New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan emphasised the importance of ‘joint culture’ in the armed forces and said the theatre commands will lay the foundation for catapulting the Armed Forces into the next orbit of military preparedness and warfighting, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement."Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan has called upon the three services to

New Delhi: Israel President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi for pledging support and solidarity with Israel in the aftermath of the horrific Hamas terror attacks on his homeland on October 7, last year, saying the latter "continued to stand on the right side of history"."Although India is one of the largest countries in the world and Israel one of the smallest,

New Delhi: India-UK Defence Equipment Sub-Group and Industry Oversight Working Group meetings were held on Tuesday in the national capital.The Defence Equipment Sub-Group meeting was co-chaired by Anurag Bajpai, the Additional Secretary of the Department of Defence, Ministry of Defence and Shimon Fhima, the Director of Strategic Programs, UK Ministry of Defence.The Industry Oversight Working

A significant discovery has been made about black holes using the unique abilities of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) AstroSat. The satellite, orbiting 650 km above the surface of our planet, has detected aperiodic modulation of high-energy X-ray photons (elementary particles of the electromagnetic field that move at the speed of light in a vacuum). The discovery was made during what

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited the Iran embassy in the national capital on Tuesday and conveyed India’s "deepest condolences" on the tragic demise of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.Jaishankar, remembered the Iranian leaders as "friends of India" who contributed immensely to the growth of the India-Iran relationship.In a post on X,

New Delhi: The BIMSTEC Charter entered into force on Monday, which paves the way for the admission of observers and new members, as well as, providing a legal and institutional framework for cooperation.BIMSTEC stands for ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation’.It is an international organisation comprising of seven countries: India, Bhutan, Bangladesh,