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China’s second aircraft carrier is well on its way, far earlier than expected

The new aircraft carrier, the indigenously-built Type 002 CV-17 ‘Shandong’, is currently undergoing its third sea trial at Dalian shipyard.

A naval visionary and father of the Indian solo circumnavigation project

Vice Admiral Awati (retd), who passed away today, had also commanded the INS Kamorta during the 1971 Bangladesh war.

BSF jawan arrested for sharing secret information with a Pakistani agent

The accused was under the scanner of the Border Security Force intelligence wing for his suspicious activities for the last few months.

Indian Army proposes different appraisal form for Lt Cols who miss promotion, stokes anger

The Indian Army proposal is reportedly meant to distinguish the officers still motivated to work from those who lose heart

Enormous debris from landslide heading towards Arunachal with Brahmaputra waters

Days after a flood scare proved untrue, the formation of another barrier dam at the same site in Tibet threatens damage

CPI (Maoist) takes responsibility for Dantewada attack, says media was not their target

In a statement, the Maoists also asked media persons not to be escorted by police while visiting the conflict zone.

Who should be afraid of One Belt One Road? China

Skepticism about the Belt and Road is spreading

US asks Pakistan to enact legislation to renew ban on Hafiz Saeed’s JuD, FIF outfits

US also said that if Pakistan does not enact the legislation, it would run counter to Islamabad's commitment to FATF in its fight against terrorism & money laundering. 

If I raised my head 4 inches I would be shot: DD crew member who survived Maoist attack

Lighting assistant Mormukut Sharma tells ThePrint the 3-member Doordarshan team that travelled to Dantewada were not afraid of the assignment.

Militant snipers add grisly new chapter to Kashmir insurgency with three kills

Three security personnel have been killed by snipers in Kashmir since 18 October – one likely sighted with the help of the light of his phone screen.  

On Camera

Natasa-Hardik divorce drama follows same old script—blame the woman, call her gold-digger

There’s no confirmation that Natasa Stankovic and Hardik Pandya are actually heading for a divorce. But the meme factory has already gone into overdrive.

Govt has reduced time taken to finalise GDP data by an entire year. Here’s inside story of how

This year, govt announced that 2nd and not 3rd revised estimates would be final. Here’s inside story on how this was achieved without compromising on quality of data.

As Army chief gets an extension, here are the contenders for the top post

With Modi govt granting a one-month extension to Gen Manoj Pande, others whose names were sent to the Cabinet Committee on Appointments are strong contenders now.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?