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MTCR benefit: India, Russia to develop 600-km range cruise missiles that can cover entire Pakistan By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury & Manu Pubby, ET Bureau | Updated: 19 Oct, 2016, 07:51 hrs IST India's offensive capacity, especially against Pakistan, is set to take a huge step forward with New Delhi...

As Home Minister Rajnath Singh started his two-day Ladakh trip on Monday, local political, religious and social organisations have demanded a Union Territory (UT) status for Ladakh. Following a meeting with local representatives, the home minister said, "They have only one demand and that is a...

NEW DELHI: Dawood Ibrahim's fearsome reputation as a "global terrorist" and the architect of the biggest global narco-terror syndicate does not seem to have deterred one of his henchmen, Khalique Ahmad, from stealing as much as Rs 40 crore from the don himself. According to intelligence...

BEIJING: India should avoid "unnecessary entanglement" in the South China Seadispute during Chinese Foreign MinisterWang Yi's visit to New Delhi to prevent it becoming yet "another factor" to impact bilateral ties, a state-run Chinese daily said today. "India may want to avoid unnecessary...

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Indian officials say they have proposed an oil-for-drugs barter plan with cash-strapped Venezuela to recoup millions of dollars in payments owed to some of India's largest pharmaceutical companies. Several of India's generics producers, led by the country's second-largest...

NEW DELHI: In a first of its kind deal, UAE's national oil company Adnoc has agreed to store crude oil in India's maiden strategic storage and give two-third of the oil to it for free. India, which is 79 per cent dependent on imports to meet its crude oil needs, is building underground...

Britain could lose its last military outpost in the Far East after the offer from Indian vice-president Mohammad Hamid Ansari Britain’s last military outpost in the Far East may be at risk amid reports India has offered to send its Gurkhas to protect the Sultanate of Brunei, a role currently...

CHANDIGARH: Taking forward the memorandum of understanding signed in July, Mahindra Defence and Airbus Helicopters today inked a pact to form a joint venture to produce military helicopters in India. The statement of intent was signed today by representatives of both companies in the presence...

NEW DELHI: In a bid to enhance maritime cooperation with Indian Ocean island nations, India will gift an interceptor boat to Seychelles, as assured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the archipelago last year. The interceptor boat, which will be used for patrolling, will be...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today arrested Jaish-e- Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother and "several individuals" belonging to his dreaded outfit, which is suspected to have engineered the Pathankot terror attack, and sealed its offices after India demanded action on the group linking it to...

NEW DELHI: When it comes to the Army, a modern, reliable assault rifle is the very basic - the primary weapon of an infantry soldier posted either on the border or deployed for counter militancy missions in the hinterland. However, despite a four year process to select a new generation rifle to...

NEW DELHI: Swedish defence major Saab has offered to manufacture its fifth generation Gripen fighter aircraft here with technology transfer to India, in a renewed bid for a pie in the multi-billion dollar worth IAF modernisation plan. Saab, which had lost out in the Medium Multi-Role Combat...

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh will house world's largest 750 Mega Watts(MW) solar power station in Rewa district, state's energy minister Rajendra Shukla said today. "Global tenders for commissioning the solar power station in an area over 1,500 hectares at Bandwar region in Gudh tehsil of Rewa, will...

NEW DELHI: The US today offered to produce fighter aircraft jointly with India to promote deeper military ties as it spoke about the Indian Air Force facing a "critical shortage" of front-line fighter jets. Talking about the new developments in bilateral military ties, the American Ambassador...

BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI: The National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) wants to set up an aluminium smelter and an associated power plant in Iran worth as much as $2.6 billion, its boss said, once sanctions against the country start to be lifted. Tapan Kumar Chand will meet with India's foreign ministry...

The defence division of Tata Motors, the country's largest automobile maker, is eyeing Rs 60,000 crore of contracts to build combat vehicles. There is a silent race between companies to have the largest piece of the $100-billion worth of defence acquisitions laid out by the government over the...

NEW DELHI: Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest contract manufacturer, is aiming to create at least a million jobs by setting up 10-12 manufacturing facilities across the country by 2020, its chairman said. Terry Gou, head of the maker of iPhones and iPads for Apple and Kindles for...

MUMBAI: India has pipped China to drive the volume growth of smartphones in the world on the back of falling prices of high-end devices and growing adoption of 3G services, according to an HSBC report. "China was the volume growth engine since 2013. However, given China's smartphone...

ST PETERSBURG: Russia says that it wants to make India a global hub for the upgrade, maintenance and repair of conventional submarines and its leading shipyard is in final talks to select an Indian joint venture partner for a mega project to set up facilities here. With contracts worth several...

UFA: Russia is likely to participate in railway projects in India, funding for which could be routed through the newly-set upBRICS' New Development Bank. Indications in this regard came on Wednesday from the head ofRussian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, who said negotiations are underway with...