Chennai: Ministry of Defence (MoD) placed an order with Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, Chennai for supply of 118 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) Arjun Mk-1A for the Indian Army on September 23.The order, worth Rs 7,523 crore, will provide further boos...
Barmer: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari jointly inaugurated Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Satta-Gandhav stretch on NH-925A near Barmer in Rajasthan on Sept...
Jaisalmer: In a significant boost to India’s air defence capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over the first deliverable Firing Unit (FU) of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System to Indian Air Force at Jaisalmer in R...
Ashok Dohare.Finally, August 31, 2021, has arrived, but nothing seemed unusual to Ashok Dohare, my batchmate in IPS, except for the fact that it is the time for him to hang up his brown Oxford shoes on the last day of his lengthy khaki career. Howeve...
New Delhi: MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt reviewed the flood situation in Uttarakhand in a meeting with Director General Border Roads (DG BR), in New Delhi on August 31. Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides that have blocked several highways.Bhatt inquir...
New Delhi: Referring to the cross-border strikes on terror camps, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that India will not comprise on the national security, adding that the model of terrorism adopted by the evil forces is slowly collapsing.Delivering...
New Delhi: Stating that the ocean is our common heritage and the sea routes are the lifeline of international trade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the sea routes are being misused for piracy and terrorism.He also said that our shar...
New Delhi: India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant has commenced sailing on Wednesday for crucial sea trials ahead of its planned induction into the Indian Navy next year.IAC is a leading example of the nation’s quest for ...
Rishi Raj Singh.During a lecture on a topic from Indian mediaeval history, suddenly a crispy voice from the back benches drew the professor’s attention with an indomitable query: “I object, sir, to calling the rulers by their faith. We sh...
Indian troops surrendering at the Namka-chu area. This is part of the series on the 1962 India-China border war that seeks to debunk the myths, misinformation and politics spun around India’s debacle in the North-East Frontier Agency.Gener...