NEW DELHI: India and the United States have signed deals worth Rs 32,000 crore for the acquisition of 31 Predator drones, which will be distributed among the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. The deals also include the establishment of a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility for the drones within India. “The deals were…
NEW DELHI: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Anantnag district have recovered the body of missing soldier of the territorial army, Hilal Ahmad Bhat.The officials reported that Bhat’s body, which had been riddled with bullets, was found in the Sanglan forest area of Utrasoo, Anantnag. The body was transported to a hospital for necessary medical…
NEW DELHI: Security forces have eliminated two terrorists during an ongoing joint operation in Gugaldhar, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Indian Army, the operation was launched after receiving intelligence about an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control.Troops from the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police spotted suspicious activity in the area…
A NIMAS team on top of Tsangyang Gyatso peak — named in honour of the sixth Dalai Lama, who was born in Tawang GUWAHATI: Days after an Indian mountaineering team scaled an unnamed and unconquered peak in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang region and named it after the sixth Dalai Lama, a furious China on Thursday hit…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday outrightly dismissed the reports suggesting that Chinese forces have entered into the Indian territory, saying mere paintings of marks in undemarcated locations doesn’t mean the areas have been encroached upon.Rijiju, who represents Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency, also said that overlapping of patrolling by Indian and Chinese…
NEW DELHI: Indian Army eliminated two terrorists during early hours of Monday after inputs from intelligence agencies and the Jammu and Kashmir Police about a potential infiltration attempt in Nowshera area.The Army further revealed the recovery of large quantity of weapons as search ‘operation Kanchi’ continued.“Based on inputs from intelligence agencies and J&K Police regarding…
NEW DELHI: Severe flooding has struck Andhra Pradesh on Thursday due to heavy rainfall, submerging roads and houses. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that a land-based cyclone caused intense precipitation within a 24-hour period. The extreme weather was driven by moisture from the Arabian Sea and heat from the eastern regions of the country.Relief…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kupwara district on Wednesday. The operation is under way in Kupwara’s Tangdhar area.The exchange of firing began at the Khushal Post in the Tangdhar area, near the Line of Control, security forces told news agency PTI.There are no reports of…
The Indian Army has released a tender for the acquisition of next-generation artillery guns, which will be designed, developed, and manufactured domestically. In the initial phase, the army requires 400 of these gun systems, but the demand is expected to increase significantly in the coming years as older equipment is replaced.Private defence manufacturing companies that…
NEW DELHI: Security forces have intensified their operation to eliminate terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district as one of the injured civilian succumbed to his injuries on Sunday taking the toll to 3. The ongoing encounter in the Ahlan Gagarmandu forest area has resulted in the deaths of two soldiers on Saturday as it…
