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Press Trust of India / New Delhi September 19, 2012, 20:25 Ruling out the possibility of repeat of 1962, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today said India has "plans in place" and infrastructure along the China border was being upgraded even though more was required. "No. It will not be...

September 19, 2012 BHUBANESWAR: India on Wednesday successfully tested its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a military base in Odisha, an official said. The new generation missile, which has the capability to hit targets at about 3,500 km away, was tested from a...

August 31, 2012 AHMEDABAD: A special SIT court has awarded life term to BJP leader and former minister Maya Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi in the Naroda Patia massacre case. Maya Kodnani has been convicted under two sections of IPC and sentenced to 28 years in prison. The court has...

Ahmedabad/New Delhi: Nine defence personnel, including five officers, were killed Thursday when two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters collided mid-air near Jamnagar in Gujarat, in one of the worst such accidents in recent years, an official said. The collision at the Sarmat range near...

More than 20,000 north-east Indians fled Bangalore fearing violence Hundreds of people from north-east India, who had fled the southern city of Bangalore fearing reprisal attacks in recent days, have started returning. Officials say the situation in the city and other parts of Karnataka...

14 August,2012 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has now received all 66 Hawk advanced jet trainers (AJTs) it had ordered from BAE Systems, which was made to pay damages of £6.5 million for supplying defective components that delayed the supply of the aircraft. The details about the Hawk...

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Shushil kumar wins silver medal for India :tup: Fingers are crossed for Sushil Kumar, who early today made it to the finals. He is the first Indian to win back-to back individual Olympic medals.Sushil kumar bring a silver medal for India...

Shushil kumar goes in final.......Confirms silver medal for India http://zeenews.india.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/india-at-olympics/london-2012-olympics-wrestling-sushil-kumar-in-final-to-contest-for-gold-medal_747393.html

Bruised but still having the burning desire to win a medal. This sums up the performance of Yogeshwar Dutt, who, despite a badly swollen eye, fought three repechage bouts to win an Olympic bronze on Saturday. The medal in the 60kg category firmly tucked in his pocket, related stories...

August 08, 2012, 18:07 New Delhi: The government is verifying media reports claiming that a large number of faulty Chinese spare parts have been used in the defence equipment sold by the US, Defence Minister A K Antony told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. "There have been media reports...

India on Wednesday overturned its ban on foreign investment from neighbouring Pakistan, the commerce ministry said, in a move designed to build goodwill amid a renewed push for a peace settlement. "The government of India has reviewed the policy... and decided to permit a citizen of Pakistan or...

By James R. Holmes /July 27, 2012 Indians take pride in the BrahMos anti-ship cruise missile, or ASCM. I was taken aback some years ago when some Indian friends—gentle souls with little interest in military affairs—professed satisfaction at this successful venture into defense...

July 18, 2012 By Bhaskar Roy As China’s comprehensive power began to grow beyond Asia to a global power status, its international posture became increasingly demanding, aggressive and even threatening towards its neighbours. It became markedly so from 2008 when it hosted the summer...

With the rise in cyber terrorism in the country, the Indian Navy will soon induct an exclusive cyber cell to counter terror attacks on cyber space and to protect its computer-enabled communication networks from notorious hackers. The Navy force recently has instituted an anti-hacking wing to...

Jul 07, 2012 India’s ability to develop missile technology indigenously has reached new heights with the development of Agni series of missiles, said Dr Tessy Thomas, director of the Agni-V programme at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Dr Thomas was attending a...

Fri, Jul 6, 2012, 06:42 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. July 06, Chennai: India's Central government has caved into the pressure from Anti-Sri Lankan Tamil Nadu politicians and decided to send back the Sri Lankan Air Force personnel who were participating in a training program...

SRINAGAR: Three separatist guerrillas were killed in a gunfight with security forces in north Kashmir on Thursday, a defence officer said. "Based on specific information about the presence of terrorists in Mankal forest of Baramulla district, a joint operation was launched by the army's 1...

DHAMRA (Odisha) Cases of suicides and fratricides among Indian soldiers has reduced to six per 100,000 this year from about 14 per 100,000 a few years ago, premier defence agency Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has said. In the defence agency’s psychological research lab in...

June 17, 2012 KABUL: India has done well to resist US calls for greater involvement in Afghanistan, the Taliban said in a rare direct comment about one of the strongest opponents of the militant group that was ousted from power in 2001. The Taliban also said they won't let Afghanistan be...

NDTV Correspondent | Updated: June 10, 2012 08:36 IST New Delhi: As global focus shifts to South Asia and the Indian Ocean region, US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta sought India's cooperation to jointly counter China. India declined saying it doesn't share the US perceptions on the...