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News   -   May 23, 2025 STARLINK WILL MAKE INDIA AS VULNERABLE AS UKRAINE
STARLINK WILL MAKE INDIA AS VULNERABLE AS UKRAINE

If PM Modi licenses SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, India will be risking national sovereignty and security in handing over the keys to its skies to Elon Musk.

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Jan 13, 2025 LAC Situation Stable, But Trust-Building Still Needed, Says Army Chief
LAC Situation Stable, But Trust-Building Still Needed, Says Army Chief

The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is sensitive but stable, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Monday. Addressing a press conference ahead of the Army Day, Gen Dwivedi said there is still a degree of standoff in the region and efforts are needed to restore trust

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News   -   Jan 13, 2025 India to Finalise Major Defence Contracts by March 31
India to Finalise Major Defence Contracts by March 31

The Times of India reports that India is set to finalise four major defence contracts worth over ₹1.5 lakh crore (around $18 billion) by March 31, including deals for fighter jets, submarines, helicopters, and artillery. The first deal involves a ₹63,000 crore ($7.6 billion) agreement with France

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News   -   Jan 06, 2025 Coast Guard Helicopter Crash Kills Three, Raises Concerns over Indigenous Fleet
Coast Guard Helicopter Crash Kills Three, Raises Concerns over Indigenous Fleet

Three Coast Guard personnel were killed when their Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) crashed at Porbandar, Gujarat, on Sunday. The ALH Mark-III was returning from a routine training sortie when it developed a technical issue while landing. The two pilots, Commandant Saurabh and Deputy Commandant SK Yadav, along with air

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Defence   -   Jan 02, 2025 India Has no Response to Chinese Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter Challenge
India Has no Response to Chinese Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter Challenge

Deliberations at the biennial Aero India show, India’s marquee military aviation event, slated for next month at its usual venue of Yelahanka Air Force station in Bengaluru will markedly be different from their usual optimistic effervescence. The trigger is the release of images and videos by pro-Chinese PLA bloggers

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News   -   Dec 31, 2024 Defence Ministry Signs Contracts to Strengthen Navy’s Submarine Capabilities
Defence Ministry Signs Contracts to Strengthen Navy’s Submarine Capabilities

The Defence Ministry signed two contracts worth ₹2,867 crore to strengthen the Indian Navy’s underwater capabilities. The ₹1,990 crore-contract with Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd is expected to enhance endurance for conventional submarines and install Air Independent Propulsion Plug for the Defence Research and Development Organisation'

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News   -   Dec 19, 2024 India and China Agree on Six-Point Consensus to Ease Border Tensions
India and China Agree on Six-Point Consensus to Ease Border Tensions

On Wednesday, India and China made strides towards normalising relations following talks between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. The two sides agreed on a set of "six consensus," points including the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, cross-border river cooperation,

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News   -   Dec 18, 2024 National Security Advisor Holds Bilateral Talks with Chinese Foreign Minister
National Security Advisor Holds Bilateral Talks with Chinese Foreign Minister

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded their meeting Wednesday morning in Beijing to discuss thorny bilateral issues. The meeting assumes importance in the context of frozen ties between the two neighbours following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh in early 2020. The meeting is

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News   -   May 23, 2025 STARLINK WILL MAKE INDIA AS VULNERABLE AS UKRAINE
STARLINK WILL MAKE INDIA AS VULNERABLE AS UKRAINE

If PM Modi licenses SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, India will be risking national sovereignty and security in handing over the keys to its skies to Elon Musk.

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Jan 13, 2025 LAC Situation Stable, But Trust-Building Still Needed, Says Army Chief
LAC Situation Stable, But Trust-Building Still Needed, Says Army Chief

The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is sensitive but stable, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Monday. Addressing a press conference ahead of the Army Day, Gen Dwivedi said there is still a degree of standoff in the region and efforts are needed to restore trust

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News   -   Jan 13, 2025 India to Finalise Major Defence Contracts by March 31
India to Finalise Major Defence Contracts by March 31

The Times of India reports that India is set to finalise four major defence contracts worth over ₹1.5 lakh crore (around $18 billion) by March 31, including deals for fighter jets, submarines, helicopters, and artillery. The first deal involves a ₹63,000 crore ($7.6 billion) agreement with France

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News   -   Jan 06, 2025 Coast Guard Helicopter Crash Kills Three, Raises Concerns over Indigenous Fleet
Coast Guard Helicopter Crash Kills Three, Raises Concerns over Indigenous Fleet

