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TREND | 25 Apr 2025

Two Navy officers among 3 held for extorting money from Agniveer aspirants

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Odisha Police arrested three persons including two serving Navy personnel in Khurda district, on the charge of extorting money from Agniveer aspirants during a recruitment drive in November 2024, an officer said on Friday. The arrested persons were identified as Satyam Chahar, currently working at INS Kesari, Andaman and Nicobar, Vinay Kumar Ray, presently posted at INS Chilika and retired Navy official Bhoosan, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, the officer said. The trio were arrested based on a complaint lodged by Lieutenant Commander Adwitiya Singh, a training correspondence officer at INS Chilka, at Balugaon police station on April 19. The case was registered under charges of cheating and extortion. Khurda SP Sagarika Nath said that the arrested trio was accused of extorting a huge amount of money from Agniveer aspirants by promising them assistance in police verification, physical examination, and securing a job. "We have arrested three people and in search of two others allegedly

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TREND | 25 Apr 2025

HAL To Mazagon Dock: Defence Stocks Plunge As Border Tensions Escalate; Nifty Defence Down Nearly 3%

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Garden Reach Shipbuilders, Ideaforge Technology, Cochin Shipyard and Zen Technologies were the top losers, each falling over 3%.

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TREND | 24 Apr 2025

Pahalgam attack: IAF conducts 'Exercise Aakraman' amid rising tension

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is carrying out 'Exercise Aakraman' in the central sector with its mainstream fighter aircraft taking part in it, sources said on Thursday. However, this is a "routine exercise", a source said. India's frontline fighter jets include Rafales, Su-30s and other aircraft. Further details are awaited. The exercise is taking place at a time when the tension between India and Pakistan has gone up after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

Pahalgam terror attack: Centre to brief leaders at all-party meet today

Business Standard | 24 Apr 2025 8 more

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TREND | 22 Apr 2025

BotLab Dynamics's Vayudh bags $10 m in funding led by Dharana Capital

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The company aims to utilise the funds to deepen its R&D capabilities, expand manufacturing infrastructure, and accelerate deployments with India's Defence forces

Will President Trump replace Defence Secretary Hegseth over Signal leak?

Business Standard | 22 Apr 2025 4 more

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TREND | 22 Apr 2025

FIR filed against IAF wing commander: What is the Bengaluru road rage case

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IAF Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose claimed that a bike rider assaulted him, saying, 'This is Kannada land'

IAF officer booked for assaulting call centre worker in Bengaluru road rage

Business Standard | 22 Apr 2025

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TREND | 22 Apr 2025

ISRO achieves docking of SpaDeX satellites for second time

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Bengaluru, Apr 21 (PTI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully performed the second docking of satellites as part of its Spadex missions, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday.

ISRO Achieves Docking Of SpaDeX Satellites For Second Time: Jitendra Singh

NDTV Profit | 21 Apr 2025, 03:00PM 2 more

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TREND | 19 Apr 2025, 08:53PM

India, France to sign biggest Rafale-Marine fighter jet deal on April 28

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The French Minister is expected to reach India on Sunday evening and return on Monday late evening

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to fly to ISS in May via Axiom-4 mission

Business Line | 19 Apr 2025

Defence

TREND | 19 Apr 2025, 04:47PM

Tri-services future warfare course to be held in Delhi from Apr 21 to May 9

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The second edition of Tri-services Future Warfare Course for senior military officers will be held at Manekshaw Centre here from April 21 to May 9, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Saturday. The three-week course will focus on how technology impacts war-fighting, "necessitating a re-look at the thinking, concepts, doctrines, strategies and tactics, techniques and procedures," it said. The course will be conducted under the aegis of Integrated Defence Staff headquarters and coordinated by the tri-services think-tank Centre for Joint Warfare Studies. This edition features an enhanced curriculum covering specialised subjects and domain-specific warfare developments in military operations, the statement said. "Building on the success of the first course held in September 2024, this expanded three-week programme continues the vision of Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan to prepare officers for the complex challenges of modern warfare," the statement said. "The co

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TREND | 18 Apr 2025

Government Committed To Make India Self-Reliant In Defence Sector: Rajnath Singh

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The BJP-led government has taken several major steps to achieve self-reliance and declared items that will be indigenously manufactured and not imported, he noted.

Rana Pratap, Shivaji Maharaj real national heroes, not Aurangzeb: Rajnath

Business Standard | 18 Apr 2025 1 more

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

India, UK discuss deeper military ties, advancing defence capability

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According to the Ministry of Defence, the discussions focused on enhancing defence industry collaboration and boosting the Make in India initiative

Gaza 'annexation' part of military strategy, says Israeli defence minister

Business Standard | 17 Apr 2025 1 more