Twitter to Appoint Chief Compliance Officer Within a Week
Days after the Centre’s stern warning, micro blogging platform Twitter is learnt to have informed the government that it will appoint chief compliance officer within a week as per new... Read more
China Says US Senators Visiting Taiwan on Military Plane a ‘Vile Provocation’
China’s Defence Ministry on Tuesday (Jun 8) denounced a brief weekend visit by three US senators to Chinese-claimed Taiwan on a US military aircraft as a “vile political provocat... Read more
An unmanned aircraft successfully refueled a U.S. fighter jet in midair for the first time, officials said Monday. A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet and a Boeing-made drone were briefly connected b... Read more
CIA Scrambles for a New Approach in Afghanistan
The rapid US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is creating intense pressure on the CIA to find new ways to gather intelligence and carry out counterterrorism strikes in the country, but t... Read more
Raising of Theatre Commands Gains Momentum
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, along with the three service Chiefs, Adm Karambir Singh, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and Gen MM Naravane will brief Defence Minister Rajnath Singh... Read more
E-Book on Defence Reforms Released
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released an e-booklet titled “20 Reforms in 2020” highlighting the major reforms undertaken by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 7 June, in the capital. The Min... Read more
Thales Appoints New Head of India Business
Paris-based European defence major, Thales appoints Ashish Saraf, Vice President and Country Director for India. Saraf will lead the company’s India business. He will be responsible for the... Read more
Afghan Troops Suffer ‘Shockingly High’ Casualties as Violence Mounts in Last 24 Hours
At least 150 Afghan troops have been killed or injured in the last 24 hours in a surge of attacks by Taliban militants as foreign forces withdraw, senior government officials said on Monday.... Read more
China is planning to introduce a new law that protects its firms from foreign sanctions, state media reported Monday, as it looks to build its defences against rising US pressure. The countr... Read more
Though the Indian Space Research Organisation’s uncrewed Gaganyaan mission is on track, a final call on the same will be taken once the lockdown ends in Bengaluru, reports India Today. It sh... Read more