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How CISF transformed itself into a revenue-earning modern security force

CISF, which marks its raising day on 10 March, guards critical infrastructure like airports & nuclear facilities & corporates such as Reliance, TATA & Infosys.

This year, the Indian Air Force doesn’t have enough funds to pay for past purchases

The budget allocated is far short of the money the IAF has committed to pay for purchasing aircraft. It will need a mid-year bail out.

The wrong theory that survives 23 years after Delhi’s infamous ‘tandoor murder case’

Delhi's former Joint Commissioner of Police reveals that one official jumping the gun almost destroyed what the police had actually found. 

China’s troop buildup in Doklam is to tell Bhutan: ‘India can’t protect you, only we can’

ThePrint has noted that Doklam now has helipads, housing for 1,800 troops, artillery, communication trenches & air defence. It is not a temporary station.

Top German minister tried to get defence firm off the blacklist, Modi govt didn’t budge

Gun maker Rheinmetall also allegedly paid controversial arms agent Abhishek Verma to get it off the hook, was misled by an undisclosed Indian industrial group.

Army says it killed ‘OGWs’ in Shopian, Mufti says they weren’t. Who is an ‘OGW’?

The ambiguity over the description of the term 'OGW' continues as J&K chief minister and the Indian Army clash over the Shopian killings in the valley.

China can now potentially blind or destroy India’s satellites

Barely 125 kms from LAC, Ngari station could be site for laser, direct anti-satellite weapons.

India again ranked number 4 on global military index; Pakistan at 13

Data consistent with the past; shows China closing in to second spot over Russia.

J&K shelling victim’s son fears he may be booked for sedition for criticising central govt

Samba resident Puneet allegedly shouted ‘anti-national’ slogans at his father’s funeral, claims he died due to lack of proper healthcare facilities.

CBI says Karti Chidambaram went abroad to shut accounts in which he received bribes

Chidambaram's custody was extended till 6 March after the CBI contended that there were "very shocking evidences" of what he had done when he went abroad.

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China wants to create new order in Myanmar. India must switch gears or be dealt out of the game

India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?