India and Myanmar expect to double their trade in three years, and despite a delay in introducing a bus link, hope to be connected not just over land and by air but also by rail when agreements signed by the two sides during the visit here of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh bear fruit...
NEW DELHI: Having jolted the government over the critical operational gaps in its military capabilities, the Army is now pushing hard for fast-track policies and acquisitions to "enhance its combat ratio versus China" as well as "upgrade its combat edge" against Pakistan.
The defence...
After Agni failure, DRDO braces for next mission
Despite yesterday's failure of the maiden test of Agni-II + missile, the DRDO is planning to go ahead with their next mission, scheduled later this month. The scientists have started preparing for the development trial of an interceptor...
DRDO to develop hack-proof websites
Close on the heels of hacking of the CBI website, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday said it was developing a mechanism to make websites hacking-proof. This was stated by Dr V K Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Defence...
Robotic excavation for Chandrayaan-2
In a significant step towards empowering Indias space technology, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is considering the use of robotic excavation to extract large scale helium-3 (He-3) deposits on the surface of the moon, said Dr G...
Indian artillery inflicted maximum damage to Pak during Kargil
New Delhi: The Indian artillery, assisted by the Bofors gun and multi-barrel rocket launchers among others, caused the maximum damage to the Pakistani Army during the Kargil war, a fact now admitted by neighbour.
As per...
Security threat: DRDO to make own OS
BANGALORE: India would develop its own futuristic computer operating system to thwart attempts of cyber attacks and data theft and things of that nature, a top defence scientist said.
Dr V K Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister...
China Launches Second Lunar Exploration Probe
BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched its second lunar exploration probe on Friday, boosting the country's efforts to rise as a major space power eventually capable of landing a man on the moon and perhaps one day exploring far beyond.
The...
Singh praises armys role in Held Kashmir
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday praised the Indian armed forces for standing by civil authorities in IHK to protect the nations vital interests at the combined commanders conference, adding that the...
Angelina Jolie commends Pakistan military for flood work
The actor Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.
Ms Jolie, who is an ambassador for the UN's refugee...
Navy to get six new submarines
With its effective submarine strength coming down drastically to 14, the Indian Navy has started the process to procure six new next generation submarines that will be equipped with Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) to give them longer endurance. The order is...
Terry Glavin: If Pakistan didnt scare you before, it should now
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communist leader alleges cross border terrorism by srilankan navy
Mr R. Nallakkannu a politburo member of Communist Party of India ( CPI) has stated that the Srilankan Navy are entering the Indian boundary in the Tamil nadu coast and attacking our fishermen. He has stated that the reason...
After BlackBerry, govt to snoop on WWW
NEW DELHI: After BlackBerry, the government is now targeting internet traffic in the country, to enable it to monitor completely all international and domestic data.
The trigger is the rapidly escalating threat posed by terrorist and criminal...
Tension on Sino-India border, no spike in activities: Pentagon
Washington Despite increased political and economic relationship between India and China, tensions remains along their border with rising instances of border violation and aggressive border patrolling by Chinese soldiers...