New Delhi: Amid rising tensions along the northern borders, the defence minister Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council, on Wednesday, delegated powers for progressing urgent capital acquisition cases upto ₹300 crore to the armed forc...
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday decided to allow “invalid pension” (disability pension) to armed forces personnel with less than 10 years of service, which was required earlier to qualify for the scheme.The benefit would be availab...
New Delhi: Stating that India and European Union are natural partners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the partnership is useful for peace and stability in the world.Addressing the 15th India-EU Summit via videoconferencing, the p...
New Delhi: Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd and Polish company Mesko, which is a company under the Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), have agreed to co-produce the shoulder-launched SPIKE SR (short-range) ATGM (anti-tank guided missil...
New Delhi: Amid ongoing disengagement process between troops of India and China in Eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit to Ladakh on July 17 to take stock of current situation, wherein troops of India and China engaged in disenga...
New Delhi: Hours ahead of the India-EU Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Summit will further strengthen India’s economic as well as cultural linkages with Europe."Will take part in the India-EU Summit at 4:30 PM to...
PC: ReutersNew Delhi: Amid ongoing disengagement process, India and China on Tuesday held the fourth round of Corps Commanders-level talks at Chushul to work on modalities on the second phase of disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in...
Amritsar: Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday visited formations of Vajra Corps at Amristar and Ferozepur and reviewed the operational preparedness along the western border. The chief was accompanied by Western Army commander Lieut...
India is witnessing a raging debate on the subject of permanent commission (PC) for women in the Army. The arguments range from the sexist to the feminist, with politically correct (PC) doublespeak in between.Can there be permanent commission for wom...
New Delhi: Amid border standoff and ongoing disengagement process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday had a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of Defense Mark T Esper.The two leade...