
Vishnu Som
An NDTV veteran entering his 29th year at the company, Vishnu Som anchors the flagship programme Left, Right and Centre at 9 pm and is Group Executive Editor (International, Defence). He writes prolifically on national and international security issues and has covered conflict and natural disasters around the world.
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Pak-Based Hackers Target Army Public Schools, Other Indian Sites
The provocation continues. Attempts to hack Indian websites by Pakistan-based cyber actors are on the rise since last week's Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, the deadliest attack on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir in decades.
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
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NDTV Explains: India's Rs 63,000 Crore Rafale M Fighter Deal. What Is It, Why Is It Important
What Is India's Rafale M Deal? Broken down, India will buy 22 single-seater Rafale M fighter jets and four twin-seater trainer variants, as well as facilities for fleet maintenance, logistics support, and training of personnel.
- Monday April 28, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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India, France Sign Rs 63,000 Crore Deal For 26 Rafale-M Jets For Navy
India on Monday signed a Rs 63,000 crore deal to buy 26 Rafale-M fighter jets from France.
- Monday April 28, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
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Over 90% Of Terrorists Active In J&K Are From Pak: Officials
Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed the massacre of 26 tourists in Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon, has seen an increase in infiltration through the International Border, with 40-50 attempts being made in the past 6-8 months alone, officials have said.
- Thursday April 24, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som
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Exclusive - 6 Airbases, 1 Big Move: China's Play Against India
China is actively enhancing six new air bases, strengthening its air power and presenting a significant challenge to India's defences along the Himalayan frontier.
- Tuesday April 22, 2025
- World News
- Written by Vishnu Som, Edited by Divyam Sharma
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"The 1.3-Million Indian Army...": Pak Army Chief On Kashmir, Balochistan
In remarks that are sure to draw a strong response from New Delhi, Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir has said Kashmir is Islamabad's "jugular vein" and will be so and that Pakistan "won't forget it". He has also defended the two-nation theory
- Thursday April 17, 2025
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
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Appreciation Of Farooq Abdullah, Not Criticism: Ex Spy On Article 370 Claim
AS Dulat, former chief of Research and Analysis Wing and the author of the explosive memoir "Chief Minister and the Spy", said today that the book was laudatory towards the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah.
- Wednesday April 16, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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"When They Spotted Us...": Nurse Who Saved 20 Pregnant Women During 26/11
The extradition of 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana has ripped the band-aid off the wounds of many who lived through the three-day mayhem in Mumbai 16 years ago.
- Friday April 11, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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26/11 Attacks Survivor Recalls Horror, How He Escaped Death
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a terrorist who was jailed in the US for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been extradited to India and will be put to trial for his role in the attacks that shook the nation to its core in 2008.
- Friday April 11, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Divyam Sharma
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"Bringing Back Memories": Survivor Spots Herself In NDTV's 26/11 Footage
Banker-turned-educator Rajita Kukarni was at Masala Kraft, an Indian restaurant in Mumbai's iconic Taj Mahal hotel, when it came under a terrorist attack on November 26, 2008.
- Thursday April 10, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
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Drunk Indian National Urinates On Co-Flyer In Delhi-Bangkok Air India Flight: Sources
An Indian national allegedly urinated on a fellow passenger in a Delhi-Bangkok Air India flight today, sources said.
- Wednesday April 9, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom
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Air Force Instructor Suffers Injuries During Parachute Jump In Agra, Dies
The Indian Air Force has suffered its second big loss in four days after a Para Jump Instructor died because of injuries sustained during a training exercise in Agra on Saturday. The pilot of a Jaguar fighter jet had died on Wednesday after the aircr
- Saturday April 5, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Rohit Paul
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Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashes In Gujarat, 1 Pilot Ejects, Search On For Another
A Jaguar fighter jet has crashed in Gujarat's Jamnagar. One pilot has ejected and a search is on for the other, news agency PTI quoted a senior official as saying.
- Wednesday April 2, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Vishnu Som
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Exclusive: UK Firm Trashes New York Times Report On "Sensitive Tech Transfer" To Russia Via HAL
British aerospace manufacturer HR Smith Group has slammed a New York Times report that accused it of transferring sensitive technology to a blacklisted agency supplying Russia with weapons via an Indian state-run company.
- Tuesday April 1, 2025
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
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Hindustan Aeronautics Didn't Transfer Sensitive Tech To Russia: Sources On NYT Report
ANew York Times report wrongly claimed thatHindustan Aeronautics Limited - a government-owned aerospace and defence company - sold sensitive technology, with potential military use, to a blacklisted agency supplying Russia with weapons.
- Monday March 31, 2025
- World News
- Reported by Vishnu Som