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Defence equipment of Rs 1.5 lakh cr to be procured from domestic companies ​​The Defence Ministry was scheduled to take up two of India's biggest-ever fighter aircraft projects worth Rs 1.3 lakh crore for discussion in a crucial meeting this week including buying 97 new LCA Mark 1A fighter aircraft and indigenously upgrading 84 Su-30 MKI combat planes. Read more

Navy scales up deployments, from counter piracy missions to submarine operations The pace of continuous deployment of ships and submarines is reflected in the number of days Indian Navy assets were at sea in the past year. Sources said that deployments accounted for over 9400 ship days, close to 1150 submarine days and almost 15000 hours of flying in the past year. Read more

Sixteen more hostages freed from Gaza as part of Israeli-Hamas truce The hostages freed were among some 240 people seized by Hamas gunmen during a rampage into southern Israel on Oct. 7 in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed. Israel's bombardment of Gaza in retaliation has killed more than 15,000 Gazans, according to health authorities in the Palestinian enclave. Read more

#Elections With BRS complains to EC on Cong's alleged use of 'deepfake' technology ... Telangana polls: Congress president's brother Kondal Reddy stopped ... Telangana polls: About 51.89% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm Telangana polling: Scuffle breaks out at Jangaon assembly constituency

30 more Myanmar soldiers airlifted to Moreh from Mizoram Indian Air Force helicopters have airlifted 104 Myanmar army personnel from Mizoram to Moreh in Manipur, including 30 more who surrendered before the Assam Rifles/Mizoram Police. The situation in Mizoram remains tense due to recent clashes between rebel groups and military junta in Myanmar's Chin State. The situation is further tense in Mizoram due to the recent airstrike by the Myanmar army. Read more

China rejects Philippine claim of fighter jet fly-by China's defense ministry dismisses Philippines' claim of Chinese fighter jets disrupting joint patrols with Australia as "groundless" and "not true," according to a ministry spokesperson. Read more

South Koreans want their own nukes The alliance with the United States has allowed South Korea to build a powerful democracy, its citizens confident that Washington would protect them if Pyongyang ever acted on its dream of unifying the Korean Peninsula under its own rule. Read more

EU defence spending at record 240 bn euros in 2022 The European Defence Agency (EDA) said six countries had increased their spending by over 10 percent, with NATO applicant Sweden splashing over 30 percent more. Read more

Syrians lead push to create global chemical weapons tribunal A dozen Syrian rights groups, international legal experts and others have quietly spent two years laying the groundwork for a new treaty-based court which could put on trial alleged users of banned toxic agents worldwide. Read more

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