INS Tarkash departs Kenya's Mombasa after successful port visit

IANS | October 3, 2026 11:09 AM

Nairobi, Oct 3 (IANS) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarkash, a frontline guided-missile frigate of the Indian Navy, has departed from Kenya's Mombasa following a successful port visit, deepening maritime cooperation and close ties between India and the East African Nation.

AQIS enters Pakistan theatre, adds new dimension to Islamabad’s battle with TTP

Vicky Nanjappa | October 2, 2026 6:28 PM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Al Qaeda and the Islamic State have launched an all-out war against each other, but this time it is not on Afghan soil, but in Pakistan, with the former's entry into the Pakistan theatre putting Islamabad on the back foot and adding to the already existing miseries in the form of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).

Pilot body writes to PMO seeking national bravery award for Flydubai pilot Smit

IANS | October 2, 2026 5:43 PM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the Prime Minister's Office to consider Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot of Flydubai Flight FZ1073, for an appropriate national bravery award for his conduct during the mid-air emergency in which reportedly 182 people were on board.

'US-India defence ties strong, political ties at low point’

IANS | October 1, 2026 7:01 AM

Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) US-India defence ties are "really strong and growing", but relations between the two governments are at "a bit of a low point", according to an expert assessment presented at the US Army Command and General Staff College, as it examined the intensifying competition for partners and influence across the Indo-Pacific.

US sanctions Pakistani defence firm CEO

IANS | September 30, 2026 11:05 PM

Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) The United States has imposed sanctions on Waseem Pasha Tajammal, the CEO of a Pakistan-based defence company, and three businesses linked to him for allegedly helping Iran procure and distribute weapons.