Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Cabinet clears ₹8,970-crore Guwahati–Tezpur access-controlled corridor
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved development of a 135.87 km, four-lane access-controlled corridor on National Highway-15 between Guwahati a...
Relief for defence startups as MoD agrees to fully reimburse 18% GST on R&D grants
The Ministry of Defence issued an office memorandum agreeing to reimburse Goods and Services Tax (GST) charged on grant-in-aid disbursed to private-sector st...
NATO enters a new strategic era of transformation
NATO's ongoing restructuring, driven by higher defence spending commitments and a growing focus on the Indo-Pacific, was assessed as opening new strategic an...
Supree Court mandates SOPs, mechanisms to curb ‘digital arrests’, facilitate time-bound refunds
The Supreme Court, hearing a suo motu case on digital arrest scams, issued a set of nationwide directions to the Union government, State governments, the Res...
Security on high alert in Jammu & Kashmir: Pakistani drone sighted in Kathua, anti-terror search intensifies in Poonch
A drone crossing from across the border was sighted hovering over forward villages in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua district, prompting security forces to l...
Two ISI-backed cross border terror modules busted, 4 minors among 9 held: Punjab Police
Amritsar Commissionerate Police busted two separate cross-border terror modules allegedly backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and arrested...
ONGC to reserve half of oil storage facility in Mangaluru towards strategic reserves: MoS Petroleum
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas informed Parliament that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will reserve half of its planned oil storage facili...
India plans ₹45,000 crore rail upgrades along China, Pakistan and Bangladesh borders
India is planning an estimated ₹45,000 crore in railway infrastructure upgrades across states bordering China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, to be rolled out ove...
No district affected by Naxalism anymore: Ministry of home affairs
The Ministry of Home Affairs' comprehensive security review, completed after March 31, 2026, established that no district in the country now falls under the ...
Navy launches ASW shallow watercraft Machilipatnam at Cochin shipyard
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) launched Machilipatnam, the seventh of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) being built for the Indian Na...
Cochin Shipyard launches anti-submarine warfare ship for Indian Navy
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) launched Machilipatnam, the seventh of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) being built for the Indian Na...
Gender integration in India’s uniformed services: The Coast Guard catches up
The Indian Coast Guard has moved to extend Permanent Absorption and associated retirement benefits (including pension) to women officers, aligning its policy...
Misir Besra, the last remaining Maoist leader, arrested in Jharkhand
Misir Besra, a member of both the central committee and politburo of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), was arrested in a joint operation by Jharkhand Po...
The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard
A gender-neutral policy for induction and career progression of officers in the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was unveiled, extending Permanent Commission (PC) el...
Centre may table bill to make deepfakes, digital arrest separate offences
The government indicated that a draft bill is being prepared to make "digital arrest" scams and AI-generated deepfakes distinct, standalone criminal offences...
Israel says U.S. bombers used its bases to strike Iran
Israel's defence establishment confirmed that United States military aircraft used Israeli air bases to launch strikes on targets inside Iran, as part of an ...
US, India expanding cooperation in defence, civil nuclear sector, says senior US official
A senior US official stated that defence and civil nuclear cooperation between India and the United States is expanding, alongside the adoption of trusted AI...
PM Modi, Amit Shah laud CRPF for wiping out Naxalism
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been credited with playing the lead role in counter-insurgency operations that brought about a sustained decline ...
PoK votes amid violence; Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan, rules out talks except on PoK
Voting began for the multi-phase legislative assembly elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with polling scheduled in phases through mid-August The f...
Eroding identities of Brahmaputra’s children
Across Assam, individuals and families are being required to defend their citizenship before Foreigners Tribunals and the Gauhati High Court using decades-ol...