Clearing its stance on Jammu and Kashmir, Bangladesh Wednesday said the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution — which gave Jammu and Kashmir special status — was India’s “internal matter”.

Favouring transformation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) into a public sector corporate entity, Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its products are of high cost, have poor quality issues and there is lack of or minimal innovation in the factories.

Bengaluru-based defence public sector undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had become a rallying point in the national discourse in the build-up to the General Elections of 2019 – right from the row over the alleged Rafale scam and the financial woes in the company.

France has said that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, asking them to resolve their differences over it through political dialogue and refrain from any step likely to aggravate tensions.

Around 80,000 workers of the 41 factories of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have gone on a month-long general strike since Tuesday after talks between the Trade Unions and the Centre on the proposed corporatisation of ordnance factories failed yesterday.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again offered to mediate the "explosive" situation in Kashmir, saying it is a "very complicated place".

Days after clashes erupted outside the High Commission of India in London during the Independence Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday raised the issue with his British counterpart - Boris Johnson - in a telephonic conversation.

High in the sunburned mountains that surround Pul-e-Khumri, beneath its parched earth and rock, Kali Mahato had dreamt he would find gold.

Of the total 7,071 calls received on CRPF’s ‘madadgaar’ helpline between August 11 and 16 enquiring about well-being of family members based in Kashmir, 171 came from outside India and 2,700 from families of security personnel deployed in the state.

The famed and deadly BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is from the BrahMos Aerospace stable while HAL is involved in manufacturing and assembling several top fighters of the Indian Air Force including the indigenous Ligh Combat Aircraft Tejas, Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer, Intermediate Jet Trainer HJT-36, Dornier 228 and HTT-40 Basic Flying Trainer.