India was largest single recipient of French arms exports, accounting for nearly 30 percent over the period 2019-2023New Delhi: India continues to be the world’s top arms importer, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).According to the data, India’s arms imports increased by 4.7 percent between 2014–2018 and 2019–2023. This is despite the

New Delhi: A second Chinese research vessel in two months has been spotted near India’s coast, adding to New Delhi’s anxiety over possible military intelligence-gathering in its backyard.The two Asian superpowers have uneasy ties, with a military standoff on their Himalayan border since mid-2020 and a war fought between them in 1962.The Xiang Yang Hong-01 was seen off India’s eastern coast over

The Act aims to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted migrants belonging to six communities — Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians — from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).The Act aims to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted migrants belonging to six

Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (BBBS), India’s fastest-growing defence sector start-up, has secured a significant order worth more than ₹200 Crores from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army, for its cutting-edge anti-drone technology. This historic contract, the largest under the Indian Defence Exhibition (IDEX) initiative, and one of the largest signed by the Indian MOD with an Indian

New Delhi: Former diplomat Rajeev Dogra acknowledged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic efforts in averting a ‘potential nuclear threat’ posed by Russia to Ukraine, saying "clearly Prime Minister Modi played a role… had it not been for our intervention, perhaps things may have gone to a very dangerous pass."Reacting to recent reports, Dogra emphasised the positive impact of PM Modi’s

INSAT-3DS, the meteorological satellite, has initiated Earth imaging operations. The first set of images by the meteorological payloads (6-channel Imager and 19-channel Sounder) was captured on March 7, 2024.The satellite was launched on February 17, 2024. After completing orbit-raising operations, the satellite reached the designated geostationary slot for the In Orbit Testing (IOT) on February