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India slams Pakistan at UNHRC, calls rights allegations hypocritical

India has repeatedly told Pakistan that Jammu and Kashmir was, is and shall forever remain an integral part of the country

F-16, JF-17 among 5 Pakistani fighter jets hit in Op Sindoor: IAF chief

IAF Chief AP Singh said 4-5 Pakistani jets, including F-16s and JF-17s, were destroyed during Operation Sindoor; radars, runways, hangars, a SAM system and a C-130 were also hit

Sir Creek dispute returns: Rajnath says India will respond strongly

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan against any "misadventure" in Sir Creek as the decades-old maritime dispute gains fresh urgency for India

MiG-21 jet flies into the sunset after six decades of distinguished service

As the Indian Air Force retires MiG-21 jets today, take a look at India's first supersonic fighter that catapulted India into the jet age with a combat record that is both celebrated and controversial

6 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels recorded operating around Taiwan

The latest activity comes amid warnings from defence experts that China's newly unveiled weapon systems are designed to counter Taiwan's long-standing asymmetric warfare strategy

Centre condemns terror attack on Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur

Two people were killed when an assailant drove a car into people outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester and then stabbed them

India-China direct flights to resume from October 26 after 5-year freeze

IndiGo will resume nonstop flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou from October 26

Afghan foreign minister Muttaqi to visit India after UN travel ban waiver

The Afghan foreign minister is expected to visit India from October 10, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. However, there is no official word on the visit yet

India-China direct flights to resume by late Oct amid normalisation efforts

The MEA said that the agreement to resume flights will further facilitate people-to-people contact between India and China, contributing towards the gradual normalisation of bilateral exchanges

Any misadventure from Pak will change history, geography: Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh said that even after 78 years of independence, Pakistan is stirring up a dispute over the border in the Sir Creek area

Trump signs order pledging to defend Qatar in wake of Israel's strike

The order cites the two countries' close cooperation and shared interest, vowing to guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the state of Qatar against external attack

Pak Army chief Munir said I saved lives: Trump on India-Pak conflict

Trump made these remarks days after he hosted Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House in a closed-room discussion

Taiwan records increased Chinese military activity around territory

Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said that it has monitored the situation and responded accordingly

HAL, Kalyani, Tata Advanced Systems, Adani, L&T step into Amca contest ring

Public and private sector firms vie to qualify for building prototypes of India's first indigenous stealth fighter jet

Pakistan and India conflict was 'very big', I settled that: Trump

Referring to his plan to end the Gaza conflict, announced on Monday, Trump said, We got it, I think settled

Tamil Nadu to host global aerospace and defence meet in Chennai in Oct

Tamil Nadu will host Aerospace and Defence Meetings in Chennai from October 7 to 9 as part of its Defence Industrial Corridor plan to attract investments and boost domestic manufacturing

Rajnath calls for integrated, standardised system to counter info warfare

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stressed sustained dialogue to build a modern, capable, standardised system useful for all armed services

CDS Gen Chauhan urges readiness against bio-threats, radioactive risks

Reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for an undeterred India against nuclear threats, the CDS highlighted the need for training against radiological contamination

Gandhi statue in London vandalised, Indian mission strongly condemns act

The plinth of the iconic statue, which depicts the Father of the Nation in a seated meditative pose, was discovered daubed with some disturbing graffiti

India's vigorous new foreign policy playbook amid Trump tariff shock

The hefty tariffs slapped by Donald Trump have prompted New Delhi to double down on multipolarity, the new buzzword in international relations. This took PM Modi to rarely visited countries by leaders