Coronavirus Outbreak: Centre Relaxes Procurement Rules for Armed Forces, Allows Purchase of Supplies from Outside Govt e-Marketplace
The Ministry of Defence has invoked emergency powers in the wake of the coronavirus outreak to expedite the procurement of supplies required to establish and run quarantine and isolation fac... Read more
Coronavirus Lockdown: Launch of GISAT-1 Satellite Postponed Further
The launch of GISAT-1 satellite has been pushed further due to lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus, sources said on April 7. The launch of GISAT-1 onboard GSLV-F10 was plan... Read more
Top Jet or ‘Expensive Flying Lemon’? US Media Outlet Suggests F-35 Might Not Be Worth Its Price
The international programme to develop the new fifth-generation stealth jet encountered numerous cost overruns and failed deadlines, but the planes have finally started being delivered to mo... Read more
Amid growing concerns about military readiness, a sailor from the coronavirus-sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt became the first crew member to be hospitalized in intensive c... Read more
To Help Small Firms, India Seen Unveiling Second Coronavirus Stimulus Worth $13 Billion
A second stimulus package India is poised to announce in coming days will be worth around Rs 1 lakh crore ($13 billion) and focus on help for small and medium businesses weathering the coron... Read more
Lockdown May Have to be Extended: PM Narendra Modi to Opposition
PM Modi indicated to legislature party leaders that the lockdown may have to stay in place beyond April 14 given the state of the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Narendr... Read more
India Temporarily Closes 2 Consulates in Afghanistan
India brought back 56 staff and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel from Afghanistan in an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Tuesday night, effectively winding down the operations a... Read more
It is well known that Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro had sought the anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, or HCQ, during a phone call with prime minister Narendra Modi last weekend. Ho... Read more
The former top brass of the Indian Navy have slammed the way the US defence authorities have handled the coronavirus outbreak aboard the American aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. In... Read more
‘He Was Great’: Trump Praises Modi for Releasing Hydroxychloroquine After Threatening India of ‘Retaliation’
After threatening India of “retaliation” US President Donald Trump made a u-turn after New Delhi approved the export of Hydroxychloroquine drug to nations who are most-affected from Covid-19... Read more









