IAF receives first Apache Guardian attack helicopter at Boeing facility in US

In a significant boost to the capabilities of the Indian armed forces, the Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday formally received the first Apache Guardian attack helicopter at Boeing production facility in Arizona’s... Read more »

Boost To India’s All-Weather Surveillance Capability: ISRO To Launch New Radar Imaging Satellite On 22 May

NEW DELHI: India is set to get another ‘eye in the sky’ as Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch its latest radar imaging satellite (Risat-2BR1) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on... Read more »

50 Government Ambulances Gutted In Fire In Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Over 50 scrap government ambulances were gutted in a fire that broke out on Monday at the outskirts of Hyderabad under the jurisdiction of Jeedimetla police station limits. The vehicles were parked... Read more »

498 govt-run hospitals in Maharashtra to get CCTV cover

Nagpur: The state health department has given administrative approval to install 1,360 close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in 498 government-run district, sub-district, rural, and women’s hospitals across the state. Now, entry and... Read more »

At least 40 dead in Russian plane’s fiery emergency landing

At least 40 people were killed when a Russian airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday evening, officials said. The Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by national airline... Read more »

Cyclone Fani: 8 lakh people being evacuated in Odisha, special Puri-Kolkata trains announced

Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall in coastal areas of Odisha on May 3. The cyclonic storm has intensified into an “extreme severe cyclonic”. An IMD bulletin released at 8.50 am... Read more »

India is now the world’s 4th-highest defence spender, overtaking Russia

New Delhi: India has overtaken Russia to be among the world’s top-four military spenders in 2018, according to a global think-tank, which has attributed the rise in defence expenditure to tensions with China... Read more »

India set to have Defence Cyber Agency in May; Rear Admiral Mohit to be its first chief

In a bid to bolster its capabilities to tackle threats emanating from hackers, mostly from China and Pakistan, India is all set to have Defence Cyber Agency (DCA) by next month, headquartered in the capital. Senior Navy officer Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta will be... Read more »

Cyclone ‘Fani’: NDRF, Coast Guard put on high alert; fishermen asked not to venture into sea

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Indian Coast Guard have been put on high alert and fishermen asked not to venture into the sea as cyclone ‘Fani’ is expected to... Read more »

Mumbai Fire brigade to get special vehicle for high-rise soon

Mumbai: The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) will soon have a special fire-fighting vehicle to tackle fire in high-rise buildings (up to 50 floors). The special fire-fighting engines for high-rises will have water tank... Read more »