India is meanwhile gearing up for a momentous platinum celebration of the country's Republic Day with an enthralling showcase of its military prowess and rich cultural heritage at the majestic 'Kartavya Path' in the national capital.
While interacting with the special guests, Amit Shah said that the distance between India's border villages and Delhi may be big, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought the hearts closer through the Vibrant Village programme.
The attacks were in response to a pair of aerial drones that crossed the border from Lebanon and crashed near Kibbutz Kfar Blum. No casualties or damage were reported.
Noting that "unless the first village of the country is developed, a developed India vision cannot be fulfilled," Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that 3,000 villages in 19 border areas in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh are being covered und
The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a smuggling attempt in Punjab's Gurdaspur district and seized one package suspected to be containing 531 grams of heroin, the force said on Thursday.
The first order of 307 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS) for deployment along the borders with China and Pakistan will be placed before the end of the current financial year--FY 24, Defence Research and Development Organisation chairman Dr Samir V Kamat said on Thursday.
The tunnel was about 20 meters (70 feet) deep. The underground route was investigated and destroyed under the leadership of the engineering battalion and with the cooperation of the Yalam unit.
Troops of the 110th Battalion of the Border Security Forces intercepted a vehicle found to be loaded with a large quantity of clothing items worth more than Rs 10 lakh, "meant to be smuggled into Bangladesh," an official statement from the BSF said on Wednesday.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati successfully conducted Phase 3 of the 'Yuva Sangam' program, an initiative under 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' by the Ministry of Education.
The Indian Army deployed snipers and conducted night patrols with the latest technology to guard the Line of Control in Gurez, Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Republic Day.
"Using surveillance equipment, we keep an eye on the enemy during all 24 hours," says an Indian Army personnel
One woman was killed after a boat capsized at the border of Chandrapur-Gadchiroli district in Ganpur village, Maharashtra, on Tuesday. Two women were successfully rescued. The search for the other five women is underway.