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2 pilots dead after Mirage-2000 IAF trainer aircraft crashes in Bengaluru

The two pilots were caught in the flames of the jet crash at HAL airport which resulted in a huge explosion.

Defence ministry approves indigenous construction of 6 submarines

The construction of the submarines for the Indian Navy will be worth Rs 40,000 crores.

Even after Rafale and other inductions, IAF will have only half of 42-squadron target by 2042

Indian Air Force hit by ageing fleet, low serviceability & slow pace of upgradation by HAL. IAF fears it could end up with just 19 squadrons by 2042.

It was UPA which set ball rolling for these 6 big military deals executed by Modi govt

From M777 howitzers to K9 Vajra, Apache choppers to Scorpene submarines, the Modi govt has finished what Manmohan Singh's UPA started.

Padma Vibhushan for AM Naik who fought Ambani and Birla to lead L&T’s defence strides

From indigenous nuclear submarine Arihant to K9 Vajra guns, L&T, under chairman Naik, who joined firm as junior engineer, is now betting big on defence.

Jatropha plant fuel from Chhattisgarh to power Indian military aircraft

The indigenously produced bio-fuel, which has been approved for military use, will now power IAF's AN-32 aircraft during Republic Day flypast.

J&K Police declare Baramulla as first ‘terrorist-free’ district in Kashmir Valley

Over 50 terrorists have been killed in the last 2 years in Baramulla, the first district to earn the tag since militancy hit Kashmir in the late 1980s.

Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, a former militant now an Ashoka Chakra awardee

Recipient of Sena Medal twice, Lance Naik Wani was killed in a counter-terrorism operation in November last year.

UP Shia board chief asks PM to shut down madarsas to check ISIS’s influence in country

Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi, who supports construction of Ram temple and the uniform civil code, says about half of India are susceptible to the Islamic State's ideology.

Pakistan’s conventional military deterrence is more robust than commonly assumed

A US-based policy platform has analysed Pakistan's conventional deterrence capability, and said it now has a range of non-nuclear response options.

On Camera

Mamata’s ‘outside support’ push has many meanings. Does she want INDIA to pick TMC over Left?

TMC should worry about minority voters and how they view her ‘outside support’. Minorities are with the TMC but they have also watched Rahul Gandhi march across the country.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.