Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Over 6,000 kg of meth worth Rs 36,000 crore destroyed in Andamans
The Andaman and Nicobar Police completed the destruction of more than 6,003 kg of methamphetamine (crystal meth) valued at approximately Rs 36,000 crore in t...
BJP: Infiltrators from B'desh behind Meghalaya violence
Violent clashes erupted in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya around March 10, 2026, triggered by disputes over nominations for Garo Hills Autonomous Dist...
Exercise LAMITIYE-2026: India and Seychelles carry out joint military exercise
India and Seychelles launched the 11th edition of Exercise LAMITIYE-2026 at the Seychelles Defence Academy from March 9 to March 20, 2026. For the first time...
Drone strike in Oman takes Indian toll to 5
A subsequent drone strike in Oman's Sohar province killed two more Indian nationals, raising the total Indian death toll from the West Asian conflict to five...
NHRC notice to Delhi Police chief over reported assault on Manipuri woman
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognizance of media reports that a woman from Manipur was physically assaulted in the Malviya Nagar...
West Asia crisis: Around 23,000 Indian sailors in Gulf, 27 vessels near Strait of Hormuz: Ministry
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways updated Parliament that approximately 23,000 Indian sailors were present in the Gulf region, with 27 vessels in...
‘Basavaraju killing was our collective failure… Sonu was a traitor’: Top Maoist Devuji, who surrendered last month, speaks out
Devuji (real name not confirmed in reports), a senior CPI (Maoist) leader who had served on the Central Military Commission since 2001 and was inducted into ...
2 Indians killed, 10 injured as downed drone falls in Oman city
Two Indian nationals were killed and ten others injured when a downed drone fell on Oman's Sohar province, marking the first Indian deaths on land in the Sul...
IRGC: How a paramilitary force became one of Iran’s most powerful organisations
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has emerged as a central actor in the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, directing Iran's missile and drone strikes a...
28 Indian vessels with LNG, LPG and crude stranded near Hormuz
The Shipping Ministry and Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) confirmed that 28 Indian-flagged vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petr...
West Asia crisis leaves 23,000 Indian seafarers stranded across Gulf; 768 on 28 Indian ships
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) reported that approximately 23,000 Indian seafarers are working across merchant, harbour, and offshore vessels in t...
A.P. aims to become a hub of defence manufacturing, says Lokesh
A Lok Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh articulated the state's ambition to become a major hub of defence manufacturing, building on existing aerospace and de...
Iran’s new Supreme Leader ‘wounded,’ ‘likely disfigured’, claims Hegseth
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated on March 13, 2026, that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "wounded and likely disfigured" — the first...
One of 28 Indian-flagged vessels stranded in Strait of Hormuz sails away safely
As of March 13, 2026, 28 Indian-flagged vessels were stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict — 24 on the western side (with...
Online crimes against women & children: Govt urges law enforcement & IT firms for stronger response
The Union Government directed law enforcement agencies across states and Union Territories to use the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) — managed b...
Protests break out in Shia dominated areas in Kashmir; Curbs imposed
Protests broke out in Shia-dominated areas of Kashmir — including Magam and Budgam — in March 2026, following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, reflecting the ...
Centre orders probe into Farooq Abdullah attack, questions raised over ‘lapses’, before and after
On March 11, 2026, former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah survived an assassination attempt when an attac...
Pakistan bombs airline fuel depot near Kandahar airport: Afghan Taliban
Pakistan's military carried out overnight airstrikes on March 13, 2026, hitting the fuel depot of private airline Kam Air near Kandahar airport — a significa...
12 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh 'pushed back': Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that 12 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were "pushed back" across the border, continuing the state's ac...
Stronger air defence takeaway for India from West Asia conflict: Ex IAF chief
A former Chief of Air Staff highlighted that the most significant strategic takeaway for India from the West Asia conflict (Israel-Iran exchanges, Houthi dro...