UAE connection in India-Pak peace deal
NEW DELHI: The secret is out! Soon after the cease-fire agreement announced by militaries of India and Pakistan, Foreign Minister of UAE Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed visited New Delhi the next day and held a secret meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. A top notch official spilled the beans on the condition of anonymity […]
A first, a Woman Pilot Inducted to MiG-29 Squadron
NEW DELHI: In a first, IAF turned a new leaf by giving nod to induction of one of its women fighter pilot to a MiG-29 squadron. This is a giant step towards the promotion of gender equality in armed forces combat wings. Surprisingly, the IAF’s women pilots are already operating the MiG-21 Bison, Sukhoi-30, and […]
Infrastructure for Anti-Tank Ammunition Project Ready
MUMBAI: Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is currently working on a prominent assignment for New India@75. The assignment has been taken under the Government’s Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat Policy for setting up a new ammunition hardware project for manufacturing of 125 mm FSAPDS (Fin Stabilised Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot) AMK 339 ammunition with Russian […]
Army Recruitment Scam: Candidates Paid Bribes to Get in
NEW DELHI: In a hall of shame, an internal inquiry conducted by Army revealed that some candidates have paid bribes to get selected in armed forces. They made it into the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, and cleared the Service Selection Board (SSB) of the National Defence Academy (NDA) in December 2020 by paying bribes. […]
INS Dhruv to Track Satellites, Strategic Missiles
MUMBAI: To meet the security challenges posed by China’s new-found aggression, which is exhibited by the fast-expanding People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in the Indo-Pacific region,. India is set to commission INS Dhruv to boost surveillance capabilities, track satellites, strategic missiles and map the Indian Ocean bed. INS Dhruv will be deployed in the Indian […]
IAF Group Captain Killed in MiG 21 Bison Aircraft Crash
BHOPAL: In a heart-rendering incident, an Air Force Group Captain died in an accident when a MiG 21 Bison aircraft crashed while taking off in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. The mishap occurred when the aircraft was taking off for a combat training mission. Meanwhile, Air Force authorities have ordered a court of inquiry to investigate […]
Connectivity Achieved on 59 Roads of Over 3K km in Length
NEW DELHI: Perturbed over recent clashes and aggression exhibited by the Chinese Army in recent years, the Government of India has accelerated the pace of sprucing up arrangements and infrastructure along the China border. Queries over the preparedness of India in terms of infrastructure development along the China border was raised in the Parliament. Union […]
‘Neither Democracy nor Autocracy, Report by Western Think Tanks Reveals Hypocrisy’
NEW DELHI: Unperturbed by adverse reports on India’s democracy, including civil liberties and minority rights by America’s Freedom House and Sweden’s V-Dem Institute, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar reacted angrily and claimed that these reports had nothing to do with democracy or autocracy, but speaks volumes about the hypocrisy of Western think tanks. “We […]
Local Youths of Bihar & UP Acting as Money Courier for Terrorists in Kashmir
NEW DELHI: The heightened security cordon at LoC and border areas has deterred the transfer of money from Pakistan to terror modules at Jammu & Kashmir. However, in an escape route, the money is now being transferred via handlers of ISI modules based in Nepal. They are utilizing their contacts in bordering areas of Bihar […]
Group Captain Harkirat Singh CO of First Rafale Squadron Transferred
MUMBAI: In a move that has raised eyebrows, IAF has transferred the commanding officer (CO) of the first Rafale fighter squadron to the headquarters of the Eastern Air Command (EAC) at Shillong. According to a press communiqué issued by IAF, “Group Captain Harkirat Singh has been transferred and Group Captain Rohit Kataria will be the […]