Search results

We are already into 2014 and like 2013 Armed forces are expecting some key developments and key purchases to take place in 2014 . Defence modernisation of the Indian armed forces in 2014 is important year and change of Government in mid of this year can affect modernisation, lets look into...

GSLV-D5 Photos One of the segments of GSLV-D5 First Stage being hosited during Vehicle Integration Nozzle End Segment of GSLV-D5 First Stage being placed on the Mobile Launch Pedestal GSAT -14 PHOTOS Two halves of GSLV-D5 payload fairing surrounding GSAT-14 satellite Close up view of...

GSLV-D5 Photos GSLV-D5 at the Second Launch Pad (Umbilical Tower) GSLV-D5 moving towards Launch Pad GSLV-D5 being moved from Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad Fully integrated GSLV-D5 in the Vehicle Assembly Building Indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage is being integrated with...

Military expectation for 2014 We are already into 2014 and like 2013 Armed forces are expecting some key developments and key purchases to take place in 2014 . Defence modernisation of the Indian armed forces in 2014 is important year and change of Government in mid of this year can...

After GSLV launch, PSLV C24 with IRNSS-1B likely in March CHENNAI: Even as ISRO is gearing up for the launch of GSLV D5 from Sriharikota tomorrow, preparations are on for launch of the PSLV C24 carrying IRNSS-1B, which is likely in March. "The integration process of the satellite IRNSS-1B...

US-based Sikh rights group to rally behind Sangeeta Richard JALANDHAR: US-based Sikhs rights group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has said it would hold a " justice rally" on January 13 in New York - when the district court of New York would hold the pre-trial hearing in Devyani Khobragade case - in...

Devyani Khobragade case: India sets up special group NEW DELHI: With India determined not to relent on its demand for the US to formally apologize on the handcuffing and strip-search of its envoy Devyani Khobragade, a special group of experts, including in international law, would be meeting on...

Indian Army organised study tour for 20 J&K students MUMBAI: The Indain Army's Naoshera Brigade organised a educational-cum-motivational tour named CARVAN-E-HIND for the 20 students from the remote border areas of Naoshera Tehsil, Rajouri District (J&K). The students visited Mumbai last week...

FIR against six Army officers for harassing junior NASIRABAD (AJMER): Acting on a court order,Rajasthan police have registered an FIR against six Army officers for harassing a junior officer and trying to prove him to be mentally ill after he raised his voice against the misappropriation of...

Chief of army staff breaks trend, appoints No. 2 The Indian Army will ring in the New Year with changes in its top hierarchy, with senior generals taking up key assignments on December 31 and setting the stage for a change of guard next year. General Bikram Singh has reversed the recent trend...

Devyani Khobragade case on backburner, US poised to irretrievably lose unilateral privileges WASHINGTON: In the annals of diplomatic exchanges across the world, it has long been understood that the United States will get more consular and protocol privileges than it will give to other...

Navy ignores Cochin Shipyard Limited in building platform docks KOCHI: Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), which had recently completed the first phase construction of India's first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) is in a state of shock with the reported decision of the Indian Navy to exclude it...

Official Light Combat Aircraft - LCA Tejas Brochure..!! Contributers...

GSLV-D5 integrated with GSAT 14 satellite CHENNAI: India's rejuvenated Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5) with indigenous cryogenic engine has been integrated with the communication satellite GSAT 14, slated for launch on January 5 from the spaceport of Sriharikota. The...

U.S. Air Force Pilots Fly Less than Indian and Chinese Air force Pilots A number of us have been warning about this for a while, but today’s Wall Street Journal carries an important piece by Julian Barnes on the decline in flying and training hours for U.S. Air Force pilots. Leading generals...

Tejas team on top gear for full capability clearance December 21, 2013: With the successful completion of initial operational clearance (IOC), that officially sees the LCA Tejas released for service with the IAF, Team Tejas Mk.1 is now gunning for another, far more important milestone...

Army strike formation validates new assault concepts The Army's 36 Reorganised Army Plains Division (RAPID), part of the Bhopal-based 21 Strike Corps has successfully validated a slew of new war-fighting concepts in Exercise Shahbaaz Ajay in the Thar Desert. The formation "refined existing...

ISRO to shift satellite launch boundary for oil exploration The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would be shifting the northern boundary of its satellite launch range at Sriharikota to allow a consortium of Cairn India, Tata and Oil & Natural Gas Corp to explore oil and gas in the...

Isro uses new method to locate Mars Orbiter Mission MUMBAI: Isro has employed a new method for the first time to locate the Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM) — currently over 65 lakh km away from earth. According to Isro, the pointing direction of the ground station antenna directly gives the...