'Unacceptable' threat to safety: UN nuclear watchdog sounds alarm over drone strike near UAE's Barakah plantA drone strike near the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant has sparked grave concern from the IAEA, though radiation levels remain normal. The inc...
17 May, 2026, 08.13 PM IST
RBI scraps Paytm Bank licence; Pronto's back-to-back fundingRBI has cancelled Paytm Payments Bank licence over compliance lapses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
27 Apr, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
AI’s shadow over modern battlefields: Why India must prepareWarfare is rapidly changing with artificial intelligence. AI is now a key part of military decisions and operations. For India, this means ...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran dealThe UAE insists any deal with Iran must guarantee passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Anwar Gargash, a UAE official, warned that failing ...
06 Apr, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Trump says Iran has sought ceasefire, sets condition on Hormuz StraitUS President Donald Trump said Iran’s new leadership has asked Washington for a ceasefire, according to a post on Truth Social. Trump said ...
01 Apr, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missileA Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at a Russian oil depot in Volgograd. This follows a massive Russian overnight assault on Ukraine wit...
10 Jan, 2026, 06.42 PM IST
Drone spotted over explosives manufacturer Solar Industries airstrip in Nagpur; probe onAn unidentified drone was spotted flying over the airstrip of Nagpur-based Solar Industries. The incident occurred on December 9. Authoriti...
16 Dec, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Russia's Christmas assault hits Ukraine's power infraHalf a million people in Kharkiv region were left without heating, in temperatures just a few degrees Celsius above zero, while there were ...
25 Dec, 2024, 11.07 PM IST
Woman among two killed in militant attack in Imphal EastPolice sources said the attack occurred around 2:30 pm when the militants targeted Koutruk Maning Ching. "Surbala and her daughter were cau...
02 Sep, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, dronesHezbollah has launched rockets and weaponised drones at nine Israeli military sites in retaliation for an Israeli strike that killed a seni...
13 Jun, 2024, 07.51 PM IST
India inducts new strike-capable drones at forward air base in Northern sector to cover both adversariesThe four new Heron Mark-2 drones, which can be equipped with long-range missiles and other weapons systems, have been deployed at a forward...
13 Aug, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
Germany to get weaponised drones for the first timeGermany's armed forces have until now only been allowed to deploy unarmed drones for reconnaissance purposes, leaving other allies to use w...
06 Apr, 2022, 05.10 PM IST
General Bipin Rawat shown prototypes of weaponised drones, loitering munitionolar Industries will be the first Indian company to fully indigenize and develop loitering munitions in-house, he said. It will not only sc...
15 Nov, 2021, 07.46 PM IST
Possible use of weaponised drones for terrorism calls for serious attention: India at United Nations“The possibility of the use of weaponised drones for terrorist purposes against strategic and commercial assets calls for serious attention...
29 Jun, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Indian Navy leases two Sea Guardian drones from US to enhance surveillance over IORThe lease of the two drones came in the midst of India's plans to procure up to 30 weaponised versions of the Sea Guardian drones from the ...
26 Nov, 2020, 06.52 PM IST
India may go for only naval UAVs from USThe Indian Navy has an interest in acquiring US-made surveillance drones as it needs more assets for maritime domain awareness in the regio...
29 Aug, 2019, 09.05 AM IST
Drone force: Indian police will use weaponised pepper spray drones on protestersThe police force in Lucknow, India (population two million) is prepping the drones to start releasing pepper spray as a form of crowd contr...
15 Apr, 2015, 04.18 PM IST