Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Army Chief visits HAL, takes sortie in Prachand
General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), visited Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru on April 8, 2026. He undertook a maiden sor...
Govt plans design, development of unmanned combat search and rescue aircraft
The government has envisioned the design and development of an Unmanned Combat Search and Rescue (UCSAR) aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) The project ...
From Maoist corridor to ‘tourist hub’?: Inside Chhattisgarh’s plan to develop Bastar region
The Chhattisgarh government has unveiled a comprehensive "Bastar 2.0" development blueprint, submitted by the Chief Minister to the Prime Minister, aimed at ...
Sattankulam father-son custodial death case: all nine policemen get death sentence
The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai sentenced all nine accused police personnel to death on April 6, 2026, in connection with the cus...
Manipur bomb blast: Indefinite curfew imposed in 4 valley districts; government hands over probe to NIA
A projectile (suspected mortar shell or rocket) fired by suspected Kuki militants struck a civilian house in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai village, Bishnupur distr...
Manipur bomb attack: 2 children dead as violence flares up again in Bishnupur
A bomb was hurled at a house in the Moirang Tronglaobi area of Bishnupur district, Manipur, killing a five-year-old boy and a six-month-old girl, and injurin...
Violent protests in Manipur after projectile attack kills 2 children sleeping in their home
A projectile (RPG/rocket-propelled device) struck a civilian home in Bishnupur district, Manipur in the early hours of April 7, 2026, killing two sleeping ch...
Lashkar man’s arrest from Punjab busts open module that helped Pakistani terrorists enter J&K
J&K Police busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module on April 7, 2026, arresting five persons including two Pakistani nationals The Pakistani ...
Violence grips Manipur’s Bishnupur: 2 children killed at home, 2 protesters shot dead while trying to storm CRPF post
A projectile attack struck a civilian home at Tronglaobi Awang Leikai in Manipur's Bishnupur district, killing two children — a 5-year-old and a 6-month-old ...
With INS Aridaman, India strengthens nuclear triad: What is it, its security significance
India commissioned INS Aridhaman, its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam on April 3, 2026 Aridha...
DRDO seeks faster development of materials to keep pace with defence tech cycles
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has called for significantly accelerated development of advanced materials — including composites, c...
BJP lambasts Kharge over ‘illiterate’ remark, says he does not deserve to be Congress president
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has reaffirmed its focus on developing indigenous advanced materials — including composites, ceramic...
LeT module busted, 5, including 2 Pakistani terrorists, held by J&K Police
J&K Police announced the busting of a deep-rooted, interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module and the arrest of five persons, including two Pakistani nationals ...
Curfew imposed in 4 Manipur valley districts
Fresh violence erupted in Manipur when a suspected bomb/rocket attack struck a residential house in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai village, Bishnupur district, kill...
INS SUNAYNA (IOS SAGAR) ARRIVES AT MALE, STRENGTHENING MARITIME TIES WITH MALDIVES
INS Sunayna, a Saryu-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), arrived at Male on April 6, 2026, under the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR initiative — marking the f...
J&K: Police bust deep-rooted LeT module; arrest Pak terrorist wanted for 16 years
Jammu and Kashmir Police busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module and arrested five persons, including two Pakistani nationals One of the Pak...
India brings back 1,777 nationals from Iran via Armenia, Azerbaijan amid conflict: MEA
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that 1,777 Indian nationals have been brought back from Iran through overland land border crossings into...
AI at war l What to know about Project Maven
Project Maven, the Pentagon's flagship AI programme launched in 2017, has become central to US military operations in West Asia, reportedly accelerating the ...
Watch: Israel confirms U.S.-Israeli strikes kill Iran Guards intelligence chief
Israel confirmed that coordinated US-Israeli strikes killed Major General Majid Khademi, the intelligence chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (...
Punjab Police foil terror plot, arrest three linked to ISI-backed module
Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence wing dismantled an ISI-backed terror module operated by Pakistan Intelligence Operatives (PIOs), arresting three individ...