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October 6, 2026 9:41 PM
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted the maiden live jump of the indigenously developed Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at Nyoma (Mudh DZ) in Ladakh, demonstrating its operational capability in challenging hi...
October 6, 2026 9:31 PM
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the flight trial of an indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform (HAPS), with the experimental flight reaching 21 km above mean sea level (AMSL) and maintaining a...
October 6, 2026 8:56 PM
Indian Captain Smit Machchhar is making “steady progress” and is “regaining his health”, the Indian Embassy in the UAE said on Tuesday. On flydubai flight FZ1073 on Wednesday, Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot, an Omani citizen, with a ...
October 6, 2026 8:07 PM
General Dhiraj Seth, Chief of the Army Staff, on Tuesday flagged in members of the Joint Indo-Argentine Army Mountaineering Expedition in New Delhi after the team successfully summited Mt Abi Gamin (7,355 metres) on September 17 and Mt Kamet (7,756 m...
October 6, 2026 7:58 PM
Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth will inaugurate the 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2026) on October 7 and witness a search and rescue demonstration off the Paradip coast on October 8, as the Indian Coast Guard cond...
October 6, 2026 7:49 PM
The Government has appointed Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, presently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff in the rank of Air Chief Marshal, with effect from the afternoon of October 31. Air Chief Marshal Amar Pree...
October 6, 2026 6:38 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared an article highlighting how India's water-governance model is offering valuable lessons for the wider Global South, emphasising that water security depends not only on infrastructure but also on effectiv...
October 6, 2026 6:21 PM
Swiss President Guy Parmelin on Tuesday described India as a rapidly emerging global research and development power and reaffirmed Switzerland’s commitment to a long-term partnership with India in education, research and innovation. During a bilat...
October 6, 2026 6:15 PM
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday called upon teachers and students of Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University to undertake the discovery, preservation, critical editing and publication of unpublished Sanskrit manuscripts. P...
October 6, 2026 5:28 PM
India has called for equal attention to adaptation, mitigation and means of implementation as countries prepare for the upcoming COP31 climate conference. Leading the Indian delegation at the UNFCCC Pre-COP31 meetings, Union Minister for Environ...
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