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Centre appoints Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth as next Chief of Army Staff

Vice Chief of the Army Staff will succeed Gen Upendra Dwivedi; Armoured Corps officer has commanded two operational Army Commands

Five IAF personnel killed in crash of AN-32 aircraft at Assam's Jorhat

The incident occurred while the aircraft was landing at the IAF's airbase in the Rowriah area

DRDO validates ICBM interception capability, tests new anti-ship missile

DRDO successfully flight-tested two next-generation ballistic missile defence interceptors and a medium-range naval anti-ship missile, strengthening India's strategic deterrence capabilities

Emerging tech has altered definition of warfare: Defence Min Rajnath Singh

Addressing the Combined Graduation Parade at the Indian Air Force Academy near here, Singh said emerging technologies have altered the very definition of warfare

PM embarks on France, Slovakia visit; G7 Summit, bilateral talks on agenda

PM Modi is visiting France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron and Slovakia at the invitation of Robert Fico, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic

'Crew of MT Liaki Freedom safe': MEA dismisses reports of fresh strike

Clarification by the Ministry of External Affairs comes shortly after it was falsely reported that several media outlets that Indians had been killed in an overnight attack on the vessel Liaki Freedom

Jaishankar raises strong protest with Rubio over deaths of Indian seafarers

Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week, one of them resulted in the death of three Indian seafarers on Wednesday

PM Modi-Macron meet to focus on defence, civil nuclear energy ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Nice, with defence, nuclear energy, technology and innovation partnerships high on the agenda

MEA summons US envoy again over attacks on ships carrying Indians

India lodged a strong protest with the US over attacks on commercial vessels carrying Indian seafarers, while the UN and Iran condemned the incidents

India summons top US diplomat again to protest strikes on ships off Oman

India lodged a second diplomatic protest in three days after US strikes on vessels off Oman affected ships carrying Indian crew members

India lodges strong protest after US strikes kill 3 sailors off Oman coast

It was India's first public acknowledgement that the US Navy targeted the three ships with Indian crew members

Third vessel with Indian sailors attacked by US Navy, three killed

New Delhi has lodged a strong protest with Washington after three merchant vessels carrying Indian crew members came under attack in West Asia within four days

Coordinating with stakeholders on safety after recent attacks: Sonowal

The Centre is working with the MEA, Indian Navy, foreign missions and shipping companies to safeguard Indian seafarers amid escalating maritime security concerns

Attacks must cease, says MEA as 3 Indians die in strike off Oman coast

India summoned US Charge d'Affaires Jason Meeks and conveyed its strong objection over an attack on a commercial tanker carrying 24 Indian crew members off the coast of Oman

'Firmly opposed to attacks on merchant shipping': India tells UNSC

Many Indian nationals have lost their lives or are missing as a result of attacks against countries of the region and against merchant vessels and sea lanes of communication

World leaders congratulate Modi on becoming India's longest-serving PM

EU Commission Prez von der Leyen, Italian PM Meloni, Germany's Friedrich Merz, Israeli PM Netanyahu, Canadian PM Carney and former UK PM Rishi Sunak were among leaders who extended their greetings

First made-in-India C-295 transport aircraft completes maiden test flight

Forty of these 56 C-295 transport aircraft will be assembled by Tata Advanced Systems Limited in cooperation with Airbus at a production facility in Vadodara

India summons US charge d'affaires over attack on tanker off Oman coast

Three of the 24 crew members on board the vessel went missing following the attack

Defence ministry signs ₹449 crore deal for 20 indigenous Navy GNSS jammers

The induction of the systems will support the safe operation of Indian Navy vessels in complex operational conditions

Three Indians missing after missile hit on commercial tanker off Oman

MEA says attacks on commercial shipping are a direct consequence of the ongoing regional conflict and calls for de-escalation and safe navigation