Tehran, April 14 (IANS) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vowed to use new military capabilities if the war with the United States and Israel continues, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.”We have not yet used our capabilities, and if the war continues, we will unveil capabilities that the enemy has no idea about,” IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said.Meanwhile, Iran’s Defence Ministry spokesperson Reza Talaeinik said Monday that the Iranian armed forces’ capabilities …
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Raisen, April 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday praised the Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, saying Madhya Pradesh witnessed significant and sustained development during his long tenure as the Chief Minister.Addressing the ‘Unnat Krishi Mahotsav’ in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen, Singh said, “One can gauge how hard Shivraj Singh Chouhan works by the diligence with which he answers questions in the Parliament. Even though he (Shivraj Singh Chouhan) is now in Delhi, h…
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) An airport for defence will be built at Adilabad in Telangana, which will have an enclave for civil operations, Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu said on Wednesday. While the defence already has an airstrip with 360 acres in Adilabad, the Civil Aviation Ministry has asked the state government to acquire another 450 acres for building the airport.The proposed airport will be a major facility with a runway capable of handling Airbus A320 aircraft.A decis…
Ambala, April 3 (IANS) Union School Education and Literacy Secretary Sanjay Kumar, on Friday, inaugurated a new Army Public School in Ambala Cantonment, calling upon young minds to dream big and serve the nation with pride. Kumar described the event as a big step toward shaping future leaders and scholars.In a message on social media platform X, the Indian Army’s Western Command said, “A landmark moment for Ambala Cantt! The new Army Public School was inaugurated by Sanjay Kumar, Department of S…
Seoul, April 3 (IANS) The defence chiefs of South Korea and France held talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss the regional security situation and ways to strengthen their bilateral defence and arms industry cooperation, the South Korea’s defence ministry said. The talks between Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his French counterpart, Catherine Vautrin, took place on the occasion of summit talks between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron in Seoul.In the defen…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) In a significant development, defence exports surged to an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore in the financial year 2025-26, marking a 62.66 per cent rise from previous fiscal’s Rs 23,622 crore exports figures, the government said on Thursday.Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and the private sector contributed 54.84 per cent and 45.16 per cent, respectively. This accomplishment of the Indian defence industry is in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s …
Tokyo, March 31 (IANS) Japan’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been brought into service for the first time at two Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) bases in the country, a move that has sparked domestic opposition.The deployment of the missiles at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and Camp Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, marks a significant shift from the country’s long-standing exclusively defence-o…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday granted acceptance of necessity (AoN) for various proposals to buy military hardware worth an estimated cost of about Rs 2.38 lakh crore.For the Indian Army, approval was accorded for the Air Defence Tracked System, Armoured Piercing Tank Ammunition, High Capacity Radio Relay, Dhanush Gun System and Runway Independent Aerial Surveillance System, according to a Defence Ministry s…
Bengaluru, March 26 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who is also Bengaluru Development Minister, on Thursday outlined an ambitious roadmap to decongest Bengaluru, including the development of a township at Bidadi, elevated corridors, tunnel roads, and expansion of Metro services, while responding to a discussion on Greater Bengaluru in the Legislative Assembly. Responding to BJP MLA S. Suresh Kumar’s suggestion to develop alternative cities outside Bengaluru, Shivakumar said th…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday took stock of the situation in West Asia and its impact on India’s defence preparedness, asking the military brass and policymakers to learn lessons from the ongoing conflict to improve the country’s forces, an official said. The meeting was attended by the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs, the Defence Secretary, the Secretary (Defence Production), and the Chairman, DRDO.The Defence Minister was briefed on the g…