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Raj Basu · 2024-05-20T20:39:04+0530

NEW DELHI - The Indian Army has finally begun receiving the highly anticipated AK-203 assault rifles from a joint Indo-Russian venture, marking a significant upgrade to its infantry arsenal. Despite initial setbacks caused by the war in Ukraine and payment complications, 27,000 rifles have been...

PTI · 2024-05-20T17:55:00+0530

Artificial Intelligence-based facial recognition system was installed at the Navyug Tunnel Qazigund on the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Thursday. This will help to identify and track history sheeters, drug peddlers, absconders and members of banned organisations...

Anjana Basu · 2024-05-20T17:44:00+0530

Raghav Patel · 2024-05-20T17:42:00+0530

Freshly emerged images during VAdm Krishna Swaminathan's visit to HAL Bangalore facilities have sent aviation enthusiasts into a tizzy, revealing the Tapas unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in various stages of production. This exciting development showcases India's growing prowess in indigenous...

PTI · 2024-05-20T17:41:00+0530

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, on Sunday became the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin’s NS-25 mission. Thotakura was selected as one of the six crew members for the NS-25 mission, making him the first Indian space tourist...

PTI · 2024-05-20T17:40:00+0530

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday urged the Centre to order a probe into the twin terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier and also asked Pakistan to stop supporting terrorism in the region. The former chief minister said if a probe is not ordered into the two...

PTI · 2024-05-20T17:39:00+0530

Jailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who is contesting from the Khadoor Sahib seat in Punjab as an Independent candidate, has been allotted the poll symbol of ‘mike’. He was among the 169 Independent contestants, out of total 328 candidates who have been allotted election symbols. Amritpal...

AFP · 2024-05-20T17:38:00+0530

A stranded cargo ship that has been blocking one of America’s busiest ports will be removed Monday nearly two months after it struck and destroyed a bridge in Baltimore, authorities said over the weekend. The complex operation would see the nearly 1,000-foot (300-meter) Dali container vessel...

ANI · 2024-05-20T17:37:00+0530

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath attended a programme at a school on Sunday and said that the space agency aims to explore human space flight activities and build space stations. While speaking with the reporters, Sreedhara Panicker Somanath lauded...

IANS · 2024-05-20T17:36:00+0530

The first consultations between Russia and India on the launch of a visa-free group tourist exchange are scheduled for June, and a bilateral agreement is to be signed by the year-end, Nikita Kondratyev, Director of the Russian Economic Development Ministry’s Department of Multilateral Economic...

PTI · 2024-05-20T17:35:00+0530

More than 3,300 CISF personnel will take over the complete counter-terrorism and anti-sabotage security duties at the Parliament complex from Monday, following the withdrawal of over 1,400 CRPF staff from the country’s most important symbol of democracy, official sources said. The Parliament...

Anjana Basu · 2024-05-20T13:44:00+0530

Three Indian Navy vessels arrived for a four-day goodwill visit from May 19 to 22. A guided missile destroyer INS Delhi, a fleet tanker INS Shakti, and an ASW corvette INS Kiltan — which are part of the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy — pulled into Pier 15 of the Port of Manila at around 9 a.m...

Anjana Basu · 2024-05-20T11:57:41+0530

With the fear of conflicts spilling over to other countries, several in the African continent are looking to amp up security with an overall increase in the region’s defence budget. SIPRI’s Military Expenditure reports show that Africa totalled $51.6 billion in 2023—22 percent higher than in...

Anjana Basu · 2024-05-20T11:35:23+0530

The 4.1-km long Shinku La tunnel will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 60 km, from 355 to 295 km The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will begin work in mid-September on the Shinku La tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity from Manali to Leh via the Nimmu-Padam-Darcha...

ANI · 2024-05-20T11:28:53+0530

New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, in an interaction with former judges, veterans of the armed forces, and intellectuals, underlined the development of urban metro transport in the past decade and said that the country will soon have the world's second-largest urban metro system in...

Anjana Basu · 2024-05-20T07:20:00+0530

Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt General KT Parnaik (Retd) has emphasised that the ban on using weapons along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China puts India at a disadvantage and calls for new border agreements with the neighbouring country. Addressing a function, Lt General Parnaik...

Raghav Patel · 2024-05-20T07:19:00+0530

Newspace Research And Technologies, a Bengaluru-based innovator, has secured an Indian patent for a groundbreaking AI system designed to manage diverse swarms of robots. This technological advancement holds the potential to transform industries ranging from emergency response to manufacturing...

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Army Receives 27,000+ AK-203 Rifles With 25% Indigenization, 8000 More Expected in Coming 2 Weeks

J&K Police Installed AI-Powered Facial Recognition System at Navyug Tunnel to Identify Criminals and Terrorists

"We should make all the defence systems in India to sustain any long-term war": DRDO chairman

Fresh Images Reveal Tapas UAV in Production at HAL's Bangalore Facility

History Made: Gopi Thotakura Selected for Blue Origin's NS-25 Mission, Becomes First Indian Space Tourist

Will ask International Committee to investigate who is responsible for such attacks in J&K: Abdullah

Jailed radical preacher Amritpal Singh gets ‘mike’ as poll symbol

Stranded Cargo Ship to Be Removed From Baltimore Bridge Collapse Site on Moday, Indian Crew Still Onboard

ISRO Aiming to Explore Human Spaceflight, Space Stations, and Lunar Missions: Chief

India, Russia to Discuss Visa-Free Tourism Deal in June, Agreement Expected by Year-End

Over 3,300 CISF contingent to take full charge of Parliament security from May 20

Indian naval ships arrive in Manila for goodwill visit

Africa's Defence Spending Surge: India Looks to Seize Opportunity to Expand Arms Exports

BRO to start work on world’s highest tunnel "Shinku La" by September

"India to have world's second-largest urban metro system over next 2 years": Hardeep Singh Puri

Ban on weapons along LAC puts India at disadvantage, says Arunachal governor

NewSpace Develops Central AI Command System to Manage Diverse Swarms of Robots

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