Rajnath Singh hails Coast Guard as true force multiplier

IANS | September 29, 2025 4:04 PM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday described the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) as a true force multiplier, hailing its significance in the evolving maritime security challenges in the Indian Ocean Region.

Naval officers of India, Kenya discuss topics of mutual interest

IANS | September 28, 2025 6:03 PM

Mombasa, Sep 28 (IANS) Senior Officer of the First Training Squadron (1TS) and Commanding Officers (COs) of visiting Indian ships met Kenyan Navy Commander Major General Paul Owuor Otieno on Sunday and held discussions on topics of mutual interest.

Four people killed in Russia's strikes on Ukraine: Zelensky

IANS | September 28, 2025 5:31 PM

Kyiv, Sep 28 (IANS) Hitting out at Russia for the new wave of attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that four people, including a child, were killed and 40 others injured in Moscow's latest strikes, adding that the main targets of Russian strikes were Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa regions.

New military facility in Morocco marks India's strategic foothold in Africa: Report

IANS | September 26, 2025 9:26 PM

Rabat, Sep 26 (IANS) The recent inauguration of Tata Advanced Systems Limited’s (TASL) military manufacturing facility in Morocco during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit is not just another milestone in bilateral ties – it marks a bold assertion of India’s foothold in the global defence sector, a report cited on Friday.

After JeM and Hizbul, now LeT moving to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, building 'Markaz Jihad-e-Aqsa' near Afghan border

Saurabh Sharma | September 26, 2025 5:32 PM

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Four months after the Operation Sindoor brought down Pakistan’s terror infrastructure to its knees, sources and visuals confirm that after Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) -- now Pakistan’s largest state-sponsored and UN-designated terrorist organisation -- Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has begun a deliberate strategic relocation into Pakistan’s restive region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.

Sun sets on India's iconic MiG-21 fighter jets after 62 years of service

Vishal Gulati | September 26, 2025 12:30 PM

Chandigarh, Sep 26 (IANS) The Chief of Air Force, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, on Friday took the last flight of the iconic fighter jet MIG-21 for the Chandigarh airbase as the aircraft fleet was decommissioned after defending the Indian skies for 62 years with its glorious history of shooting down planes of Pakistan in both the 1965 and 1971 wars.

Memorable reunion in Chandigarh today for ‘final salute’ to MiG-21

IANS | September 26, 2025 6:24 AM

Chandigarh, Sep 26 (IANS) It will be a memorable and emotional reunion in Chandigarh, the City Beautiful, where its first squadron was commissioned in 1963, on Friday, as the skies will roar to give ‘final salute’ to the Russian-made MiG-21 that was inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) almost six decades ago.