Aday after three militants were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and J&K Police raided ten in the Valley on Sunday. Read more..
50 diplomats, security personnel evacuated from Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban advances
India has evacuated some 50 diplomats and security personnel from Kandahar in an Indian Air Force aircraft after Taliban fighters seized key areas around the southern city in Afghanistan, people familiar with developments said on Sunday. Read more..
DRDO gives anti-drone tech demo to armed forces after attack on Jammu Air Force base
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), following the drone terror attack on an Air Force base in Jammu last month, carried out an urgent demonstration of its anti-drone system at Kolar within a week of the attack for all three services to secure their key locations, assets and installations. Read more..
DMA seeks RTI exemption for forces in view of national security
The Department of Military Affairs (DMA), one of five key departments under the defence ministry, recently made a strong push for exemption of the armed forces from the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005, people aware of the development told ET. Read more..
Army to procure anti-drone systems as India scales up defences against new threats
The Army is in the process of procuring an unspecified number of anti-drone systems that will detect and jam the communication and navigation signals of a hostile unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or spoof it. Read more..