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Sale of Russian weapons to Syria 'destabilising': Kerry

Tel Aviv, May 24: The sale of S-300 air defence systems by Russia to Syria would be "destabilising" for the region, US Secretary of State John Kerry said."S-300 missiles coming from Russia, or other countries, Iranian missiles, are destabilising to the ...

New light rocket Angara ready for launch

Moscow, May 24: Russia's first light-class modification Angara 1.2PP carrier rocket is ready for its maiden launch, its manufacturer Khrunichev Center said.The first Angara will be sent to the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia later this month, the manufacturer said...

Narendra Modi reveals secrets of Pokhran tests on 15th anniv

Ahmedabad, May 11: 15 years after the Pokhran tests, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi revealed the secrets of 1998 historical tests. Lauding former Prime Minister and veteran BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Modi remembered the day while writing his blog on ...

Narendra Modi Reveals Secrets Of Pokhran Nuclear Tests

Antony to commission MIG-29 K fighter planes into Navy

Panaji, May 6: Union Defence Minister A K Antony will commission MIG-29 K fighter planes into the Indian Navy on May 11 in Goa. The squadron, named INAS 303 Black Panthers, will be commissioned on May 11 by the Defence ...

In Pics: North Korea - South Korea military comparison

Bangalore, April 6: With North Korea making it clear that foreign diplomats stationed in Pyongyang should better move out as their lives will be put at risk if the country goes to war sometime after April 10, the likelihood of a ...

In Pics North Korea South Korea A Military Comparison

Antony gives night vision to army tanks, combat units

New Delhi, April 2: The Defence Ministry today approved a Rs 2,820 crore proposal to provide night-vision devices to the Army to enable its tanks and infantry combat vehicles to have capability to fight in both day and night conditions. ...

Defence procurement policy to be revised again: Antony

New Delhi, Mar 4: Stung by the opposition's criticism of the government's failure to react to allegations of corruption in the VVIP chopper deal, the ruling UPA is mulling a drastic change in defence procurement policy. Though the policy was ...

Budget 2013: Under scam shadow defence gets more

New Delhi, Feb 28: In the midst of a major modernisation drive, defence ministry on Thursday got a 14 percent hike in its budget as finance minister P Chidambaram gave it Rs 2,03,672 crore for 2013-14 with a promise to provide ...

Highlights of Union Budget for 2013-14

New Delhi, Feb 28: A special fund of Rs 1000 crore for setting up the 'Nirbhaya Fund' apart from an allocation of Rs 97,000 crore for women's development are the notable takeaways from the Union Budget for 2013-14 that was presented ...

Spy working for Pakistan's ISI caught in Pokhran

Jaisalmer/Jaipur, Feb 25: An alleged ISI spy has been arrested for passing information to an officer of the Pakistani intelligence agency about the just-concluded IAF exercise 'Iron Fist' in Pokhran. Sumaar Khan, a computer expert who is around 35 years ...

Defence scams: Why India continues to bank on foreign deals?

Corruption is a great force for democratisation. A few decades ago, Bofors was a name which rattled Indians badly. A prominent political family, the nation's megastar and even the common people on the streets remembered the defence scam with horror. It ...

Defence Scams Why India Continues Bank On Foreign Deal

Sanjeev Tyagi rubbishes charges of kickbacks

New Delhi, Feb 16: Sanjeev Tyagi, a cousin of ex-Air Chief SP Tyagi, today rubbished charges of having received kickbacks in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal, saying it was an "absolute lie" even as he admitted having met one ...

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