Masood Azhar in 'Protective Custody' in Pakistan: Sartaj Aziz
Jaish-e-Mohammed Chief Masood Azhar, named by India as the mastermind of the Pathankot attack, has been under "protective custody" since January 14NEW DELHI: Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, named...
View ArticleIn Kashmir, Army Caught Between Enemy Bullets and ‘Friendly’ Brickbats
Soldiers stand guard near the encounter site in Pampore. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)Bullets whizzed from the front while stones and invectives flew from behind when soldiers battled 50 hours to flush out...
View ArticleRecord 843 Companies Register for Goa Defence Expo
NEW DELHI: With the defence sector emerging as a cornerstone for the Make in India initiative the showcase industry event of the ministry of defence - Defence Expo - is set for record participation...
View ArticleTop Commanders of Anti-ISIS Coalition Meet in Kuwait
Top military commanders from 30 nations fighting the Islamic State group gathered today in Kuwait to discuss ways to defeat the jihadists who occupy large areas in Syria and IraqKUWAIT: Top military...
View ArticlePakistani SIT Won’t Get Access to Pathankot Airbase for Probe: Officials
India has ruled out the possibility of allowing a Pakistani special investigation team access to the Pathankot airbase, which was targeted by terrorists belonging to the Jaishe-MohammedNEW DELHI: India...
View ArticleProbe Agencies Claim They Have Enough Evidence to Convict Kanhaiya for Sedition
JNU Students’ Union President Kanhaiya KumarNEW DELHI: Investigating agencies on Monday claimed they had enough evidence against arrested JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar to ‘nail’ him on...
View ArticleUS Envoy Richard Verma for Greater Role for India in Asia Pacific
Pitching for a greater role for India in Asia Pacific, US Ambassador to New Delhi Richard Verma today hoped navy vessels of the two countries "steaming together" will become a common and welcome sight...
View ArticleDeclining Scientific Temper a Cause for Serious Concern: DRDO's RCI Director
Dr. Sateesh Reddy - Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri & Director of DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI) in HyderabadHYDERABAD: Regretting that there has been a decline in scientific temper in the...
View ArticleRaytheon Team to Deliver Next-Generation Jet Trainer
Finmeccanica, CAE USA and Honeywell join Raytheon to provide fully integrated solutionWASHINGTON: Raytheon Company is offering an integrated, next-generation training solution for the U.S. Air Force's...
View ArticleIndia-Pakistan Relations: Just Too Many Elephants in The Room
by Amb. Amit DasguptaWhen the Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers had agreed, late last year, to resume official level dialogue, it led to unrealistic expectations. This is the curse India-Pakistan...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic Unveils New VSS Unity Spaceplane
Virgin Galactic Unveils New VSS Unity SpaceplaneVirgin Galactic, a spaceflight company owned by Virgin Group has revealed their latest spaceplane, the VSS Unity. It’s the second SpaceShipTwo spaceplane...
View ArticleWorld Arms Sales Up 14% in Past 5 Years, Led by US
A Swedish think-tank says global arms exports increased 14 per cent during the five years to 2015, with the U.S. retaining top position after its sales grew 27 per cent from the previous 5-year...
View ArticleUS Supporting only India as Emerging Global Defence Leader: Envoy
New Delhi: India is the only country that the US is supporting as a emerging global defence leader, US Ambassador Richard Verma, who is of Indian-origin, said on Monday."We are engaged in cooperation...
View ArticlePampore Attack Looks to be LeT Handiwork: CRPF DG Prakash Mishra
CRPF DG Prakash Mishra said that the Pampore attack in Jammu and Kashmir "appears to be" the handiwork of LeT terror outfitNEW DELHI: The Pampore attack in Jammu and Kashmir "appears to be" the...
View ArticleDefence Committee Meet Focused on Reviewing Status of Acquisitions Over Past...
Casspir Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle of the Indian ArmyNEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) meeting on Tuesday focused primarily on reviewing the overall status of acquisitions...
View ArticleHyderabad to Get Electronic Warfare Test Facility
BANGALORE: Defence Electronic Research Laboratory (DLRL), a DRDO facility in Hyderabad will soon have the country’s first Electronic Warfare (EW) testing facility, including a test range. DRDO was...
View ArticleIndia’s First Nuclear Submarine INS Arihant - Here’s All You Need To Know
by Namrata DadwalThe country's first nuclear-armed submarine is ready for full-fledged operations and will soon join the fleet of the Indian Navy. The INS Arihant has passed all necessary deep-sea...
View ArticleIndia to Attempt Local Overhaul of Troubled An-32 Fleet
An Antonov AN-32 Aircraft of the Indian Air ForceThe Indian Air Force (IAF) will issue a request for proposal (RFP) next month for the overhaul of 20 Antonov An-32 airlifters to independent Indian...
View ArticleAs India Debates Patriotism, Javeed, Son of Daily Wager in J&K to Join Army
Javeed Ahmad Parrey, son of Abdul Rasheed Parrey, a daily wager from Bandipora District of Jammu and Kashmir will soon catch a flight to Chennai chasing his biggest dream of joining the Indian Armyby...
View ArticleHAL Unit Reverses Brain Drain
Parents of techies from Tumkur working in Bangalore want their children back to take up jobs, while HAL engineers, officials from district are seeking transfers to the new chopper unit. It is one mad...
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