New Delhi: As the Indian Air Force (IAF) continues to operate with fewer fighter jet squadrons than mandated, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to meet the delivery schedule of supplying 18 TEJAS MK-1A jets by March 2025.In all, 180 TEJAS MK-1A jets are to be made by the HAL in two tranches over the next 10 years. These are to bridge the prevailing

United Nations: Indian economy’s growth rate projection for this year has been raised by 0.7 per cent to 6.9 per cent from the forecast made in January by the UN and it retains its position as the world’s fastest-growing large economy.The better outlook is fuelled by lower inflation, robust exports, and increased foreign investments, Hamid Rashid, the chief of the UN’s Global Economic Monitoring

New Delhi: The Indian Army has set up two of the world’s highest tank repair facilities in Ladakh close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) along China. The repair facilities are located in the north and east of Ladakh in one of the most strategically important areas on the eastern front.The development is crucial as friction continues in Demchok in Eastern Ladakh and Depsang in the north. These

New Delhi: Reacting strongly to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao’s remarks on the North-South divide, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said considering the South as a separate country was ‘highly objectionable.’In an interview with ANI, Shah said, "This country can never be divided again. A senior Congress leader had said that divide North India and South India, and Congress did not

Fourteen Sri Lankan fishermen and their five boats were detained by the Coast Guard on Thursday, 16 May, off Tamil Nadu’s coastline for illegal fishing in Indian waters, authorities said.The officials onboard Coast Guard ship Rani Durgavati, on patrol near Palk Strait, noticed suspicious boats about 15 nautical miles away from Kodiakarai (Point Calimere) in coastal Tamil Nadu.On inspection, it

Quetta: In a display of opposition, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) organised a protest and announced a forthcoming conference to denounce the alleged increased militarisation of the region, with a fence being built around the port of Gwadar.The protest, held at the Javed Complex in Gwadar, underscored the BYC’s resistance against what they perceive as exploitative policies by the state aimed