Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Pakistani fighter jet crashes in Jalalabad, pilot captured, say Afghanistan military, police
Afghan military and police officials announced that a Pakistani fighter jet was downed in the sixth district of Jalalabad city on February 28, 2026, with the...
Manipur Governor meets Home Minister Amit Shah
Manipur Governor Ajay Bhalla met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on February 28, 2026, to review the state's security situation. Security forces i...
Sri Lanka detains former intelligence chief over Easter bombings
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake signed an order under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to detain retired Army Major General Suresh Sallay...
Afghanistan launches military strikes on Pakistan in retaliation for earlier airstrikes
On February 21, 2026, Pakistan Air Force conducted airstrikes on the Afghan provinces of Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost, targeting seven alleged militant camp...
U.S. says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
The United States stated it supports Pakistan's "right to defend itself" against attacks by the Afghan Taliban, amid an escalating military confrontation bet...
UN chief Guterres deeply concerned by escalation of violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Pakistan declared it was in "open war" with Afghanistan after Pakistani forces launched airstrikes on Kabul and conducted cross-border strikes into eastern A...
A look at major US military bases in the Middle East
Following the US-Israel joint military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, the role of US military bases across the Middle East has come under renewed scru...
Retirement age disparity & service condition of armed forces need revisit, says SC
The Supreme Court, in a case concerning retirement age disparities within the Indian Coast Guard, observed that the service conditions of armed forces person...
Manipur inquiry committee head Justice Ajay Lamba resigns, former SC judge B S Chauhan to take over
Justice Ajai Lamba, former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court and the head of the three-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing the ethnic violence th...
Bihar too ‘Maoist free’, how the wheel came full circle
Bihar has joined the growing list of states that have been declared "Maoist-free," completing what observers describe as a full-circle transformation from on...
IAF showcases combat prowess, gives peek into Operation Sindoor missions at Exercise Vayu Shakti
The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted Exercise Vayu Shakti on February 27, 2026, at the Pokharan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan's Thar desert — a major air p...
India to share info on cybercrime investigation, call centre scams with U.K.
India has committed to sharing information on cybercrime investigations and call centre scam operations with partner countries, marking a significant expansi...
How are predictive policing and traffic management tools used on Indian roads? | Explained
India's major cities are increasingly deploying AI-powered policing and traffic management systems, transforming law enforcement from reactive to data-driven...
Odisha police’s final push to bring CPI (Maoist) insurgency to end
Odisha Police, in coordination with Central Armed Police Forces (CRPF, BSF), is conducting what officials describe as the "final phase" of operations against...
Iraq armed group tells fighters to prepare for long Iran-U.S. war
Iraq's Iran-backed armed group Kataeb Hezbollah (also spelled Kataib Hezbollah) issued a directive on February 27, 2026, ordering all its fighters to prepare...
Singapore’s Thakral to manufacture drone components in India
Singapore-listed Thakral Corporation announced plans to manufacture drone components in India through its subsidiary Bharat Skytech, becoming one of the firs...
U.S. military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, say lawmakers
The US military used a laser directed energy weapon — the LOCUST system developed by AeroVironment — to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) dron...
PRESIDENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKES A SORTIE IN THE INDIGENOUS LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER PRACHAND AT AIR FORCE STATION JAISALMER
President Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in the indigenously designed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand at Air Force Station Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on ...
Watch: ‘Open war’: Pakistan launches airstrikes on Kabul, Kandahar
Pakistan launched airstrikes on Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, and Jalalabad, claiming to have killed 274 Afghan Taliban fighters; the Taliba...
India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy
India has placed additional orders for Polish loitering munitions and tactical surveillance drones from WB Group (Poland), building on earlier procurement us...