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Dundigal: A total of 231 Flight Cadets (194 men and 37 women), including the first batch of women cadets from the National Defence Academy (NDA), were commissioned as officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF) following their graduation from the Air Force Academy (AFA) Saturday....

New Delhi: An AN-32 aircraft of the IAF met with an accident while landing in Assam's Jorhat district Saturday, the force said, adding that a court of inquiry is being constituted to ascertain its cause. The Indian Air Force (IAF) shared the update in a...

New Delhi: India has successfully carried out flight-tests of key platforms this week to demonstrate its multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system's power to intercept long and medium-range missiles, joining a select group of countries having the capability. The BMDs are capable of intercepting incoming long-range...

Guwahati: A transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed while landing in Assam's Jorhat district Saturday, a defence spokesperson said. The incident occurred while the aircraft, AN-32, belonging to 43 Squadron, carrying cargo, was landing at the IAF's airbase in the Rowriah area. Senior...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday departed on a visit to France and Slovakia, where he has a packed diplomatic itinerary that includes bilateral talks, multilateral engagements, and a strong focus on economic and cultural cooperation. In a post on X, PM Modi said:...

Kochi: Travancore Devaswom Board's former Administrative Officer and Sabarimala gold scam second accused Murari Babu died at a private hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for cancer Saturday. Murari Babu was under investigation in connection with the alleged theft of gold-plated panels from the Sabarimala...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday raised with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the killing of three Indian mariners in a US military strike on a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Jaishankar, currently on a visit to Europe, spoke to...

Pune: Police have registered a case of alleged abetment to suic*de against three persons including two employees of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) following the death of a 48-year-old staffer of the IT firm, an official said Friday. While no arrest has been made in the...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Friday accused Iran of carrying out drone attacks against Indian ships leaving the Strait of Hormuz, saying it was "totally unacceptable." Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week. One of them resulted in...

New Delhi: The crisis in the Trinamool Congress worsened Friday as a group of dissident MPs claiming the support of 19 Lok Sabha members announced they would meet Speaker Om Birla next week to seek recognition as the "real TMC" parliamentary group, a move the...