 | Tiruchy road overbridge completion aims for mid-2022 deadlineDays after the Ministry of Defence gave the nod for transferring its land for the Tiruchy RoB project, the State Highways Department has begun civil works for completion of the remainder arm. |
 | India and Israel to set up Task Force to work on roadmap for new areas in defence cooperationDuring a meeting, both countries reviewed the progress made in Military to Military engagements including exercises and industry cooperation. |
 | Malayali Major-General K Narayanan to take over as 13th colonel of Maratha Light InfantryMalappuram native Major-General K Narayanan, AVSM, SM, will be taking over as the 13th colonel of the Maratha Light Infantry on Tuesday. |
 | Ministry of Defence signs Rs 21,000 crore deal for 56 Airbus aircraftThese contracts were signed following the approval accorded by the Cabinet Committee on Security earlier this month. |
 | UK says it has evacuated 4,000 people from AfghanistanIn addition to 4,000 or so U.K. citizens, there are thought to be around 5,000 Afghan allies, such as translators and drivers, who are earmarked for a seat on a plane. |
 | Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics bags Rs 499-crore deal to supply missiles to Indian Air ForceWith the Union Cabinet giving clearance for export of Akash Weapon System, Bharat Dynamics Limited is looking to take up export orders. |
 | 300 youth from foreign countries to participate in NCC’s Republic Day camp in 2022: Defence SecretaryIt will be part of the Youth Exchange Programme (YEP) which is an annual feature of the important NCC RD Camps through which exchange of cadets is done with the member nations. |
 | Arrested intruder says China trying to hack defence ministry websites: OfficialA couple of aerospace companies are also among the targets of the agencies, an STF officer told PTI on condition of anonymity. |
 | Defence Ministry okays recruitment of 400 retired doctors of armed forces for COVID dutyThe order says fixed monthly lump sum amount will be admissible by deducting the basic pension from the salary drawn at the time of retirement plus specialist pay wherever applicable. |
 | COVID-19 wave hits Ministry of Defence institute after in-person seminar held with positive casesA seminar being conducted in-person by the institute on April 9, despite two positive cases, and the insistence on keeping the institute fully functional led to the virus spreading among its staff. |
 | India set to import portable oxygen generation plants from GermanyThese oxygen-generating plants are expected to reach India within a week. They will be deployed in AFMS hospitals to provide adequate oxygen to the needy Covid patients. |
 | DRDO's facility for COVID patients in Ahmedabad expected to start on 24 AprilDefence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually reviewed the preparedness of Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces on Tuesday to deal with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country. |
 | Rajnath Singh reviews preparedness of armed forces to deal with COVID spikeThe minister has also advised the army establishments to aid the state governments in dealing with COVID pandemic. |
 | Supreme Court rejects plea against dismantling decommissioned aircraft carrier 'Viraat'The bench refused to accept submissions of Rupali Sharma, representative of Envitech Marine, that this is a "national treasury" and needed to be saved. |
