The contract in the pipeline will be the second one as IAF ordered 83 MK-1A fighters for ₹48,000 crore in February 2021New Delhi: The defence ministry has issued a tender to state-run plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the proposed acquisition of 97 light combat aircraft (TEJAS MK-1A) to strengthen IAF’s capabilities at a time the force is grappling with a shortage of fighter squadrons

Pune: Highlighting the ties shared between India and the US, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that America will always want to have a partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and added that whosoever will be the President of the US will tend to have good relations with India.Interacting with the students in Pune at the launch event of the Marathi translation of his book

Georgia: Gopichand Thotakura is poised to make history by becoming the second Indian citizen to travel to space. He will travel to space as part of the crew for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin’s New Shephard-25 (NS-25) mission.The flight date will be announced soon.Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, a former Indian Air Force pilot, was the first Indian citizen to travel to space

Pune: After a report in the leading British daily The Guardian claimed that the country’s external espionage agency R&AW took out wanted terrorists deep inside Pakistan at the behest of the Centre, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday underlined the government’s unwavering commitment to respond to any act of terrorism perpetrated from across the border.Drawing a parallel with the

US Deputy Secy of Defence Kathleen Hicks hosts Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra in WashingtonWashington: Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra visited Washington, DC, United States, from April 10-12. During his visit, Foreign Secretary Kwatra undertook a detailed review of the progress made towards further consolidating the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, informed the Embassy of

Scores of countries around the world are set to go to polls this year. The most consequential elections among those, to my mind however, will be the one in November in the US, given the global pre-eminence of the countryby Elizabeth RocheLast month, it became clear that the 2024 US election will be fought between the incumbent president, Joe Biden of the Democratic Party, and Donald Trump, the