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TREND | 16 Dec 2025

Defence Estates Department Enters 100th Year, Rajnath To Attend Celebrations On Tuesday

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New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Defence Estates Department, which manages the largest landholding of the Central government under the Ministry of Defence, has entered into its 100th year.

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TREND | 15 Dec 2025

Thales ties up with SFO Technologies to source complex wiring for Indian Rafale radar

Business Line

As a core member of the Dassault Aviation Rafale team, Thales is continuing to implement its localisation roadmap by working closely with India's aeronautics and defence ecosystem

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TREND | 15 Dec 2025

Sanlayan Group's High-Voltage Power Supply Among Seven DRDO Technologies Transferred to the Armed Forces

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TREND | 15 Dec 2025

Navy to commission second MH-60R helicopter squadron on Dec 17

Business Standard

The Indian Navy will commission its second MH-60R helicopter squadron -- INAS 335 (Ospreys) -- on December 17, boosting its aviation capabilities, officials said on Sunday. The advanced weapons, sensors and avionics suite make the helicopter a versatile and capable asset for the Navy, offering enhanced capabilities to address conventional as well as asymmetric threats, they said. Accordingly, the Navy's second MH-60R helicopter squadron -- INAS 335 (Ospreys) -- will be commissioned on December 17 at INS Hansa, Goa, in the presence of Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, a Navy spokesman said. The occasion will mark a pivotal moment in the Navy's continued efforts towards modernisation and capability enhancement, he said. The MH-60R helicopter has been fully integrated with fleet operations and has proven its worth on numerous occasions. The Navy will receive a significant fillip in its integral aviation capabilities with the commissioning of the squadron, the official

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TREND | 14 Dec 2025

200 milestones behind it in 2025, Isro packs for Gaganyaan tests

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From a surge in startups to crewed mission preparations, 2025 marks a transformative year as India eyes $44 billion space economy by 2033

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TREND | 14 Dec 2025

ISRO lines up 7 launches, including uncrewed Gaganyaan mission by March 2026

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The first of the seven launches is expected to take place next week

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TREND | 13 Dec 2025

Massive fire breaks out in 12-storey building in Dhaka market, 42 rescued

Business Standard

A massive fire broke out early Saturday on the ground floor of a 12-storey mixed-use building in a market in Bangladesh's capital city, officials said. However, no casualties were reported in the blaze at Jabal E Nur Tower, and fire service officials rescued at least 42 people from the building, the state-run BSS news agency reported. The incident marks the second major fire in a multi-storey building in Dhaka in two months. On October 14, a massive blaze ripped through a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garments factory in the capital, killing at least 16 people. According to news portal tbsnews.net, the Fire Service and Civil Defence received information about the blaze at 5:37 am local time and firefighting units reached the scene at around 5:45 am. Fire service media officer Anwarul Islam said 18 firefighting units were deployed to bring the blaze under control. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were also deployed at the site to assist in maintaining law and order,...

Indian defence forces committed to adapting to changing environment: CDS

Business Standard | 13 Dec 2025

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TREND | 13 Dec 2025

Last rites of former minister Shivraj Patil performed with state honours

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The last rites of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Shivraj Patil were performed with full state honours in his home district Latur in Maharashtra on Saturday, with many top leaders in attendance. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre were among those present. A prominent member of the Lingayat community, Patil was buried in his farm at Varvanti village, six km from Latur, in a seated, meditative posture. This Lingayat ritual stems from their belief that the soul of the deceased immediately unites with Shiva and is not subject to the cycle of rebirth, thus making the cremation rites to release the soul from the body unnecessary. Birla laid a wreath on Patil's mortal remains. Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal and Lok Sabha member from Latur, Shivaji Kolge were present. Before the last...

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TREND | 12 Dec 2025

India Extends Danger Zone For Missile Test In Bay Of Bengal, Range Nears 3,550 Kms

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The extended range could indicate trials of an advanced strategic weapon, possibly an intercontinental-capable platform.

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TREND | 12 Dec 2025

Sagar Defence to build world's first autonomous maritime shipyard in AP

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29.58 acres of land at the Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour in Bogolu Mandal, SPSR Nellore district has been allotted for the shipyard

Standing Committee praises DRDO for 2.64 lakh crore savings, tech breakthroughs

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