Lt Gen Akhilesh Kumar takes charge as general officer commanding of 1 CorpsLt Gen Akhilesh Kumar assumed command of 1 Corps in Mathura on October 1. He brings extensive experience from various operational environme...
02 Oct, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
- Chinese work gathering pace on Antelope Reef in South China Sea, latest satellite images show
Chinese construction at Antelope Reef is well underway, aiming to develop a significant military runway. Analysts project its completion by...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
Pete Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to himDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is establishing a new Office of Religious Affairs to provide religious support. The office will report direc...
02 Oct, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
The missing middle in Asia’s finance puzzle: AVPN CEO on MSMEs, capital and capabilityFrom MSME finance and AI skilling to blended capital and climate investment, AVPN CEO Naina Subberwal Batra explains why coordination is be...
01 Oct, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
BrahMos missile system to see over USD 600 million exports, is benchmark for India's emerging export story: Defence SecretaryDefence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh hailed the BrahMos cruise missile as India's emerging export story, with exports to cross $600 million...
01 Oct, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Infineon opens $1.4 billion Thailand plant as country ramps up semiconductor pushThe project signifies Thailand's commitment to boosting semiconductor manufacturing and attracting investments of $18 billion by 2030. The ...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is completeThe US military has finished withdrawing all troops from Iraq, marking the end of a 12-year mission. This withdrawal culminated in the hand...
30 Sep, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
India-Brazil-South Africa make strong pitch for ambitious, comprehensive and profound reform of UNIBSA Foreign Ministers convened to call for urgent reforms of global governance institutions and the UN Security Council. They expressed su...
30 Sep, 2026, 07.40 AM IST
Vertex in funding talks with RapidCanvas, Supernova to sharpen AI focus: SourcesThe investor is looking to sharpen its focus on AI after consumer investments in India, they said. Vertex is likely to invest around $20 mi...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Meta taps Australia's Firmus for AI computing capacity in Southeast AsiaAustralia's Firmus said on Tuesday it had signed AI infrastructure agreements with Facebook parent Meta Platforms for graphics processing u...
29 Sep, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Tee brews: Putting enthusiasts draw up blueprint for an 18-hole golf course in ArunachalTheir bigger objective is to put Arunachal on the international golf map, with golfers from Japan and South Korea flying in to experience a...
27 Sep, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expandChinese President Xi Jinping's 2021 pledge to halt overseas coal financing is being challenged by ongoing energy demands. While China has c...
26 Sep, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
In 1960s, military barracks facility was built in remote part of Greenland, the secluded Arctic outpost could soon host American troopsUnder the defence agreement, Washington will be allowed to establish a new base at Mestersvig and Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland, potenti...
25 Sep, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
French mother and Black American father, kidnapped in infancy and raised as a live-in servant in a Swiss family; at 16, Daniel Pauly, ‘The Ocean’s Whistleblower’ escaped Germany and made a massive database covering 36,000+ fish speciesDaniel Pauly was born in Paris and faced numerous hardships, including being raised in Switzerland without parental love. After fleeing his...
25 Sep, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
Streaming overtakes TV in India’s content investment for first time: MPAIndia's video content investment is shifting towards online streaming as it accounts for 46% in 2025. Television's share declines to 42%, m...
25 Sep, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
Worsening El Nino threatens Asia with drought, potentially raising food prices globallyExperts warn that the current El Nino phenomenon could become one of the most intense in recorded history, raising alarms over possible dev...
23 Sep, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources sayThe United States plans to reopen military bases in southern and eastern Greenland. This move follows months of pressure from President Don...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.46 PM IST