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The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted Exercise ‘Vayushakti-26’ at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.  The exercise showcased the IAF’s operational preparedness, precision strike capability and integrated air power operations. A wide spectrum of aircraft, including frontline fighter jets, transport aircraft, helicopters and force multipliers, participated in the exercise. The platforms executed coordinated missions in a realistic combat environment, demonstrating day and night operational capability.  During the exercise, IAF showcased its capability to execute complex, integrated air operations within a dynamic and realistic battlefield environment. Earlier in…

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted three successive flight-trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. These tests were carried out to revalidate the capability of VSHORADS missile system in neutralising high-speed threats flying at varying speed, range, and altitude.   During all the flight-tests, the missiles intercepted and destroyed the high-speed aerial targets mimicking enemy aircraft in various threat scenarios meeting all extreme engagement points. The tests were carried out in final deployment configuration,…

The first Mega Advanced Surgical Eye Camp in Eastern Uttar Pradesh at 12 Air Force Hospital, Gorakhpur concluded on February 27, 2026, with the highly specialised ophthalmic team of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force doctors carrying out 374 life-changing surgeries during the four-day camp. The closing ceremony was attended by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command Air Marshal B Manikantan. It also comprised high-level inspections by Director General Armed Forces Medical Services Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin and Director General Medical Services (Air) Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja.…

# ₹1 lakh fine and FIR ordered by Madurai Bench of Madras High Court after elderly adoptive mother states she moved to a Theni private home on her own to protect herself and her assets The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has strongly criticised S. Selvaganesh, who is accused of illegally taking over his adoptive mother’s properties through forgery and threats. The court imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on him and ordered the Dindigul police to register an FIR against him. The case came before a bench…

# ₹1 lakh fine and FIR ordered by Madurai Bench of Madras High Court after elderly adoptive mother states she moved to a Theni private home on her own to protect herself and her assets The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has strongly criticised S. Selvaganesh, who is accused of illegally taking over his adoptive mother’s properties through forgery and threats. The court imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh on him and ordered the Dindigul police to register an FIR against him. The case came before a bench…

The Indian Railways on Thursday launched a dedicated Rail Tech Portal to engage innovators, startups, industry and academic institutions in developing cutting-edge solutions for the national transporter, while also announcing full digitisation of procedures in the Railway Claims Tribunal as part of its reform agenda.   Union Railways Minister  unveiled the initiatives, describing them as the third and fourth reforms under the government’s “52 Reforms in 52 Weeks” programme aimed at modernising railway operations and improving citizen services.   The newly launched Rail Tech Portal will function as a single-window…

The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has extended financial support to a Gurugram-based biotechnology firm for developing an indigenous CAR-NK cell therapy platform targeting cancer and leishmaniasis.   The support has been approved for M/s East Ocyon Bio Pvt Ltd to establish an off-the-shelf Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Natural Killer (CAR-NK) cell therapy ecosystem aimed at treating difficult-to-treat solid tumours and neglected tropical diseases, an official statement said.   The project seeks to develop scalable and affordable cell-based immunotherapies within the country, reducing dependence on…