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TREND | 05 Apr 2025

Adapting evolving technological landscape must for success: Somanath

Business Line

The former chairman of ISRO urged the graduates not to consider their education complete, but to remain lifelong learners, continuously adapting in a rapidly evolving technological landscape

POEM-4 Re-Enters Earth's Atmosphere: ISRO

NDTV Profit | 05 Apr 2025

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TREND | 05 Apr 2025

India sends 442 tonnes of food aid to quake-hit Myanmar on INS Gharial

Business Standard

In a gesture of solidarity, India delivered 442 tonnes of food aid to Myanmar on Friday, as part of its ongoing humanitarian response following the devastating earthquake that struck the country last month.The consignment, comprising rice, cooking oil, noodles and biscuits, was transported aboard the Indian Navy's landing ship tank INS Gharial and handed over at Thilawa Port by Ambassador Abhay Thakur to Yangon Chief Minister U Soe Thein and his team.The official page for the Indian Embassy in Myanmar posted on X (formerly Twitter): "Meeting needs of affected people. A large 442 T consignment of food aid (rice, cooking oil, noodles & biscuits) carried by the Indian Navy landing ship tank INS Gharial arrived today at Thilawa Port & was handed over by Ambassador Abhay Thakur to CM Yangon U Soe Thein & team."The aid is part of Operation Brahma -- India's comprehensive relief mission launched after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28, which left thousands dead and ..

Defence

TREND | 04 Apr 2025

DRDO Successfully Tests Indian Army's Surface-To-Air Missile Version

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The trials were carried out to intercept four targets at long-range, short-range, high altitude and low altitude the defence ministry said.

Defence Ministry Denies Move To Reduce Test Criteria Between Male, Female Army Candidates

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TREND | 04 Apr 2025

Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth's use of Signal to plan Houthi strike

Business Standard

The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen. The review will also look at other defence officials' use of the publicly available encrypted app, which is not able to handle classified material and is not part of the Defence Department's secure communications network. Hegseth's use of the app came to light when a journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, was inadvertently added to a Signal text chain by national security adviser Mike Waltz. The chain included Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and others, brought together to discuss March 15 military operations against the Iran-backed Houthis. The objective of this evaluation is to determine the extent to which the Secretary of Defense and other DoD personnel complied with DoD polici

Rubio arrives for Nato talks as allies await US plans on Europe drawdown

Business Standard | 03 Apr 2025

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TREND | 03 Apr 2025

Defence-tech start-up Tonbo bags 175 cr in Series D

Business Line

The fresh capital will be strategically deployed to accelerate the development of next-generation infrared sensors, commercial deployment of high-power microwave technologies and provide working capital support for the company's ongoing global expansion programs

Defence

TREND | 03 Apr 2025

Isro's astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla to fly to space station in May

Business Standard

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been designated as the Mission Pilot for Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station