Ukraine signs letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from FranceUkraine is set to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets from France. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Emmanuel Macron signed a l...
17 Nov, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
IAF will now have almost same number of fighter squadrons as Pakistan’s air force. And it can get worseBy October, India’s fighter strength will drop to 29 squadrons—just above Pakistan’s 25—raising concerns as China stands far ahead with 66....
24 Jul, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
School Assembly Headlines for July 8: Top national, international, sports, and business news hereIndia ascends into the top 100 for UN SDG progress, while the Amarnath Yatra sees over 40,000 pilgrims despite heavy rains. Internationally...
07 Jul, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
War, trade and Air India crash cast cloud over Paris Air ShowThe Paris Air Show opens amidst a complex backdrop of war, tariffs, and the Air India crash, overshadowing the usual Airbus-Boeing rivalry....
13 Jun, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
Rafale-M and the Indo-Pacific chessboard: How India’s mega jet deal targets Beijing’s riseIndia has approved a ₹64,000-crore deal to acquire 26 Rafale-M fighter jets from France, marking a major leap in the country’s naval air ca...
14 Apr, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
Jaishankar meets European Ministers amid US-Russia thawExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met various European leaders to discuss global security and bilateral cooperation while challenging ...
17 Feb, 2025, 07.23 AM IST
India, France discuss deals for Rafale Ms, Scorpene Submarines; Conflict ZonesNational Security Adviser Ajit Doval and French armed forces minister Sebastien Lecornu engage in talks to bolster defence ties, focusing o...
02 Oct, 2024, 12.56 AM IST
Fighter jet deal at centre of Macron's Serbia tripFrance and Serbia are on the verge of signing a multi-billion euro deal for Rafale fighter jets during President Emmanuel Macron's visit to...
29 Aug, 2024, 06.57 PM IST
PM Modi-Emmanuel Macron talks: Boosting cooperation in defence, trade, students' mobility on agendaMacron, who will grace the Republic Day celebrations at the Kartavya Path, will kick-start his two-day trip to India from Jaipur where he w...
24 Jan, 2024, 09.23 PM IST
In Jaipur, French President Emmanuel Macron to explore pink city's living pastFrench President Emmanuel Macron will begin his visit to India by touring Jaipur's Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar, and Hawa Mahal. He will join ...
24 Jan, 2024, 02.23 PM IST
French jets join NATO drills in Romania to bolster defenceFrench fighter jets taxied alongside the Romanian Air Force after thundering through the sky above the Fetesti air base, as NATO bolsters i...
09 Nov, 2023, 12.17 PM IST
2023 crucial, must work hard to win all 9 assembly polls: JP NaddaThe resolution talked about how the government has taken the culture and spiritual identity of India forward through Kashi-Tamil Samagam, K...
16 Jan, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
Greece signs new arms deals with France worth $4.4 billionThe three FDI-class French frigates will be built by defense contractor Naval Group in Lorient, in western France, to be delivered by 2026....
25 Mar, 2022, 09.05 AM IST
France gains as Indian arms imports from Russia dropWhile India remains the world's largest purchaser of foreign arms, it has reduced dependency on foreign suppliers in the last five years. T...
15 Mar, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
Defence in 2019: Balakot air strikes, CDS and military modernisationThe strike by India's warplanes on a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist training camp in Pakistan on February 26 to avenge the killing of 40 parami...
31 Dec, 2019, 04.43 PM IST
Report on kickbacks in military deal misleading: GovernmentThe media report said Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau has sent a request to the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking legal assistance...
31 May, 2018, 10.26 PM IST
Congress attacks government over alleged kickbacks in AN-32 spares dealThe Congress leader said the government "misused" the confidentiality clause and hid behind it following allegations of wrongdoing in the R...
31 May, 2018, 07.55 PM IST