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DRDO conducts maiden flight of unmanned aircraft demonstrator
05 Jul 2022
DRDO said the flight is a significant step towards self-reliance in defence technologies, which will pave the way for development of critical military systems for autonomous aircraft
Armed forces to recruit 46,000 youth under ‘Agnipath’ scheme this year
20 Jun 2022
Agniveers, enrolled in the three Services for four years will be offered attractive monthly package with risk and hardship allowances besides a severance package of Rs11.71 lakh and a service profile that would enable employment in the civil sector
Ray of hope as Russia offers ceasefire, Ukraine distances from Nato
09 Mar 2022
Russia announced the ceasefire for evacuation of the civilian population from Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Mariupol, and Zaporizhzhia, even as Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is no longer pressing for Nato membership for Ukraine, and cooled down on break-away provinces
Vladimir Putin seeks lawmakers’ permission to use force outside Russia
07 Mar 2022
Putin's move to sign a decree recognising Donetsk and Luhansk (Donbass) as independent regions, will pave way for Russian military forces to enter into these separatist-dominated regions claiming to be an ally of the rebels
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, wife among 13 dead in IAF chopper crash
13 Dec 2021
Lone survivor Capt Varun Singh SC, Directing Staff at DSSC with injuries is currently under treatment at Military Hospital, Wellington
India, Russia cement ties with 28 new agreements
07 Dec 2021
While moving towards the stage of becoming Russia’s defence development and production partner, India also raised Chinese aggression in Ladakh and agreed on a roadmap for consultation and cooperation on Afghanistan
PM inaugurates New Delhi’s modern defence complex at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue
16 Sep 2021
Russia to expand defence co-operation with India
07 Apr 2021
Moscow and New Delhi also reassured themselves that neither threats of sanctions from the United States nor military threat posed by China will stand in the way of bilateral trade and defence ties
First Quad Summit gives shape to an Indo-Pacific Vaccine Alliance
15 Mar 2021
Under the new initiative, vaccines will be developed in the US, manufactured in India, financed by Japan and the US, and supported by Australia, say eports
DRDO successfully flight-tests solid fuel ducted ramjet technology for air-to-air missiles
08 Mar 2021
The successful demonstration of Solid Fuel based Ducted Ramjet technology will enable DRDO to develop long range air-to-air missile
Pak pushing arms and drugs amidst farm stir: Punjab CM
05 Feb 2021
Since the farmers' stir started in October, the number of weaponry coming to Punjab from Pakistan has increased, chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh said and alerted the centre of Pakistan maintaining sleeper cells which they can activate to create disturbance in Punjab and elsewhere
Four killed as Trump supporters storm Washington’s Capitol building
08 Jan 2021
But, after the last desperate stand-off, President Trump finally conceded defeat in last year’s presidential election, and issued a statement that there will be an orderly transition of power on 20 January
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