Three Coast Guard personnel were killed when their Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) crashed at Porbandar, Gujarat, on Sunday. The ALH Mark-III was returning from a routine training sortie when it developed a technical issue while landing. The two pilots, Commandant Saurabh and Deputy Commandant SK Yadav, along with air

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Defence   -   Jan 02, 2025 India Has no Response to Chinese Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter Challenge
India Has no Response to Chinese Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter Challenge

Deliberations at the biennial Aero India show, India’s marquee military aviation event, slated for next month at its usual venue of Yelahanka Air Force station in Bengaluru will markedly be different from their usual optimistic effervescence. The trigger is the release of images and videos by pro-Chinese PLA bloggers

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News   -   Dec 31, 2024 Defence Ministry Signs Contracts to Strengthen Navy’s Submarine Capabilities
Defence Ministry Signs Contracts to Strengthen Navy’s Submarine Capabilities

The Defence Ministry signed two contracts worth ₹2,867 crore to strengthen the Indian Navy’s underwater capabilities. The ₹1,990 crore-contract with Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd is expected to enhance endurance for conventional submarines and install Air Independent Propulsion Plug for the Defence Research and Development Organisation'

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News   -   Dec 19, 2024 India and China Agree on Six-Point Consensus to Ease Border Tensions
India and China Agree on Six-Point Consensus to Ease Border Tensions

On Wednesday, India and China made strides towards normalising relations following talks between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. The two sides agreed on a set of "six consensus," points including the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, cross-border river cooperation,

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News   -   Dec 18, 2024 National Security Advisor Holds Bilateral Talks with Chinese Foreign Minister
National Security Advisor Holds Bilateral Talks with Chinese Foreign Minister

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded their meeting Wednesday morning in Beijing to discuss thorny bilateral issues. The meeting assumes importance in the context of frozen ties between the two neighbours following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh in early 2020. The meeting is

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Economy   -   May 30, 2025 GDP Growth Surprises on the Upside
GDP Growth Surprises on the Upside

India’s economy expanded at a faster-than-expected annual rate of 7.4% in the quarter ended in March, despite mounting global economic uncertainty. Gross domestic product of the fourth quarter of the government’s fiscal year 2025 came in sharply higher than the 6.7% growth forecast by economists in

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Economy   -   May 29, 2025 Indian GDP Surpasses Japan
Indian GDP Surpasses Japan

India, which was ranked tenth in the world in 2014, continues to be the fastest-growing major economy. B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, CEO of India’s state-run think tank Niti Aayog said, “we are the fourth-largest economy as I speak ... and this is not my data. This is IMF [international monetary

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News   -   May 23, 2025 STARLINK WILL MAKE INDIA AS VULNERABLE AS UKRAINE
STARLINK WILL MAKE INDIA AS VULNERABLE AS UKRAINE

If PM Modi licenses SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, India will be risking national sovereignty and security in handing over the keys to its skies to Elon Musk.

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Commerce & Industry   -   Jan 31, 2025 Modi Says India is Becoming a Major Maritime Power
Modi Says India is Becoming a Major Maritime Power

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is becoming a major maritime power and is being recognised as a reliable and responsible partner in the world. Speaking after the commissioning of three naval warships here, Modi said India has always supported an open, secure, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

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Jan 15, 2025 Pixxel Sends Three Hyperspectral Satellites into Orbit with SpaceX
Pixxel Sends Three Hyperspectral Satellites into Orbit with SpaceX

Bengaluru-based startup Pixxel announced the launch of three of the world's highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday. The Firefly constellation satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX. The launch took place around 1

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Jan 15, 2025 GOP Lawmaker Warns Adani Case Could Harm US-India Relations
GOP Lawmaker Warns Adani Case Could Harm US-India Relations

A Republican lawmaker has asked the US Department of Justice to preserve all records in connection with the "selective prosecution" of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani and his group of companies by the Biden administration. The demand comes less than a week before the Donald Trump administration takes office.

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News   -   Jan 15, 2025 Delhi Excise Case: Home Ministry Approves Prosecution of Kejriwal
Delhi Excise Case: Home Ministry Approves Prosecution of Kejriwal

The Union Home Ministry has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy linked money laundering case, officials said. The federal agency has filed a chargesheet against the 56-year-old politician before a special Prevention of Money

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News   -   Jan 15, 2025 Armed Forces' Welfare a Govt Priority, says PM Modi
Armed Forces' Welfare a Govt Priority, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the Indian Army for its determination, professionalism and dedication, and underlined his government's commitment to the welfare of armed forces and their families. In posts on X on Army Day, he said, "Today, on Army Day, we salute the unwavering

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