OROP: VK Singh to Mediate Between Ex-Servicemen and Government
NEW DELHI: Former Army chief and Union Minister Gen (Retd) VK Singh has been appointed as a mediator between government and protesting ex-servicemen over 'One Rank One Pension' scheme, the agitators...
View ArticlePakistani Hackers Deface Vizag Traffic Police Website
VISAKHAPATNAM: Suspected hackers from Pakistan have defaced the website of city traffic police. The hackers blocked the site and posted some malicious and anti-national content under the web name 'team...
View ArticleArmy Conducts Major War Exercise to Validate Capability
NEW DELHI: With about 45,000 soldiers in action, the Indian Army is conducting a major war exercise 'Drad Sankalp' at Command-level in the deserts of Rajasthan wherein the capability of the force in a...
View ArticleIndian Army, Navy Face Shortage of Officers: Government
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is facing a shortage of 9,106 officers while the Indian Navy faces a shortfall of 1,467 officers, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha,...
View ArticleThyssenKrupp Bullish on Defence Sector
German Type 214 Diesel-Electric Submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW)TKMS engaging with India on two submarine programsWith Germany viewing the ‘Make in India’ initiative as a big...
View ArticleRussia And India To Co-Manufacture 200 Helicopters
Kamov KA-226T Light Utility HelicoptersAccording to the Russia’s Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov, India and Russia are ready to build around 200 helicopters together.A deal has been...
View ArticleIndia’s Evolving Maritime Strategy
India shifts its focus from ‘using’ to ‘securing’ maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.by Darshana M. BaruahOn October 26, 2015, the Indian Navy released its latest maritime strategy, titled “Ensuring...
View ArticleHAL To Double Production Capacity Of LCA Tejas To 16 Each Year
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics is likely to double the production of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas to 16 each year to meet the government target of 100 aircraft for Indian Air Force (IAF).The IAF...
View ArticleIslamic State’s Latest Manifesto Vows to Expand War to India
The video states that “President Narender Modi (sic) is a right-wing Hindu nationalist who worships weapons and is preparing his people for a future war against Muslims”.The Islamic State has vowed to...
View ArticleDawood Ibrahim's Aide Nabbed by Indian Intelligence Agencies at Indo-Nepal...
Delhi: In what can be said to be a big breakthrough for Indian intelligence agencies, the IB and R&AW have nabbed an aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim at the Indo-Nepal border.The mafia don's...
View ArticleMake in India: Gujarat Emerges Among Preferred Destinations for Defence...
NEW DELHI: Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, appears to have emerged among the preferred destinations for private players to set up defence manufacturing units under Make in India...
View ArticleISI ‘Humanint’ at Work: Here's Why India Should Step up its Surveillance
Representational Image by Shantanu MukharjiThere has been no let up in the subversive activities by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on Indian soil. Around the time Prime Minister...
View ArticleModi-Sharif Meeting Can Reduce Tensions: Pakistan Defence Minister
KARACHI: Approving the meeting between the India and Pakistan Prime Ministers in Paris, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammed Asif said that everybody hoped the meeting between the two leaders...
View ArticleManohar Parrikar to Tell US Its Pakistan Policy Not Working: Sources
New Delhi: American military and foreign policy of engaging Pakistan is not working, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will be telling his US counterpart Ashton Carter during his two-day visit next...
View ArticleLCA's Good Safety Record Can be a Case in Study: US Expert
David M Lindleyby Dr Anantha Krishnan MMan who Tamed Typhoons and F-35s set to Propel Indian TalentBANGALORE: "India has young and inspiring aerospace talent. We are on a mission to help them connect...
View ArticleISIS Poses Threat to US and China: Top Officials
WASHINGTON: The dreaded Islamic State militant group poses a serious threat to China and the US, senior officials of both countries have agreed as they discussed steps to strengthen coordination in...
View ArticleSIGAR Raises Questions about US Defence Department Task Force in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: US Department of Defense officials in Afghanistan spent nearly $150 million on private "villas," even though they could have saved millions of dollars by staying at bases, a US government...
View ArticleIndia Signs Pact with Bahrain for Cooperation on Terrorism, Organised Crime
NEW DELHI: In a significant development, India and Bahrain have signed agreement to provide cooperation in combating international terrorism transnational organized crime and psychotropic substances....
View ArticleNavy has Deployed Ships, Tankers for 'Operation Madad': RK Dhowan
NEW DELHI: The navy has deployed a number of ships and tankers besides opening up its base as an alternative airport as part of 'Operation Madad' to help the rain-ravaged city of Chennai, Navy Chief...
View ArticleHigh Level of Coordination on Coastal Security, says Indian Navy
MUMBAI: The Navy today said it has achieved a 'very high level of coordination' with concerned state and Central agencies on the issue of coastal security."We have achieved a very high level of...
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