India operates 272 Sukhoi-30 jets but remains reliant on Russia for every requirement. Russia is embroiled in its own conflict with Ukraine, raising concerns about future support

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his American counterpart amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection rose 12.6 per cent Y-o-Y to an all-time high of about Rs 2.37 lakh crore in April, government data showed on Thursday.