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Sun Jan 08 2012, 03:36 hrs In order to be prepared for the natural calamities and disasters, the Army conducted a two-day major disaster management exercise - ex-Mountain Rescue in Aid to Civil Authority - at the Annandale ground, Shimla, on January 6 and 7. The exercise was conducted...

08 Jan,2012 PUNE: A third term cadet of the National Defence Academy (NDA) died Saturday morning following a cardiac arrest on a training run Friday evening. His fellow cadets and conducting officers immediately took K Vignesh (19) to the Military Hospital where he was attended by a...

07 Jan,2012 WASHINGTON: Terming India as one of America's "strongest" and "most important" partners, a prominent US lawmaker has pressed for greater focus on ties with New Delhi as well as on the large Indian American community. Co-Chair of the House Congressional Caucus on India and...

07 Jan,2012 ISLAMABAD: An alliance of religious and extremist groups today said Pakistan should settle the Kashmir issue and differences over sharing river waters before it normalises trade relations with India and gives it Most Favoured Nation-status. j The Defence of Pakistan Council...

06 JAN,2012:INDIA has inducted nuclear, biological and chemical equipment for use in army and navy under the pretext of detection, protection and decontamination of dirty nuclear bombs while the other day Cabinet cleared the Rs 6,600-crore acquisition of 490 French advanced missile systems to...

India's vulnerability to spying activities by unfriendly nations in the Internet era has forced the government to chalk out a Rs.450-crore:victory: plan to develop and deploy a pan-India secure network and network-based services such as email and Internet-telephony, thus providing a foolproof...

Jan 5th, 2012 Bhubaneswar:Former President, Shri A.P.J. Abdul Kalam appealed to school children to be unique and work dedicatedly in the field of science and technology. Inaugurating the Children Science Congress on the sidelines of 99th Indian Science Congress at Bhubaneswar, Dr. Kalam...

Major Rinchen receives the Seva Medal from the then Chief of the Army Staff, General J N Chaudhury:victory::tup: December 22:Major Chewang Rinchen became the youngest recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra. He not only seized the highest post ever captured, but also liberated an area of 800 sq km...

New Delhi(Dec 19, 2011):Arms smugglers based in China are supplying weapons to insurgent outfits in the northeastern states through Myanmar or Bangladesh, Defence Minister A K Antony informed the Lok Sabha today. "There are reports that insurgent outfits operating in the northeastern states...

Mon Dec 19 2011, 04:20 hrs Ahmedabad: State Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Dilip Sanghani said the Pakistani authorities have started auctioning over 500 Indian boats seized by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA). “Through fishermen, I have come to know that Pakistani...

Lahore: Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, on Sunday vowed to avenge the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 and to continue the 'holy' war in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a 'Defence of Pakistan' rally attended by about 50,000 people, the...

BEIJING:As India gears up to test its 5000 km range Agni-V missile in February next year, Chinese official media here said that the "killer" missile with potential to reach several cities in China showed New Delhi's intention to become major power in the region. "Indian officials and...

New Delhi: In a major boost to its defence prowess, India is all set to receive the much-awaited Akula-II class 'Nerpa' nuclear attack submarine from Russia by the month end on a 10-year lease.:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo: Russia is set to hand over the nuclear-powered attack submarine by the month...

NEW DELHI: Government on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that Pakistan has been improving its administrative infrastructure and defence works, including observation capability, along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. Minister of state for home affairs Mullapally Ramachandran said this in response...

14 Dec, 2011 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today refuted views that China is planning to attack India and maintained that the policy of both the countries is to engage in dialogue on the border issues though there has not been much progress in recent times. Singh assured the Lok...

NEW DELHI: The United States believes that there are many more Muslims who live in India than is being officially stated here through census, and 'Islam' here presents a series of dichotomies like most issues affecting the world's largest democracy. The US views on 'Indian Islam' and its...

New Delhi, Dec 3(ANI): India's latest nuclear-capable missile, Agni V, which is scheduled to be tested within three months, is a warning signal to its neighbours, especially China.Agni V would be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to a distance of 5000 kilometres, which implies it is capable...

AIRBUS :The Indian aviation sector would be a “very strong business” in the long run and would surpass all growth projections, Airbus (India) president Kiran Rao has said. Airbus, the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, is the dominant player in India’s commercial aircraft market with...

PTI | Nov 22, 2011, 09.12AM IST WASHINGTON: The US State Department has removed "inaccurate" maps of India and Pakistan from its website which did not reflect the correct boundary and geographical locations. "We have taken the map (of India) off the website. It did contain some...

Agni-VI(6) is an intercontinental ballistic missile being developed by India and the latest & most advanced version among the Agni (missile) program. Capable of launched from submarines or from land, it will be able to strike at a target of 6000km with MIRVed warheads The SLBM version of...