Three National Defence Academy (NDA) course-mates from the 67 NDA Course made history at the 3rd edition of the Assam Rifles Hills Half Marathon at Laitkor, Shillong, on Sunday as they bagged gold, silver and bronze in the over 55-year-old category.
In a post on X, the Defence Minister said that the country will always remember the sacrifice of security forces who made supreme sacrifice during the attack.
"Prime Minister @narendramodi's sortie in Tejas today was a statement of Atmanirbhar Bharat and a boost to Make in India in defence. It also underlines his personal commitment to defence of the nation," the EAM wrote on 'X'.
The Indian Air Force is in the process of taking over three air landing strips in Uttarakhand, which will not only be strategically useful for the defence forces but also help in improving the connectivity of the state, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said.
Heaping praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ride on a twin-seater trainer LCA Tejas aircraft, India's Defence Expert Praful Bakshi said on Saturday that when a Prime Minister takes a ride on a fighter aircraft, it motivates the entire youth of the nation.
He described the release of 24 hostages from Gaza, including 13 Israeli nationals, as "a great relief," but added that "our hearts are with the hostages who are still being held in Gaza."
Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council (FNC), today received Secretary for International Relations of the Workers' Party of Brazil, Romenio Pereira, at the FNC's headquarters.
The release of 13 hostages, mother and children, is the first of four expected stages. Notably, Hamas has agreed to release some 50 hostages, which include women and children over the four days of the truce with Israel.
In a major boost for Make in India in the defence sector, the Indian Coast Guard and the Navy will be acquiring 15 C-295 transport aircraft that are being manufactured in India in a joint venture by Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it completed its operational assessment of the cease-fire lines. Friday morning the IDF forces destroyed the terrorist tunnel that was exposed in Shifa Hospital.