BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting: India calls for expansion of international bodies

Jaishankar participates in BRICS Foreign Ministers online meeting New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday called for expansion of the international bodies, including United Nation Security Council (UNSC) in both permanent and...

L&T Defence gets contract from defence ministry for supply of Pinaka weapon systems

Pinaka Weapon System (File Pic)New Delhi: Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Friday said its defence arm has received orders from the defence ministry for the supply of four regiments of Pinaka Weapon Systems.The cont...

India wants to become self-reliant in defence manufacturing: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India wants to become self-reliant in order to contribute to the world in a better way.Speaking at a webinar organised by FICCI, SIDM and the defence ministry on defence industry outreach, th...

FDI in Defence: Industries hail government for raising the cap

New Delhi: Lauding the government’s decision of raising the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent through automatic route, the defence equipment makers on Saturday said that the step would incentivise...