Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Supreme Court seeks Centre, States’ response on plea over ‘misuse’ of Aadhaar as proof of citizenship
The Supreme Court, through a bench of the Chief Justice and Justice V. Mohana, has issued notices to the Central Government, all states, and Union Territorie...
Drone revolution and modern warfare | Explained
Conflicts in Ukraine, Lebanon, and West Asia have demonstrated that drones — unmanned aerial, ground, and maritime systems — have become the defining weapons...
India & Slovakia upgrade ties, seek reform of global bodies
During a two-day state visit to Bratislava — the first by an Indian Prime Minister — India and Slovakia elevated bilateral ties from a standard diplomatic re...
India, Slovakia sign defence cooperation intent, deepen ties
India and Slovakia elevated their bilateral ties to a "Comprehensive Partnership" during the Indian Prime Minister's first-ever state visit to Bratislava — t...
DRDO demonstrates ballistic missile defence capability
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted final development trials of its Phase 2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system on June...
First batch of NDA-trained women cadets commissioned as officers
The Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, commissioned the first-ever batch of women officer cadets in its history at the June 2026 Passing Out Parade (Po...
As Narendra Modi, Donald Trump head to G7, India and US face off over attacks on ships
India and the United States arrived at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France (June 15–17, 2026) with a live bilateral dispute over US military strikes on ...
In first post-Naxal investment push, Chhattisgarh receives proposals worth Rs 9,580 crore
Following the declaration of India as free from organised Naxal activity on March 30, 2026, Chhattisgarh held an Investors Connect event in Hyderabad on June...
Why is the Zojila tunnel a game changer? | Explains
In June 2026, engineers completed the final breakthrough of the Zojila Tunnel, linking both ends of the 13.153-km borehole beneath the Zojila Pass on the Sri...
Why are there protests in PoK? | Explained
Mass protests erupted in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (also called Azad Jammu and Kashmir / AJK) in 2026, led primarily by the Joint Awami Action Committee ...
Jaishankar raises Indian mariners’ killing with Rubio; Washington asserts blockade violations ‘will not be tolerated’
The US Navy struck three commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman between June 8–11, 2026, killing three Indian sailors and injuring others, with the ships tar...
In Zojila, light at the end of tunnel
The Zojila Pass — historically known for deaths from avalanches, shooting stones (rockfalls triggered by projectiles or blasting), and extreme snowfall — wil...
EAM Jaishankar calls Marco Rubio on sailor deaths, US stands by attacks
India escalated its protest over US military strikes on commercial vessels carrying Indian crew in the Gulf of Oman, with the Minister of External Affairs di...
Lethal action against civilian ships not justified: Jaishankar to Marco Rubio
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar telephoned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to register India's strong protest over US Navy attacks in the Gulf that...
Donald Trump accuses Iran of attacking Indian ships; Tehran rejects charge as ‘baseless’
Three Indian seafarers were killed on June 10, 2026, when the US Navy struck the MT Settebello — a commercial tanker carrying 24 Indian crew members — off th...
Phase 2 of ballistic missile defence completed, India in elite group with capability to neutralise ICBMs
India successfully completed the final development trials of its multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Phase 2 system, conducting three consecutive f...
Violations of U.S. blockade in Strait of Hormuz will not be tolerated: Rubio tells Jaishankar
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio conveyed directly to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar that all commercial vessels must immediately comply with order...
DRDO demonstrates the nation’s next-gen defence capabilities
DRDO conducted three consecutive flight-tests on June 10–11, 2026, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha, to demonstrate a suite of next-...
Raksha Mantri inaugurates an Advanced Weapon System Complex at DRDL, Hyderabad
An Advanced Weapon System Complex was inaugurated at the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), part of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex in ...
Our indigenous air defence shield Project Kusha will be a game changer, says Rajnath Singh
The Defence Minister, speaking at a defence event in Hyderabad at the inauguration of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at the Defence Research and Developm...