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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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Topic: Defence Ministry

‘Missing’ jawan has not been kidnapped by militants, is safe: Govt dismisses reports

A defence spokesperson Saturday said the reports of the abduction of the jawan from Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir were incorrect.

Is the Modi govt bungling on Rafale or are secrecy laws critical for defence deals?

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal claimed that Rafale documents were stolen from the defence ministry, and this could invite punishment under the OSA.

Pakistan violates ceasefire after two-day lull along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

A defence spokesperson said that Pakistan initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing mortar shells and small arms on forward posts and villages.

CAG report blames ‘inadequate training’ for 2014 Super Hercules crash that killed 5

A simulator for the aircraft had been installed in 2012, but could not be used for training because IAF & manufacturer couldn’t finalise a usage contract.

Finally, Modi govt starts process to acquire 111 choppers for desperate Navy

Of the 111 Naval Utility Helicopters to be procured, 95 will be manufactured in India by the selected Indian partner.

Missing integrity clause not unusual, say defence ministry officials on Rafale controversy

The Congress claims anti-corruption clauses were waived because of govt corruption since it indemnifies suppliers against any wrongdoing.

India gets its first 4 Chinook heavy lift helicopters, to be stationed in Chandigarh

The chopper is part of the 15 Chinook CH-47F (I) that India ordered from the US in 2015. Was delivered to the IAF earlier this month. 

Does PM Narendra Modi have schizophrenia, asks Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi replies to PM Modi's chor-chowkidar jibe at press meet in the wake of a Rafale 'expose' published by The Hindu.

What is Project 75 India & what it means for Indian Navy

The govt has cleared the P75I plan under the strategic partnership model. The project envisions India building 6 conventional submarines.

Defence ministry approves indigenous construction of 6 submarines

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

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

How Op Mahadev unfolded: A day-by-day account of how the net closed in on Pahalgam terrorists

New Delhi: The killing of the three LeT terrorists behind the Pahalgam massacre was the culmination of an operation that started immediately after the...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.