Military
- India
India-Nepal annual joint military exercise begins
Kathmandu: The 18th edition of Exercise Surya Kiran, a joint military exercise between India and Nepal aimed at enhancing interoperability and fostering collaboration between the two nations’ armies, began on Tuesday. The…
- India
Mastering frontier technologies is need of the hour: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that mastering frontier technologies in today’s constantly-evolving times is the need of the hour, and the military training centres are playing a “crucial…
- World
Britain intensifying military support to Ukraine with new aid package: Official
Kyiv: Britain is intensifying its military support to Ukraine with a new aid package that includes naval drones, air defence systems and artillery, British Defence Secretary John Healey said. Training for Ukrainian…
- World
Pete Hegseth opines women should stay out of military combact roles
Pete Hegseth, the choice for defense secretary by US President-elect Donald Trump, remarked that women should be excluded from combat roles in the military and also called for the removal of senior…
- News
Israeli cabinet approves 2025 budget with tax hikes to support military spending
Jerusalem: Israel’s cabinet approved a 2025 wartime budget on Friday, detailing measures and tax increases to bolster military spending for ongoing operations in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. The 607.4-billion-shekel (162 billion…
- Middle East
Egyptian army denies reports about helping Israel in military operations
Cairo: The Egyptian armed forces refuted claims circulating on social media that they were involved in supporting Israel’s military operations. The army said in a post on the platform X that “there…
- Middle East
Israeli military investigating sailor’s death during Hezbollah barrage
The Israel Defense Forces said it was investigating the death of a sailor aboard a naval vessel off the coast of northern Israel during Hezbollah’s Sunday morning rocket barrage. Petty Officer 1st…
- India
Vietnam proposes 5 focus areas for cooperation in key defence meeting with India
New Delhi: India and Vietnam have held a key defence meeting here during which it was proposed to have cooperation in emerging areas such as cyber security, information security, military medicine and…
- India
Activists urge govt to cancel licenses of companies supplying military equipment to Israel
New Delhi: Citing an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling which said Israel is in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention, activists on Thursday demanded that government of India should cancel…
- Middle East
2 Hezbollah members killed in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon
Beirut: Two Hezbollah members were killed on Friday in an Israeli strike on a Lebanese village in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that an…
- Middle East
Hamas denies claims of its military leaders targeted in Israeli attack
Gaza: Hamas on Saturday denied the claims that its military leaders were targeted in an Israeli attack in the Mawasi area of the Khan Younis city in the south of Gaza. The…
- India
US has ‘some concerns’ over India-Russia military engagement: Campbell
New Delhi: The US has “some concerns” over India’s engagement with Russia in military and technology domains but at the same time Washington has confidence and trust in New Delhi to advance…
- World
Maldives Prez seeks debt relief from India after insisting on withdrawal of military personnel
Male: After his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has struck a reconciliatory tone, saying India will continue to remain his country’s “closest ally” and urged New Delhi to provide debt relief…
- World
China raises its defence budget by 7.2% to USD 232 billion for this year
Beijing: China on Tuesday increased its defence budget by 7.2 per cent to USD 232 billion as it continues with the massive modernisation of its military amid prevailing tensions over Taiwan, the…
- Middle East
Yemeni govt warns Houthis against military escalation in Red Sea
Aden: The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) of Yemen convened an emergency meeting to address the deteriorating security situation in the country and the military escalation by the Houthi forces. According to a…
