Defence
- Jul- 2022 -30 July
‘Preparing for violent action’: Islamic State sympathizers detained after raids across 10 states
On Saturday, central intelligence agencies conducted nationwide raids against Islamic State (IS) supporters and cadre as part of a coordinated…
Read More » - 30 July
Indian soldiers missing, information on deaths withheld by army; CIC report
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has told an RTI (Right to Information) applicant that information about People’s Liberation Army (PLA)…
Read More » - 29 July
Public access to Prince Philip’s will denied by UK newspaper; Report
The Guardian, a British news outlet, lost a legal challenge to a previous decision barring the media from a court…
Read More » - 29 July
MiG-21 squadrons to be retired by 2025: Indian Air Force
As a result of recent fatal crashes involving Soviet-era fighter jets, authorities are being forced to speed up the introduction…
Read More » - 28 July
‘Driving without enough fuel’; Motorcycle driver fined for bizarre mistake
Basil Syam, a resident of the Indian state of Kerala, can only curse his luck after being fined by the…
Read More » - 28 July
‘Vikrant’, India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, handed over to Indian Navy from Cochin Shipyard
New Delhi: Indian Navy took the delivery of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ‘Vikrant’ from Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in…
Read More » - 27 July
New Airstrikes; Russia Targets Black Sea Regions Of Ukraine
Russia launched airstrikes against Ukraine’s southern Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv on Tuesday, destroying private buildings and port…
Read More » - 27 July
India criticizes China and Pakistan over the PoK project
New Delhi: India strongly condemned the reported move by both China and Pakistan to allow third-party participation in some projects…
Read More » - 27 July
Afghanistan’s security situation is fine; Taliban urge Hindus and Sikhs to return
The Taliban urged the country’s minorities, including Hindus and Sikhs, to return, claiming that Afghanistan’s security situation had been resolved.…
Read More » - 25 July
Boeing Workers To Strike After Deal Rejected; Report
Approximately 2,500 Boeing employees are expected to go on strike next month at three plants in the St. Louis area…
Read More » - 25 July
U.S. engaged in biological warfare in Ukraine; claims North Korean report
On Sunday, North Korea echoed Russia’s claim that the US was manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, which the UN rejected…
Read More » - 24 July
Espionage concerns: China plans to build a 70-foot pagoda near the US Capitol
According to reports, China proposed building a 70-foot-high white pagoda in Washington, but US counterintelligence officials halted the project due…
Read More » - 24 July
Pak military considering ‘soft intervention’ amid deepening political, economic crisis: Report
In the midst of political and economic crises, the all-powerful Pakistan military establishment is planning a ‘soft intervention’ in which it…
Read More » - 24 July
New Coast Guard facility in Kochi will improve operations on the West Coast
A new Ship Support Complex (SSC) has been added to the Indian Coast Guard’s infrastructure in the Southern Indian state…
Read More » - 23 July
‘ISIS letter’ warns of Sarin gas attack, demands maps & pen drives
In an unusual case, four families in Anwa village, Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh, received ‘threat letters’ purportedly from the Islamic…
Read More » - 23 July
New Taliban diktat threatens punishment for critics of ‘Islamic Emirate’
According to Voice of America, the Taliban has warned that those who criticise the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ scholars and…
Read More » - 23 July
Inviting ‘any third country’ to join CPEC, Pakistan and China
China and Pakistan have extended an invitation to ‘any third country’ that wishes to invest in the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…
Read More » - 21 July
Tamil Nadu is being built as a spaceport for India; Why?
Nearly 83% of the land has been acquired for the construction of India’s second spaceport in Kulasekarapattinam, which is located…
Read More » - 21 July
Fire breakout on board India’s lone aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya; Probe ordered
New Delhi: A fire broke out on board India’s lone aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Wednesday when it was…
Read More » - 21 July
Shortage of 1.35 lakh personnel in armed forces: Govt
Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State for Defence, informed Rajya Sabha that there are 1,16,464 vacancies in the Army. The minister…
Read More » - 21 July
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande meets Bangladesh PM
Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, received a visit from Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande at her official…
Read More » - 20 July
US Secret Service to hold internal probe over ‘unauthorised’ deletion of messages
The US National Archives has asked the Secret Service, the agency in charge of the president’s protection, to conduct an…
Read More » - 20 July
Satellite images reveal Chinese settlement on Doklam plateau: Report
Five years after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on the Doklam plateau, which is surrounded by India, China, and Bhutan,…
Read More » - 19 July
Caste column in Agnipath form: Opposition slams centre, BJP cites Supreme Court order
In yet another controversy surrounding the Agnipath Scheme, opposition parties claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to…
Read More » - 18 July
‘Heatwave’ forces guards to drink water outside London’s Buckingham palace
A picture of a member of Queen Elizabeth II’s guard receiving water to drink outside Buckingham Palace in London on…
Read More » - 18 July
Russia lost 50,000 soldiers & 1,700 tanks in Ukraine; Report
Rumors that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ill or could be killed have been dismissed as ‘wishful thinking’ by the commander…
Read More » - 17 July
Amid multiple provocative activities by the Chinese Air Force, IAF scrambles fighter jets ahead of military talks
New Delhi: Amid multiple provocative activities by the Chinese Air Force on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) ahead…
Read More » - 13 July
Indian couple detained with ’45 pistols’ at Delhi international airport
The usual rule is that guns may not be stored in the baggage of a traveler. If one of these…
Read More » - 13 July
Espionage; Pak journalist claims to have spied for ISI
Pakistani journalist Nusrat Mirza confessed to spying for the country’s intelligence agency ISI when he toured India in 2007 and…
Read More » - 13 July
Russia ‘doesn’t have the courage’ to admit defeat; Ukrainian President Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky declared in a video message to the country on Tuesday (July 12) that Russia ‘lacks the…
Read More » - 13 July
US drone strike kills Islamic State Syria chief Maher al-Agal; Pentagon
On Tuesday (July 12), the Pentagon claimed that a drone attack killed the commander of the Islamic State extremist organization…
Read More » - 13 July
Russian arms depot ‘destroyed’ by Ukraine using US-supplied HIMARS
Ukraine said on Tuesday (July 12) that it has destroyed an armaments store as part of a rocket and missile…
Read More » - 11 July
Nearly 4 million people in Syria miss out on aid as UN mandate expires!
A UN Security Council (UNSC) mandate for emergency supplies to almost 4 million people in Syria via Turkey expired on…
Read More » - 11 July
Contempt of court; Vijay Mallya has been sentenced to 4 months in prison
Vijay Mallya was sentenced to four months in jail in a contempt of court case for not honestly disclosing his…
Read More » - 11 July
EAM urges states to reduce ‘fuel prices’ for consumers
As unexpected increases in gasoline costs continue to be a source of concern for people, External Affairs Minister Dr S…
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