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October 6, 2025 12:40 PM

Indian Navy set to commission second anti-submarine warfare ship Androth

The Indian Navy will commission INS Androth, its second Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Monday. The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag ...

October 5, 2025 5:02 PM

Putin says Tomahawk supply to Ukraine would destroy U.S. relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russia then it would lead to the destruction of Moscow's relationship with Washington. Less than two months since ...

October 5, 2025 3:18 PM

INS Sahyadri visits Kemaman, strengthening India-Malaysia maritime cooperation

As part of its operational deployment to the South China Sea and the wider Indo-Pacific region, the Indian Navy’s indigenously built stealth frigate INS Sahyadri made a port call at Kemaman, Malaysia, on Thursday. The ship was warmly welcomed by th...

October 5, 2025 1:42 PM

GSL-made fast patrol vessel ICGS Akshar commissioned into Indian Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Akshar, the second vessel in a series of eight Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), was commissioned into service at Karaikal, Puducherry, on Saturday. The 51-metre-long vessel has been designed and built indige...

October 5, 2025 9:21 AM

North Korea’s Kim says country will develop additional military measures, state media reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang has allocated strategic assets to respond to the buildup of U.S. military forces in the south and vowed to develop additional military measures, the state media KCNA reported on Sunday. "In direct propo...

October 5, 2025 9:15 AM

India warns Pakistan on Sir Creek

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh issues a terse warning to Islamabad: Provoke New Delhi at your own peril! On 2nd October when India celebrated the festival of Dussehra, the country's defence minister visited the front lines. Minister Rajnath Singh sp...

October 3, 2025 7:59 PM

No restraint in future conflicts: Indian Army chief warns Pakistan

In a warning to Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said that India would no longer exercise the restraint it had shown during Operation Sindoor earlier this year and would deliver a far more decisive and destructive respo...

October 3, 2025 7:43 PM

India targets terror, not civilians; defence exports surge to Rs 24,000 crore: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India’s military actions, including the 2016 Surgical Strikes, the 2019 Balakot Air Strikes, and Operation Sindoor in 2025, stand as proof of the nation’s firm resolve to safeguard its citizens a...

October 3, 2025 3:07 PM

IAF chief says 4-5 Pakistani fighter jets, most likely F-16s, destroyed in Op Sindoor; dismisses Islamabad’s claims of downing Indian jets

Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Amar Preet Singh on Friday said that 4 to 5 Pakistani fighter jets, most likely F-16s, were destroyed during India’s air strikes under Operation Sindoor. Addressing a press conference in the national capital on the occa...

October 2, 2025 2:39 PM

Rajnath Singh performs Shastra Puja in Bhuj, warns Pakistan against misadventures in Sir Creek

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday performed the traditional Shastra Puja at Bhuj Military Station in Gujarat on the occasion of Vijayadashami, underscoring India’s unwavering resolve to protect its sovereignty. Addressing the armed forces,...

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