The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are undergoing a significant upgrade in military infrastructure, including the modernisation of airfields and jetties, enhancement of logistics and storage capacities, improvement in troop accommodations, and establishment of a strong surveillance system.According to a report in the Indian Express, the improved infrastructure is aimed to enable the deployment of

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has issued a tender to the public sector firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for purchasing made-in-India 97 TEJAS MK-1A fighter jets expected to be worth over ₹65,000 crore.This is set to be the largest order for indigenous military hardware to be placed by the Indian government ever.The tender was issued by the Defence Ministry to the HAL recently and they have

New Delhi: Highlighting that nearly 100 Canadian diplomatic staffers have left India over the past couple of months, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the reduction has happened on account of the local staffing, adding that it is an administrative matter and must be taken to the Canadian authorities.MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, while addressing the weekly

Bangalore: The two men who plotted and executed the blast that rocked Rameshwaram Café in Bengaluru last month have been arrested from Kanthi in Bengal’s East Midnapore district, the National Investigation Agency said Friday morning. Mussavir Hussain Shazeb and Abdul Matheen Taha were caught after a joint operation by central intelligence agencies and police from Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, and

New Delhi: The eighth ex-Indian Navy veteran has "certain requirements to fulfil", the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday, clarifying his status. He was put on death row by a Qatar court in an espionage case before being released.In a press briefing on Friday, the official spokesperson of MEA, Randhir Jaiswal said, "Time and again I have conveyed that he has certain requirements to

Islamabad: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom has recently added Pakistan to its list of countries that it states are "too dangerous" for UK citizens to travel, reported Geo News.In their latest report, the FCDO alerted that the organisation has updated the list and added eight more countries.According to the latest FCDO alert, the total number of