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M S Chatterji · 2024-06-08T17:18:00+0530

IAF Tejas MkII fighter jet program has seen an intriguing evolution in its engine selection. While the American-made GE F414IN6 engine is now confirmed to power this indigenous aircraft, it wasn't always the IAF's preferred choice. In the early stages of the Tejas MkII's development, around...

Manav Rastogi · 2024-06-08T16:39:00+0530

SSS Defence, a domestic Indian firearms manufacturer, has set its sights on the lucrative Indian paramilitary market with its newly developed P-72 assault rifle. Chambered in the ubiquitous 7.62x39mm caliber, the P-72 is designed to address the specific needs and challenges faced by India's...

RonitBisht · 2024-06-08T16:38:00+0530

The Indian Navy's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is set to receive a significant upgrade to its targeting and navigation capabilities with the procurement of the Head Up Display (HUD) Mk1N-NP and Bore Sighting Equipment by the CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), a...

Raghav Patel · 2024-06-08T09:36:00+0530

A video circulating on social media platform X, purportedly showing the wreckage of an Indian-made missile fired by Israeli forces at a UN shelter in Gaza, has ignited a heated debate about India's potential involvement in the ongoing conflict. The video quickly went viral, with many...

RonitBisht · 2024-06-08T09:35:00+0530

India is set to formally lodge a diplomatic complaint with the Canadian government over a disturbing float displayed during a protest in Vancouver on Thursday. The float depicted the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, a controversial event linked to the 1984 Operation...

Manav Rastogi · 2024-06-08T09:34:00+0530

Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), a leading Indian shipyard and defense public sector undertaking (PSU), has emerged as the frontrunner to build a new research vessel for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The company has confirmed in an exchange...

Raj Basu · 2024-06-08T09:33:00+0530

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2024, a major international air combat exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Darwin, Australia. Notably, the IAF will deploy four of its formidable Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets to participate in this...

Raghav Patel · 2024-06-08T09:32:00+0530

The Indian Air Force (IAF) marked a significant milestone in its fleet modernization efforts with the arrival of the third Airbus C295 transport aircraft on May 28th. This delivery is part of a larger procurement program involving 56 C295s, which will ultimately replace the aging Avro-748 fleet...

Anjana Basu · 2024-06-08T09:31:00+0530

Source - Japan Times No sooner had India’s election results confirmed a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the head of a multiparty coalition than U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he is sending his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, to New Delhi “to engage the new...

PTI · 2024-06-08T09:30:00+0530

Washington: The outcome of the elections in India will not impact the Indo-US relationship in any “dramatic way”, an eminent US think-tank expert has said, underlining that Americans are 'pleased' that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been re-elected for a third term while the Opposition has...

AP · 2024-06-08T09:29:00+0530

Fresh from declaring victory in India's election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered few details on the agenda for his third term, but went out of his way to underline he would continue to focus on raising the country's military preparedness and clout. That should come as good news to the...

UNI · 2024-06-08T09:28:00+0530

Zen, India’s leading anti‐drone technology and defence training solutions provider, on Friday announced the successful delivery of its innovative Zen Anti‐Drone System with Hard‐Kill (Zen ADS HK) to the Army Air Defence College in Gopalpur, Odisha. This marks a significant milestone in...

PTI · 2024-06-08T09:27:00+0530

A provincial minister in Pakistan has proposed the idea of opening a Kartarpur-like religious corridor in the Sindh province areas, bordering India, to allow Hindus and Jains to visit their historical religious sites in this country. Sindh Tourism Minister Zulfiqar Ali Shah made the proposal on...

PTI · 2024-06-08T09:26:00+0530

In an indication that assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are imminent, the Election Commission on Friday said it has decided to accept applications seeking allotment of 'common symbols' from registered unrecognised parties in the Union Territory with immediate effect. An official explained...

PTI · 2024-06-08T09:25:00+0530

The Manipur government has imposed curfew in Jiribam district for an indefinite period after people staged protests over the killing of a 59-year-old man by suspected militants, an official said on Friday. The prohibitory orders were clamped on Thursday night after locals set a few abandoned...

IANS · 2024-06-08T09:24:00+0530

Senior separatist leader and Chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Friday, Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar said in a statement. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq traditionally offers Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid in the old city Nowhatta area of Srinagar where he also...

PTI · 2024-06-08T09:23:00+0530

A day after chargesheeting Goldy Brar in the Karni Sena chief murder case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday searched nine locations in Punjab at the premises of associates of designated terrorist Goldy Brar in another case linked to Chandigarh-related extortion and firing and...

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IAF's Initial Preference for Tejas MkII was Eurojet EJ200 not F414

SSS Defence's P-72 Rifle Aims to Secure Indian Paramilitary Contracts

Naval LCA to Receive Advanced HUD and Bore Sighting Equipment for Enhanced Targeting and Navigation

"Made in India" Missile Debris Found in Gaza, Closer Look Tells Different Story

India to Lodge Formal Protest with Canada Over Indira Gandhi Assassination Display

GRSE Likely to Secure Rs 500 Crore Contract for DRDO Research Vessel with Lowest Bidding

IAF to Take Part in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 in Australia with 4 Sukhoi Su-30MKI

IAF Takes Delivery of Third C295 Transport Aircraft

Japanese Media: A resurgent India to play a bigger role on the world stage

No dramatic change in India-US ties after Modi-led NDA secures third term, says think-tank expert

Third term for Modi likely to see closer defense ties with US as India's rivalry with China grows

Zen Technologies Delivers Anti-Drone System with Hard-Kill Capability to Indian Army Air Defence College

Pak Minister Proposes Kartarpur-Style Corridor in Sindh for Hindu, Jain Pilgrims

EC to accept applications from registered unrecognised parties in J&K for common symbols

Indefinite Curfew Imposed in Manipur's Jiribam District After Killing, Protests

Authorities Put Separatist Leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Under House Arrest Following Controversial Social Media Post

NIA Cracks Down on Goldy Brar Gang's Extortion Network in Punjab

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