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New IAF chief RKS Bhadauria says fully prepared to deal with any ‘contingency’

Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria took charge as Chief of Air Staff Monday as his predecessor B.S. Dhanoa demitted office.

SAAB wants to offer Gripen at half of Rafale cost, with full tech transfer, local production

In an interview to ThePrint, SAAB India CMD Ola Rignell highlights efficiency of Gripen, its offer to India, & the issues around its sales to Pakistan.

New tri services special ops division, meant for surgical strikes, finishes 1st exercise today

The week-long exercise in Gujarat saw personnel of the Army, Navy commando unit and Air Force’s Garud test drills of the division.

Three militants, one jawan killed in ongoing operation with security forces in Jammu 

The militants had kept a man hostage in a building in Batote village, but he has been rescued by security forces.  

Indigenously-built INS Khanderi adds to Indian Navy’s submarine strength

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Scorpene-class submarine & said with additions like INS Khanderi, India is capable of giving Pakistan a bigger blow.

Desi Mudhol hunting hounds to help Army sniff out IEDs, aid counterinsurgency ops

Army units validate indigenous breeds of Mudhol hounds. The canines will be inducted for operations in J&K and Northeast after final clearance.

After UN speech, Rajnath Singh says Imran Khan inspiring cartoonists by going door to door

Defence minister Rajnath Singh mocked Imran Khan while launching and commissioning two Navy submarines in Mumbai.

Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat takes over as chairman of tri-services committee

General Rawat is the new Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, taking over from Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa who retires Monday.

Indian Army’s chopper crashes in Bhutan, both pilots killed

The Cheetah Helicopter, which was en route from Khirmu in Arunanchal to Bhutan's Yongphulla, when it crashed, killing an Indian and a Bhutanese pilot.

Navy to gets its biggest dry dock tomorrow, large enough for an aircraft carrier

Measuring 281m in length, 45m in width and 16.7m in depth, the Mumbai dry dock will allow multiple ship-docking, including two submarines.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.