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One of Kashmir’s three most-wanted terrorists, Zeenat-ul-Islam, killed in encounter

Zeenat-ul-Islam, a top Al-Badr commander, is believed to have been involved in militancy since 2008.

Indian Army soldiers along the LoC to get deadly sniper rifles this month

The guns being procured for the soldiers are the Italian-made .338 Lapua Magnum Scorpio TGT by Beretta, and the US-made .50 Calibre M95 by...

Americans won’t leave Afghanistan, they did not come to leave: Hamid Karzai

The former Afghan President says reconciliation talks with Taliban won’t succeed until and unless they are Afghan-led and Afghan-owned.

India needs to join the bandwagon on engaging with Taliban, J&K is different: Army chief

Gen. Bipin Rawat has said if India has an interest in Afghanistan, it needs to engage with the Taliban. But on J&K, he says ‘one size does not fit all’.

General Bipin Rawat says Indian Army following hard and soft approach in Kashmir

At annual press conference, Army chief General Bipin Rawat insists forces only “facilitator of peace” in Valley, says Kashmiris suffering due to violence from their own.   

This bomber, a mainstay of the Chinese air force, is now being deployed against India

After the 2017 Doklam stand-off, the Chinese army has turned the gaze of the H-6K bomber aircraft towards India by deploying it at Wugong.

Russia says US sanctions don’t matter, we’ll deliver S-400 missiles to India on time

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov calls America’s CAATSA legislation ‘arbitrary’, says it targets ‘legitimate forms of international cooperation’.

Rafale controversy stops Japan from pushing sale of amphibious aircraft for Indian Navy

India and Japan have been trying to negotiate a deal for the procurement of 12 amphibious aircraft for the Indian Navy’s Indian Ocean Region patrols. 

Beijing equips troops in Tibet with vehicle-mounted howitzers: state-run China daily

Indian experts say development not alarming, but long-term implications need to be kept in mind given China is beefing up security in the region.

China’s footprint in the Antarctic is growing and is set to match the US soon

China is building its fifth research station in Antarctica and is the second biggest source of tourists to the frigid continent.

On Camera

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

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.