Big wins set the stage for BEL to beat FY24 order inflow target

Shares of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) have been hitting new highs of late. On Monday the state-owned aerospace and defence electronics company’s stock scaled a new 52-week high at ₹163.25. This momentum follows the announcement of significant order wins totalling ₹3,915 crore last week, including a ₹580-crore order from theRead More →

ATHLETICS | Services’ Manikanta eclipses 100m National record with a perfectly run race

H.H. Manikanta | Photo Credit: Special arrangement H.H. Manikanta broke the men’s 100m National record with a fine performance in the 62nd National Open athletics championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Wednesday.  In the semifinal heats round, Manikanta seared past the finish line with a timing of 10.23s, erasing theRead More →

Morning Digest | Army sees itself in the dock over civilian killings in Rajouri; pendency remains hurdle to SC’s role as timely protector of rights, and more

Protesters block the Rajouri-Jammu highway after two local youths were killed in alleged firing by sentry of an army camp, in Rajouri on December 16, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Rajouri civilian killings | Army sees itself in the dock as J&K Lt. Governor, BJP demand high-level probe The ArmyRead More →

Yangtse faceoff | India triggered clash, says Chinese Army; situation is stable, insists Foreign Ministry

A file photo shows the Indian Army personnel carrying out drills near the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh. | Photo Credit: PTI The Chinese military on Tuesday defended its actions in the Yangtse area of Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh and blamed India for triggering the December 9Read More →

Morning Digest | Gujarat Phase 1 polling in 89 seats today; India-U.S. exercise near LAC irks China

Polling officials with election materials leave for their respective polling stations for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Surat, on November 30. | Photo Credit: PTI Gujarat Phase 1 polling in 89 seats today; 788 candidates in the fray Gujarat is set to begin voting on DecemberRead More →

China warns U.S. officials not to interfere in its relationship with India: Pentagon

Image for representational purposes only. China has warned U.S. officials not to interfere in its relationship with India, according to a Pentagon report which underlines that Beijing seeks to prevent border tensions from causing New Delhi to partner more closely with Washington. The Indian Army and the Chinese People’s LiberationRead More →

Operational readiness of Army should always be at peak level: Rajnath

DEFENCE MINISTER Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called on top Army commanders to always maintain the force’s operational readiness at its peak level amid the lingering border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh. In an interaction with the commanders at their ongoing biannual conference, Singh reasserted the faith of the billion-plusRead More →