Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
CAPF Bill passed by Lok Sabha as Opposition walks out over absence of Home Minister
The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, was passed by the Lok Sabha with the opposition staging a walkout, protesting the absenc...
India's March palm oil imports fall to 3-month low as prices surge
India's palm oil imports fell to approximately 689,000 metric tonnes in March 2026, the lowest level since December 2025 and down nearly 19% from 847,689 ton...
‘We were minutes away from striking Pakistan from sea’: Navy Chief on Operation Sindoor
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi disclosed on April 1, 2026, at a naval investiture ceremony that Indian naval forces were positioned in the Ar...
GE Aerospace delivers sixth F404-IN20 engine for Tejas LCA-Mk1A
GE Aerospace delivered the sixth F404-IN20 engine to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Tejas LCA-Mk1A programme, but missed its revised annual targ...
'Minutes away from striking Pakistan from sea': Navy chief Dinesh K Tripathi reveals key Operation Sindoor moment
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi has publicly disclosed that the Indian Navy was minutes away from launching a sea-borne strike on Pakista...
Defence budget under capital head fully utilised in FY2025-26
The Ministry of Defence fully utilised its revised capital expenditure allocation of Rs 1.86 lakh crore for FY2025-26, marking the second consecutive year of...
PM chairs CCS meet on Middle East conflict, orders urgent steps to secure supplies and curb price risks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) focused on the Middle East conflict, ordering urgent measures to se...
Rajya Sabha passes CAPF Bill amid Opposition walkout; MoS says will strengthen federal structure
The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, through a voice vote after the entire Opposition staged a walkout...
Lok Sabha takes up CAPF Bill today, MHA seeks exemption from House rule
The Lok Sabha took up the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 on April 1, 2026; the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sought exempti...
Corridor of opportunity: On the end of Left Wing Extremism
India has reached a landmark inflection point in its decades-long battle against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), with the government declaring the effective end o...
Amit Shah asks Manipur CM to accelerate peace process, approves formation of all-woman police battalion
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and directed him to accelerate the peace process and strengthen inter-communi...
NSCN-K aims at religious conversion, demographic consolidation, Arunachal government tells UAPA tribunal
The Arunachal Pradesh government submitted before an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Kha...
Government skips FCRA amendment Bill; Rijiju accuses Opposition of spreading ‘wrong things’ before Kerala polls
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that the government would not proceed with the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 i...
Navy was minutes away from striking Pakistan from sea during Operation Sindoor: Admiral Tripathi
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi disclosed that Indian naval forces were just minutes away from launching strikes on Pakistan from the sea dur...
Strait of Hormuz crisis: 23 ships attacked, 1,900 stranded, traffic falls from 130 to 6: Navy Chief
At the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2026, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi delivered a pointed assessment of the deteriorating maritime security...
As NDA and Oppn spar, debate on FCRA amendment bill in Lok Sabha deferred
A scheduled Lok Sabha debate on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was deferred, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju ind...
Rajya Sabha passes CAPF bill with voice vote; Oppn MPs stage walkout
Rajya Sabha passed the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 through a voice vote amid a strong Opposition walkout The Bill creates...
Christians, Kerala parties opposed, Govt drops new FCRA Bill debate
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 — which had been listed for discussion and passage in Lok Sabha — was withdrawn from the day's bus...
North Korea-linked hack hits largely invisible software that powers online services
Hackers linked to North Korea breached Axios, a widely used open-source JavaScript library that facilitates communication between apps and web services, by i...
Government skips FCRA amendment Bill; Rijiju accuses Opposition of spreading ‘wrong things’ before Kerala polls
The government deferred Lok Sabha consideration of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, on April 1, 2026, a day of tumultuous parliame...