Yonaguni (Japan): This tiny island on Japan’s western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks and watch miniature horses graze on a hill. But the wooded mountain ranges...
New Delhi: India has strongly rebuked the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, for his remarks on Kashmir and Manipur, labelling them as "unfounded" and "baseless." The criticism came after Turk's...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set to embark on an official visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland from March 4 to 9, 2025. This visit is part of India's ongoing...
New Delhi: In his message to mark International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace, not the machinery of war.
Yet global...
Paris: The UK placed an order worth as much as £1.6 billion ($2 billion) with Thales to supply more than 5,000 air defence missiles for Ukraine, the government said.
The Defence Equipment & Support department...
New Delhi: At a time when the Indian defence researchers are developing a large number of tactical missile systems, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has given approval in October 2024, for setting up...
As the world rapidly evolves, industries across the globe are transforming at an unprecedented pace. In response to this transformative shift, a landmark event is set to take place, bringing together the brightest minds,...
New Delhi: The inauguration of France’s leading Defence and Aerospace conglomerate Safran’s new office, Worldmark 2, in Aerocity in the national capital on February 28, marked a significant milestone in Safran’s ‘Make in India’ roadmap...
Warsaw: The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a $300 million deal to lease eight Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopters from the United States this year. The contract comes in anticipation of the deliveries...
Berlin: Austria will remain in the European Sky Shield Initiative and increase its defence expenditures to 2% of the country’s GDP annually under a new government, the incoming coalition announced.
Previously it had appeared as...
Abu Dhabi: UAE military’s focus on autonomy has translated into growing investments in naval assets and made it an increasingly attractive player for foreign manufacturers of undersea vehicles. The emphasis on uncrewed maritime systems...
New Delhi: Chennai’s long-awaited second airport at Parandur is set to receive an ‘in-principle approval’ from the Union government after high-level talks in New Delhi next week, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has...
New Delhi: Domestic air travel in India witnessed a robust growth of 11.28 percent in January 2025, with 14.6 million passengers flying across the country, compared to the same period last year. According to...