8th Pay Commission: Why these 62,000 defence civilian employees want to retain their central government employee statusOver 62,000 defence civilian employees are hopeful of retaining their central government employee status following a cabinet secretary's as...
22 May, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raul Castro's life since stepping down as Cuba's presidentFormer Cuban President Raul Castro is now facing serious charges from US prosecutors. These accusations relate to a 1996 incident where civ...
22 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Israel, Hezbollah war persists despite truce extension; Lebanon's death toll passes 3,000Fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israel conducted airstrikes while Hezbollah announced new attacks. Thi...
18 May, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Russia pounds Ukraine in heaviest wartime drone attack over two daysRussia launched its largest aerial assault over a two-day period, striking Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with hundreds of drones and miss...
14 May, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
8th Pay Commission for defence employees: Rs 69,000 minimum pay and massive cadre restructuring; what defence employee body wants from 8th CPCThe All India Defence Employees Federation (AIDEF) has submitted a memorandum to the 8th Pay Commission, demanding a Rs 69,000 minimum pay ...
08 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
PM Modi condemns targeting of civilians & infra in UAEPrime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the attack on the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone in the UAE. Three Indian nationals wer...
06 May, 2026, 01.35 AM IST
Russia courts foreign workers with new online scheme as labour shortages biteRussia has introduced a new digital service for foreigners seeking to live and work in the country. This initiative aims to address signifi...
15 Apr, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of warIsrael launched its most intense strikes on Lebanon, killing over 250 people. This followed Hezbollah resuming rocket attacks on northern I...
09 Apr, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
Gaza rescuers say seven killed in Israeli air strikesIsraeli air strikes across Gaza resulted in the deaths of seven civilians, according to Gaza's civil defence agency. The strikes targeted G...
22 Apr, 2025, 07.53 AM IST
Pentagon says it will cut 5,400 probationary workers starting next weekThe Defence Department announced plans to cut 5,400 probationary workers and implement a hiring freeze, aiming to reduce the civilian workf...
24 Feb, 2025, 02.27 PM IST
Israeli army confirms World Central Kitchen aid worker killedThe Israeli military confirmed the death of a Palestinian employee of US charity World Central Kitchen, killed in an air strike. The army c...
30 Nov, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
Russia has created 520,000 new defence jobs, Vladimir Putin saysRussian President Vladimir Putin announced that more than half a million new jobs have been created in the country's defense sector to meet...
02 Feb, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
Nagaland firing incident: Major General to head Army's court of inquiryIt is rare for such a senior officer to head the probe into an operation led by a Major, but the mandate has been given due to the serious ...
07 Dec, 2021, 07.06 AM IST
Civilians wounded in Syrian missile strike: Turkish ministryOfficials said the ballistic missiles were fired from the Kuweires air base in Aleppo -- under the control of the Syrian government -- and ...
15 Mar, 2021, 03.16 PM IST
Ordnance factory employees give one-month strike noticeThe Unions have demanded "withdrawal of the centre's decision to corporatise the ordnance factories.
08 Aug, 2019, 06.49 PM IST
Civilian defence workers to join September 2 strikeThe civilian workforce of 41 defence ordnance factories, 52 DRDO labs, naval dockyards, military engineering services as well as defence wo...
31 Aug, 2015, 11.01 PM IST
Mishap at under-construction submarine won't affect project: Defence MinistryDefence Ministry said that the submarine accident was not connected with any nuclear-related activity and would not adversely affect the pr...
09 Mar, 2014, 07.25 PM IST