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(Reuters) - Britain has stepped up efforts to let India join an influential global body controlling nuclear exports, a move that would boost New Delhi's standing as an atomic power but which has faced resistance from China and other countries. The diplomatic tussle centres on whether emerging...

An intruder soldier of an elite security force of Bangladesh landed in an Indian jail after the Border Security Force (BSF) failed to hand him over to its Bangladeshi counterpart, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). A court in Sonamura in Seepahijala district, West Tripura, sent Mohammad Milan...

French soldiers kill two Indians in Africa French troops guarding the Central African Republic capital Bangui's international airport have accidentally killed two Indian citizens, the French defence ministry said. Six others were injured in the incident on Monday, a statement said. India PM...

Bangladesh on fire, West Bengal feels the heat The ripples of the violence sweeping Bangladesh have breached the porous borders and reached Bengal. On Thursday, rioting by the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami claimed 53 lives across Bangladesh following the death sentence awarded to its senior...

Kashmiri youth throng BSF centre for jobs Over 400 shortlisted for BSF, CRPF and ITBP Braving morning chill, intermittent strikes and curfew, scores of Kashmiri youth have been thronging the Subsidiary Training Centre (STC) of Border Security Force (BSF) at Humhama for the last one week...

With Finance Minister P. Chidambaram saying that there are plans to reduce the Defence budget, a fresh debate has been set off on whether it is prudent to do so at this juncture. In an interview with Business Line, global consultancy firm KPMG’s head for Defence and Security Advisory...

Maoist landmine blast in Bihar kills 8 Eight persons, including six Bihar policemen, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Gaya district of south-central Bihar, early Friday afternoon. This is the second such incident in Gaya during the past five months. On October 18...

New interceptor boat joins Coast Guard Coast Guard Interceptor boat C-154 at naval Dockyard in Mumbai during its commissioning on Friday. Indian Coast Guard’s C-154, an interceptor boat (IB) with new generation Arneson Surface Drive (ASD), was commissioned here on Friday in the...

Stating that the Centre was paying special attention to build the capacity and capability of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) to tackle emerging maritime challenges, Director General of ICG Vice-Admiral M.P. Muralidharan has said the force was poised to grow to more than 150 vessels and 100 aircraft...

Sukhoi-30 crashes, pilots safe A Sukhoi 30 aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Tuesday crashed in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district but both the pilots bailed out safely. There was no loss of life or damage to property on the ground, defence spokesman SD Goswami told PTI. The aircraft was to...

India wants to throw off the tag of world's biggest arms importer and produce its own top-class weaponry, but its ambitions hinge on a state-run group renowned for its inefficiencies. HAL, or Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, has a near-monopoly in the country's aerospace industry and its...

India helicopter deal with Italy firm 'may be cancelled' India's defence minister has said he would "cancel the deal" with Italian aerospace and defence firm Finmeccanica if there was any corruption in the purchase of helicopters from the firm. AK Antony said the government would blacklist...

Bangladesh border guards kills Indian farmer in West Bengal New Delhi/Kolkata: A 40-year-old farmer was today killed and a child was injured in "unprovoked" firing by suspected Bangladeshi border guarding force personnel in north Bengal, officials said. The incident took place around 9:30...

Bangladesh mob torches Ahmadiyya festival site DHAKA: Bangladeshi Ahmadis on Thursday shifted the site for their centenary celebrations after thousands of religious rivals torched the original venue. A mob, which witnesses said numbered around 20,000, attacked the venue at Kaliakoir...

Army rejects calls to raise new units based on caste or religion NEW DELHI: The Army has once again strongly rejected calls for raising new "single-class" units like the Gujarat, Kalinga, Dalit, Ahir, Paswan or Tribal regiments as well as attempts to tinker with its "time-tested" regimental...

ECP approves India-like electoral reforms ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) approved on Thursday electoral reforms ahead of the upcoming general elections, empowering itself in a manner similar to their Indian counterparts, DawnNews reported. The decision was taken at a...

L&T bags additional order from Defence Ministry for 18 interceptor boats. MUMBAI, JAN 22: L&T has received an order valued at Rs 447 crore from the Defence Ministry for the construction of 18 high-speed interceptor boats for the Coast Guard. This follows the earlier contract worth Rs 977 crore...

AHMEDABAD: Illegal migrant from Bangladesh Idrish Mulla, 28, was arrested by special operations group (SOG) officials from Chandola lake in 2010. It took the officials eight months to complete the formalities necessary to deport Idrish. But it proved to be an exercise in futility. In...

‘New chapter’ in China’s ties with India, says CPC Describing the last year as among the least problematic in the history of India-China relations, the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) official newspaper has said in an editorial that ties with India had now turned the corner with “new...

‘Vietnam has emerged as a regional power in South-East Asia’: Hamid Ansari Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said Vietnam has emerged as a regional power in South-East Asia with political stability and a dynamic economy. “Our bilateral economic and trade ties have grown...