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NCC enrolls over 55,000 cadets from LWE and border areas

Taking forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of encouraging youths and students in nation building, the National Cadets Corps (NCC) has enrolled 55,400 students from Left Wing Extremism (LW ... Read More

Aero India show: Govt to hold “Drone Olympics” to boost UAV makers

Aiming to giving a boost to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market especially start-ups, the government will hold international level “Drone Olympics” for the first time at Aero India show in Bengaluru on February 21 wherein domestic as well as ... Read More

Sitharaman leaves for Arunachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday left for upper Dibang valley in Arunachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with soldiers. There are military posts separated from the nearest road- ... Read More

Naval proposals make big progress with Sitharaman’s effort

Aiming to establish Indian Navy as a credible maritime security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Nirmala Sitharaman-headed Defence Ministry has provided a major boost to Navy by signing capital acquisition contracts worth Rs 17, ... Read More

Reports on India buying F-16 fighter jet from US to avoid CAATSA, incorrect: Govt

[caption id="attachment_1615" align="alignnone" width="700"] File Pic[/caption] Rejecting the media reports claiming Washington has informally conveyed to Delhi that it could avoid sanctions under the Counter ... Read More

Defence India Startup Challenge date extended till Oct 31

[caption id="attachment_1411" align="alignnone" width="696"] (File pic)[/caption] The government on Monday extended the deadline for submission of applications to the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) to October 31. ... Read More

Unnecessary controversies being created on offset partner: Govt

The government on Saturday said unnecessary controversies are being sought to be created after former French President Francois Hollande statement relating to selection of Reliance Defence as the offset partner of Dassault aviation, the company ... Read More

Govt to celebrate 2nd anniversary of surgical strike from Sept 28