Rifles

This purchase comes in the wake of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's recent trip to the United States and builds on a previous contract signed in 2019, taking the total count to 145,400

Junior world champion Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar struck gold in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event beating Hungarian Zakan Pekler 16-12 in the gold medal

The iconic rifle and the soldier's war helmet, which were part of the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate, were moved to the National War Memorial on Friday. The defence ministry said the armed Forces "shifted the inverted rifle and the helmet from India Gate, which was the symbol of fallen soldiers of 1971 war, to Param Yodha Sthal at National War Memorial". It said the rifle and the helmet were installed in the midst of busts of Param Vir Chakra awardees. "With this ceremony, the integration of the memorial of fallen soldiers of 1971 war with National War Memorial has been completed," the ministry said in a statement. The ceremony was led by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Air Marshal BR Krishna and attended by Adjutant General equivalents from the three services. The Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate was merged with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial (NWM) in January. The NWM is around 400 metres away from the

The eighth and final qualification spot went to Hungary's Eszter Meszaros, who shot 629.4, a mere 0.1 more than Shreya

Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Singh Deswal will be the other Indian team participating in the event

The world's top three shooters in the Men's 10M Air Rifle are set to clash on competition day one of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup

The 1.3 million-strong Indian Army's previous efforts to buy 5,720 sniper rifles in a process that began in February 2018 was scrapped in July this year

Rifles are being procured to strengthen the army's overall infantry