Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) India’s first indigenously built guided missile frigate INS Godavari was decommissioned from service after 32 years, at a solemn sundown ceremony here on Wednesday. For the last time, Vice Admiral…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday led hundreds of Border Security Force and Sashastra Seema Bal personnel in paying tribute to 10 BSF and SSB men killed in a…
After the walls went up, behind them construction began on a vasdt runway intended for unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles, and drones. New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Indian nuclear establishment has denied the country is…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Ten people were killed when a chartered plane ferrying BSF personnel to Ranchi crashed on Tuesday shortly after taking off from here, officials and witnesses said. The dead included the…
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) A new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) has been almost finalised and aims to remove procedural difficulties in procurements, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said…
Damascus, Dec 16 (IANS) At least 12 people were said to have been killed by air strikes in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo, a monitor group reported on Tuesday. Warplanes, believed to be Russians, carried…
Islamabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful flight test of a ballistic missile the “Shaheen 1-A”, the media reported. The flight test was aimed at re-validating several design and technical parameters of…
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the Guard of Honour at the ceremonial welcome, at Kochi, in Kerala on Dec 15, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Kochi, Dec 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached…
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) Granting a rare religious accommodation to an active-duty combat soldier, the US Army has allowed a Sikh captain to grow his beard and wear a turban, in a move that…
Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday conducted a successful test launch of medium-range Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile, a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The missile is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional…
Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) A soldier, who was detained by the army on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, was arrested in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district by the Delhi Police on Sunday, officials said. “Rifleman…
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Royal Air Force Tornado jets on Thursday carried out their first air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, hours after MPs voted in favour of British air strikes in…
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) The Pentagon said on Wednesday a new US specialised operations force being deployed to Iraq would number about 100, and the majority would not be engaged in raids, Xinhua reported. “Probably…
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) A centre of excellence for smart manufacturing in aerospace and defence is proposed to be set up in Telangana, NITI Aayog member V.K. Saraswat said on Monday. He said a detailed…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (IANS) India on Friday successfully test-fired the indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I missile from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile, capable of hitting targets up to 700 km…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 24 (IANS) India on Tuesday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast, said sources. The surface-to-surface Dhanush was…
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) A group of 27 retired military leaders have backed Sikh Americans’ long-standing demand to be allowed to serve in the US military while keeping their turbans and beards. Sikh Coalition, an…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Ex-servicemen on Tuesday escalated their protest against the notification on the implementation of ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP) and took out a march from Jantar Mantar to Rashtrapati Bhavan, saying…
New Delhi/Amritsar, Nov 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with army personnel on the occasion of Diwali. “People celebrate Diwali with their family members and loved ones. I too have come to…
Panaji/New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Defense minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said ex-servicemen protesting over One Rank One Pension (OROP) notification were misguided and that they should approach a judicial commission being set up as…