Indian Army: The Indian Soldier: A Role Model for the Nation
by Gurmeet KanwalIn hail, sleet and snow, in icy blizzards and pouring rain, he stands sentinel over the nation’s borders in the high Himalayas. He maintains a silent and lonely vigil along the Line of...
View ArticleNASA Begins Work to Build a Quieter Supersonic Jet
by Tamir EshelNASA has begun the preliminary design of a “low boom” supersonic flight demonstration aircraft, as part of its renewed ‘X-planes’ program, under the ‘New Aviation Horizons’ initiative,...
View ArticlePAKISTANI MEDIA: Indian Lobby in US Working Against Pakistan: Sartaj Aziz
WASHINGTON – Pakistan’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaz Aziz on Wednesday stated that the Indian lobby in the US was working against Pakistan. He stated that Indian state elements were involved in...
View ArticleUS Official Pitches for Dialogue with India, Japan, Australia Over South...
NEW DELHI: The US has redoubled its efforts to get India on board a quadrilateral security dialogue in the Asia Pacific region, geared towards countering China's assertiveness in the region, as well as...
View ArticleU.S. Defense Logistics Agency Energy, India Sign International Fuel Exchange...
INS Shakti replenishing USS Carl Vinson during Exercise Malabar 2012by Christopher GoulaitDefense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark McLeod signs the Fuel Exchange Agreement...
View ArticleChina Arms Exports Double as Regional Tensions Mount
Pakistan's Shaheen-II is one among the several Chinese sourced Ballistic MissilesHONG KONG — A research group says China’s arms exports have almost doubled in five years as the country has moved to...
View ArticleHow The Indian Army Trekked for 6 Kms in Thick Snow to Rescue A Russian Skier...
Earlier IAF "Siachen Pioneers" squadron rescues American climber Steven John Swenson from 23,000 feet on Saser Kangri II in August 2011Knowing there’s someone out there protecting us every minute of...
View Article7.9-Magnitude Quake Strikes Indonesia Coast, Tsunami Alert Issued
Indonesia, badly hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, straddles the “Pacific Ring of Fire”A strong and shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of...
View ArticleI am Proud to be ‘Anti-National’, Says Rajdeep Sardesai
Image Courtesy: Newslaundry In the 1990s, the country’s polity was divided by secular versus pseudo secular faultlines; now, another divide, and frankly far more insidious, is sought to be...
View ArticleDon’t Play India vs Pakistan World T20 Tie in Dharamsala: Former ICC Chief...
Easily among the most picturesque cricket stadiums in the world, Himachal Pardesh Cricket Association stadium is slated to host the high-tensile India - Pakistan T20 fixture - His Holiness the Dalai...
View ArticleChina Says it Leads the World by Achieving 102 Seconds of Nuclear Fusion at...
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internal designation HT-7U) is an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, ChinaThe following is based on a...
View Article9 Dead in Attack on Indian Mission in Afghanistan's Jalalabad
Afghan Police seen securing the area after killing all the terroristsJALALABAD/NEW DELHI: In the fourth attack since 2007, heavily-armed terrorists, including suicide bombers, today struck the Indian...
View ArticleRafale on Installments is the Answer to Defence Ministry's Tight Budget
New Delhi: When the Rafale fighter deal with France is inked later this year, the Ministry of Defence or MoD will have to pay nearly Rs. 6,000 crore for it, which is roughly one-tenth of the total cost...
View ArticleIDN TAKE: Nations Who Indulge in Water Theft
by Dibyendu Sekhar Kumar1.Background:Water, which gives sustenance to life on this planet is the world's most important resource. Though we live on a planet covered by water, very little of it is...
View Article18 Additional BSF Companies Deployed Along Pakistan Border in Punjab: Government
A request was received in August 2015 from the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab regarding increase in deployment of BSF in Gurdaspur sectorNEW DELHI: Border Security Force (BSF) has recently deployed 18...
View ArticleISRO Looks at Using GSLV for Foreign Satellite Launches
ISRO is buoyant after 2 spectacular launches of GSLV Mk-2 using indigenous Cryogenic EngineNew Delhi: After establishing the reliability of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to put foreign...
View ArticleAirbus Eyes Big Chunk of Defence Airspace
Airbus is hoping India will opt for C295W to replace its ageing fleet of Avro aircraft—Photo: Special arrangementWill showcase prime products at Defexpo 2016Global aeronautics major Airbus will have a...
View ArticleFrom 'Tracking Chip' in Wife's Tooth to 'India's Plan to Attack Pakistan',...
by Mugdha VariyarAl Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden worried about being spied on, even wondering if his wife's dentist had implanted a tracking device in her tooth filling, letters written by the...
View ArticleZen Technologies To Unveil Unified Combat Training Center At DefExpo 2016
Zen Technologies Ltd., maker of Replicated Ground Control Station, Simulators and training software for the defence markets, rose near record highs after the company said the government's recent moves...
View ArticleNorth Korea Fires Short-Range Projectiles into Sea: South Korea
The North's launches also come shortly after Seoul's parliament passed its first legislation on human rights in North KoreaSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the...
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