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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicGuns in India

Topic: guns in India

All you want to know about .303, the rifle being phased out after 75 yrs of service

The .303 rifles were handed over to the police forces after the disastrous 1962 India-China war forced the Army to give them up.

MPs oppose amendment that limits gun licences to just one, cite security & royal past

MPs cutting across party lines are opposing a provision in the Arms (Amendment) Bill that those who own more than one firearm will have to deposit the rest with authorities within 90 days.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.