading to the Indian Ocean Region.

Rashtriya Rifles battalion CO among 5 killed in encounter with terrorists in J&K’s Handwara

Col Ashutosh Sharma, Major Anuj Sood, two Army jawans and J&K Police sub-inspector Shakeel Qazi had gone to rescue civilians taken hostage by 4 terrorists.

Make short service lucrative, raise retirement age: CDS plan to reduce defence pensions

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat tells parliamentary panel that many steps are being actively considered for saving on the defence budget.

ACM Idris Hassan Latif — WWII veteran who chose India over Pakistan and went on to head IAF

Latif led the first fly-past over New Delhi after India became a republic in 1950. He was instrumental in procuring Jaguar, MiG-23 & MiG-25 aircraft for the IAF.

Global lockdown and Covid crisis haven’t stopped Pakistan from its anti-India agenda

Pakistan has violated ceasefire across LoC more times than it did last March, terror launchpads are being primed, and fake apps are being sent to defence personnel to steal data.

Modi govt plans massive evacuation of Indians stranded in Gulf countries after 3 May

The evacuation, which is still in the planning stage, will include a deployment of Navy and Air Force assets.

Pakistan’s former ISPR chief Gen Bajwa named Special Assistant to PM Imran Khan

The appointment of Lt Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa shows the Pakistan Army’s focus on information projection.

Pakistani operatives create fake Arogya Setu app to ‘steal info’ from Indian defence forces

Indian security officials say Pakistan-based operatives may have developed a “malicious” application on a similar name, which was sent to Indian defence personnel from the UK.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.