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Pakistan took 43 days to show media Balakot Madarsa intact, but took them to wrong place

Pakistan took 43 days to organise a tour of reporters & diplomats to Balakot, the site of India's February airstrikes. Forty-three days is a long time to hide an inconvenient truth.

Pentagon defends India’s A-SAT test, says country is preparing for threats in space

Pentagon told the US Congress that India is concerned about the threats it faces in space, and therefore feels it needs to have a capability to defend itself.

Nirmala Sitharaman compliments IAF for its flawless execution of Balakot operation

Defence Minister also commended Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman in her inaugural speech at the two-day IAF conference.

IAF wants fresh info from France as concern rises over reports of Pakistani pilots’ Rafale training

The jets were similar to what India is buying. IAF wants to know what kind of training Pakistani pilots or engineers on secondment to Qatar received. French ambassador says fake news.

China’s massive underwater blasts at Djibouti military base pose huge risk to environment

Satellite images show a blast with a diameter of 110m on 6 Dec 2018, which may have badly damaged the environment in the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden area.

Mother questions Army’s Shaurya Chakra process, says ‘unsung hero better than insulted one’

Meghna Girish wants to know why a recommendation for Shaurya Chakra for her son Major Girish, killed in 2016 in J&K, was changed to an official report mentioning a soldier's gallant action.

Modi govt’s ‘main concern’ in Rafale case — sensitive information coming out in public

Reacting to SC order on Rafale case, defence ministry says petitioners trying to present a ‘selective and incomplete picture of internal secret deliberations’ on national security matters.

What’s so ‘strategic’ about J&K’s Rajouri-Nowshera region that makes LoC hottest here

Districts of Poonch, Rajouri & Jammu face heavy shelling from Pakistan — these are areas where Hindu population increases as one goes southwards, from 3.04% in Baramulla to 84.27% in Jammu.

Vice Admiral Bimal Verma takes Navy chief fight to govt, withdraws plea from Army tribunal

Vice Admiral Bimal Verma withdrew his plea filed before a tribunal challenging the selection of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next navy chief.

Swift & sustained retaliation — what Indian Army is discussing at commanders’ meet

In address to top commanders, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat highlighted the changing threats India faces and his vision to counter them.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

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.