The government has signed two deals worth Rs 62,700 crore to procure 156 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), also known as Prachand, from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Prachand is the world's only attack chopper that can land and take off at an altitude of 5,000 meters (16,400 feet), which makes it ideal to operate in high-altitude areas such as those in Kargil, Siachen glacier and Eastern Ladakh.
How big a gamechanger the Prachand is going to be for the Air Force. Experts discuss on Battle Cry with Gaurav Sawant.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
