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Russian hackers used Signal app to deceive targets, German officials say
German intelligence authorities have identified a sustained Russian state-sponsored campaign that compromised Signal accounts belonging to approximately 300 ...
Rajnath Singh arrives in Bishkek for SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting convened in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 27–28, 2026, with India's Defence Minister l...
Ukraine, West Asia conflicts put attack drones at the centre of modern warfare
Conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia have decisively established attack drones — particularly First Person View (FPV) drones and loitering munitions — as the d...
India must identify key chokepoints, mitigate both supply & price risks: EAC-PM Chairman S Mahendra Dev
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) articulated the need for India to systematically identify and mitigate key economic chokepoints ...
DRDO unveils Advanced Armoured Platforms (Tracked & Wheeled)
The Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE), a DRDO laboratory located in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, unveiled two prototype variants of the Advan...
DRDO unveils advanced armoured vehicles for combat support and deployment in Ladakh, deserts, riverine areas
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) rolled out the first two prototypes of the Vikram VT-21 Advanced Armoured Platform (AAP) on April 25...
Clashes across Manipur’s valley as protests against killing of 2 Meitei children spiral
On April 7, 2026, a mortar/explosive attack on a house in Tronglaobi Awang Leikai village, Bishnupur district, Manipur, killed two children — a five-year-old...
Single successful cyberattack could disrupt markets at national scale, shake public confidence: FM
At SEBI's 38th Foundation Day (April 25, 2026), the Union Finance Minister warned that a single successful cyberattack on a major stock exchange, depository,...
Aksai Chin for Arunachal: Ex-Indian Army chief Naravane backs revival of 1950s China offer on border row
A former Chief of Army Staff, in a recent interview, advocated for reviving a late-1950s Chinese proposal suggesting India accept China's administrative cont...
DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability
DRDO's Chairman unveiled two variants — tracked and wheeled — of advanced amphibious battle platforms at the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (...
Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter
With the Strait of Hormuz blockade entering its 50th day (as of the article's context), global attention has turned to the adequacy of countries' strategic p...
Six detained under PSA in Kashmir for ‘inciting’ students protest
Sopore Police in north Kashmir invoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) against six individuals for their alleged role in orchestrating violence and vandalism dur...
Manipur Violence: Three killed in two separate incidents in Ukhrul district
Three people were killed in two separate armed incidents in Manipur's Ukhrul district on April 24, 2026, as violence between Kuki-Zo and Naga (Tangkhul) comm...
Rajnath Singh to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ meet in Bishkek
India was represented at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 28, 2026. The Defence M...
Warming US-Pakistan ties may temper India’s ‘muscular’ counter-terror response—American ex-envoy Juster
A former US Ambassador to India, speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington, cautioned that improving US-Pakistan diplomatic relations could constrain Ne...
Has Anthropic’s Mythos made the cure worse than the disease?
A frontier AI model named Mythos (developed by Anthropic) has demonstrated the ability to autonomously identify previously unknown software vulnerabilities (...
Setback for forces as NaVIC goes down to 3 sats; ex-IAF chief calls desi navigation system a 'failure'
India's Navigation with Indian Constellation (NaVIC) system fell to only 3 operational satellites as of March 13, 2026, dropping below the minimum threshold ...
Indian Navy lists Hormuz as ‘primary area’ of interest, one of the key ‘choke points’
The Indian Navy formally listed the Strait of Hormuz as a "primary area" of maritime interest in its published maritime security strategy, explicitly categor...
Space dominance key to future warfare, says CDS; DRDO chief urges whole-of-nation push to close gaps with rivals
At the Indian DefSpace Symposium, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) stated that space dominance has become central to future warfare, warning that failure to ...
China in mind, India and Japan move to deepen defence ties
India and Japan held the 8th Army-to-Army Staff Talks (April 22-24, 2026, in Japan), with both sides reviewing ongoing defence collaboration and agreeing to ...