Did You Know What Defence Ministry Did This Year?

India fully utilised its military modernisation budget in 2024-2025 -- the first time in five years -- and signed a record Rs 2 trillion defence contracts. IMAGE: Indian Army personnel display......

RBI Dividend To Help Govt With Defence Budget

Defence expenditure was pegged at 1.4 per cent of GDP in the Budget for 2025-26 but it may widen, depending on tensions between India and Pakistan. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters   The......

Peace is an illusion, India must be prepared: Rajnath Singh

Peacetime is nothing but an "illusion", and India must remain prepared for uncertainty even during periods of relative calm, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said while hailing the armed forces for......

Speculation mounts after Shivakumar meets Priyanka Gandhi

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar met senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at her residence in New Delhi on Wednesday, fuelling speculation about leadership change in the......

Govt unveils Rs 2 trillion dose for jobs, R&D, innovation, growth push

In a double-dose bid to boost growth and employment prospects, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a Rs 2.07 trillion outlay for a research development and innovation (RDI) Scheme to fund private......

India, EU 'very near' to concluding FTA: Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India and the 27-nation EU bloc are "really very near" to concluding talks for the proposed free trade agreement, with only a few issues......

India Pursuing FTAs With Mature, Rule-Bound Markets: Jaishankar

'The logic every one of our neighbours must realise is that working with India will  give you benefits, and not working with India has a cost.' IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar......

Rare Earth Magnet Shortage: Will China Play Ball?

The 17 rare earth elements that are at the centre of the current crisis are critical components of everyday products -- from cars to jet engines to electronics like smartphones and flat-screen TVs.......