Indian Defence Forces

Her proud father, Dr Bhavani Singh Rathore said: "My daughter has let me hold my head high. I am overwhelmed as the dream which she saw has turned into reality." Rathore, who is a Deputy Director in the state's Agriculture Department, also appealed all parents to help their daughters fulfil their dreams.

Various events such as blood donation camp, tree plantation drive and a run between two prominent locations of Mumbai -- Girgaon Chowpati and JK Kapur Chowk, Worli, where the ship's model is installed -- were conducted to commemorate the occasion.

Talking about the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, he said it has been aligned to empower domestic industry. He appreciated the government's initiative to increase the FDI in defence production to 74 per cent from the existing 49 per cent. But he made a point that more needs to be done.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had accorded approval for setting up of sanction of 10 unattached battalions of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) for guerrilla and jungle warfare type operations for dealing with extremists and insurgents.

The request for proposal (RFP) for the 21 MiG29s fighters will soon be issued to Russian state-run defence export arm Rosoboronexport, TOI reported quoting its sources. The fighter jets’ bare airframes have been lying in a dormant condition in Russia since the 1980s.

The Army Chief also said that the forces deployed at Line of Control are giving a befitting reply to Pakistan's Ceasefire violations. "There has been a around 44 per cent increase in ceasefire violations by Pakistan at the LoC," said General Naravane, speaking during the Army Day celebrations on January 15 in Delhi.

"The BSF personnel detected suspicious movement of an intruder from the Pakistan side near the barbed fence inside Indian territory at 8.45 p.m. on Thursday. Sensing imminent threat, the troops opened fire and shot dead the intruder," the BSF (Punjab Frontier) said on Twitter.

The Teaming Agreement, signed at a virtual ceremony held on Wednesday, will facilitate the manufacture of STARStreak Air Defence System in India, BDL said on Thursday.

"We don't want war and we are in favour of protecting everyone's security but I want to say this in clear terms that if any superpower wants to hurt our pride then our soldiers are capable of giving them a befitting reply," Mr Singh said.

China has de-inducted around 10,000 soldiers from its traditional training areas and around 150 to 200-km from the LAC. India has also followed suit with a "mirror reduction" in the depth areas. Meanwhile, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and IAF Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria, on Monday, visited eastern Ladakh to inspect the operational readiness.