Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
WB government directs districts to set up holding centres for detained illegal foreigners
West Bengal directed all district administrations to establish dedicated holding centres for foreigners detected and detained pending deportation proceedings...
Jaishankar holds talks with Rubio, reviews India-US strategic cooperation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi on May 24, 2026, the day after Rubio's meeting with the Prime...
217 Indians joined Russian army, 49 dead, Centre tells SC
The Union government informed the Supreme Court that 217 Indian nationals had joined the Russian Armed Forces amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, of wh...
India to become major defence exporter in 25-30 years: Rajnath Singh
The Union Defence Minister addressed the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), asserting that India — historically one of the world's largest arms ...
Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18: officials
A Ukrainian strike hit a college building and dormitory of the Starobilsk College of Luhansk Pedagogical University in Starobilsk — a city in the Russian-occ...
Conference at UN to review nuclear non-proliferation treaty fails to reach agreement
The 11th Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), held over four weeks at the United Nations in New York, ended without producing a c...
Drug routes, tribal corridors, political faultlines: Inside Manipur’s new Naga-Kuki conflict
Following the formation of a new state government in Manipur in February 2026, fresh violence has erupted — this time drawing Naga groups into a conflict tha...
India needs national security policy, long-term defence funds, say ex-service chiefs & bureaucrats
At a discussion on civil-military relations held at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi, former military chiefs, retired bureaucrats, and forme...
How DRDO’s new drone-launched missile offers precision strikes, anti-drone combat capability
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the final development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Prec...
Successful test-launch of Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), Agni-1, was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha on May 22, 2026. The...
India, Cyprus upgrade ties, sign pact to counter terror
India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral relations to the level of Strategic Partnership during the state visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides t...
Smart border project with Pak, B'desh to ensure demography change attempt is defeated: Amit Shah
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced a comprehensive Smart Border Project to be deployed along India's international borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, ...
After benches differ on UAPA bail, SC refers question to larger bench
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the question of how Article 21 (right to life and personal liberty) is to be applied agains...
Would Kasab have been given bail over trial delay? Government to SC over UAPA debate
Before the Supreme Court, the government invoked the hypothetical of serious terrorism convicts to challenge a bench judgment (Andrabi case) that had granted...
India, Cyprus upgrade ties to Strategic Partnership, sign pacts on defence cooperation, cyber security
During the State Visit of Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to India on May 22, 2026, India and Cyprus elevated their bilateral ties to a "Strategic Pa...
Soon, Smart Border project to make frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh impenetrable: Amit Shah
The Union Home Ministry announced the launch of a "Smart Border" project to make approximately 6,000 km of India's frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh imp...
Cyber warfare is outpacing global legal accountability
Analysts and international law scholars increasingly argue that the pace of state-sponsored cyber operations is outstripping the ability of existing internat...
Modi expresses support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on May 22, 2026, marking the elevation of India...
SC refers UAPA bail issue to larger bench amid Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam case debate
The Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the legal question of whether prolonged incarceration and trial delay can override the stringent statutory bail ...
India successfully test-fires Agni-1 ballistic missile from Odisha
India successfully test-fired the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the Odisha coast on May 22, 2026....