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Budget 2024: How can India achieve Rs 3 trillion defence production goal?

Centre has set annual defence production target of Rs 3 trillion by FY29, which would be an over three-fold jump from current levels

'Enormous damage': China probing two ex-defence ministers at the same time

In the first time in its history, the People's Republic of China has made public corruption probes against two former defence ministers on the same day

'Lasagna and tacos': Biden's prep for 1st US presidential debate with Trump

For the first time, a sitting US president and an ex-president will face off in a presidential debate on Thursday

What is the 1996 Ganga Water Treaty that has sparked Mamata-Centre row?

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has written to PM Modi, claiming that the Centre excluded the state govt from discussions with Bangladesh on Teesta water sharing and Farakka treaty

Owaisi's 'Jai Palestine' slogan: India's Israel-Palestine policy explained

AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday concluded his oath-taking in the Lok Sabha with 'Jai Palestine' slogan, drawing objections. A look at how India's Palestine policy has changed over the years

Why Julian Assange's final court hearing will be on a remote Pacific island

Assange was en route to a courtroom on the island where he is expected to plead guilty in a plea deal that will see him walk free and return home to Australia

Why an angry China is behind Pakistan's revamped counter-terror campaign

Pakistan's government recently approved a 'reinvigorated and re-energised' national counter-terrorism campaign, called 'Operation Azm-i-Istehkam'

How 3 more Kalvari submarines will boost Indian Navy's underwater strength

Talks for acquiring additional Kalvari-class Scorpene submarines have reportedly seen progress, with MDL in advanced discussions for a potential Rs 35,000-cr deal for three stealthy vessels

Canada knew Air India Kanishka was a potential target. Why didn't it act?

A 'cascading series of errors' led to the Canadian govt's failure in preventing the Air India Flight 182 Kanishka bombing by Khalistani terrorists, a Canadian public inquiry revealed in 2010

Why is Israel arch-enemy Hezbollah threatening a small EU country with war?

Hezbollah's threat came a day after Israel warned that the prospect of an 'all-out war' in Lebanon was 'getting very close'

Israel's famed Iron Dome system could fail, warn US officials. Here's why

The Iron Dome is the bottom rung of Israel's three-tier missile defence system, according to the country's Missile Defense Organization

What is China's Fire Dragon missile, which PLA thinks can sink US warships?

The missiles have the ability to destroy the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruisers, according to a computer simulation conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army

What is Hezbollah, the group threatening Israel with war with 'no rules'?

Hezbollah claims it has carried out over 2,100 military operations against Israel since October 8 in what it describes as a show of support for Palestinians and Hamas in the ongoing Gaza war

What is the Tibet-China Dispute Act passed by US Congress last week?

China claims that Tibet has been under central Chinese rule for over 700 years

'You'll be gone...': Nancy Pelosi's warning to Xi Jinping on Tibet issue

Former US House Speaker Pelosi's remarks come after the US Congress passed a Bill last week urging Beijing to re-engage with the Dalai Lama to peacefully resolve the dispute over Tibet

India hits back after Canadian Parliament's moment of silence for Nijjar

The Canadian Parliament observed a minute of silence on Tuesday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's death

Unknown gunmen kill key Pakistani ISI man behind 2018 Sunjwan attack

Retired Pakistan army brigadier Amir Hamza's case is the latest in a series of killings of Pakistanis linked to ISI-controlled terrorist attacks in India

Israeli intel report gave warning of Oct 7 Hamas attack. What did it say?

The Gaza Division's document estimated that the target number of hostages Hamas might take during a possible attack was 200-250, almost the same as the 251 hostages actually taken on October 7

India vs Pakistan: Who has more nuclear bombs and what is China up to?

The nine nuclear-armed nations of the world, including the US, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals in 2023, says a recent SIPRI report

Israel accused of killing own citizens in 'Hannibal Directive'. What is it?

Israeli forces allegedly applied the so-called 'Hannibal Directive' and killed at least 14 Israeli civilians during the October 7 Hamas attack, claims a recent UN-backed inquiry