More submarines, jets for Indian navy on cards as PM Narendra Modi visits FranceIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to France on Thursday to deepen ties with New Delhi's oldest strategic partner in the West, with ...
12 Jul, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
Bidens entertain more than 330 guests at first state dinnerThere were kisses all around as the Bidens stepped out on the North Portico to welcome the Macrons - Jill Biden in an off-the-shoulder navy...
02 Dec, 2022, 11.29 AM IST
China's 20th CPC: Why Xi Jinping could be on the verge of total powerThe week-long Congress is a display of party unity and strength, with carefully vetted delegates drawn from all of China's provinces. It is...
16 Oct, 2022, 08.42 PM IST
Xi decade reshapes China's military, and the regionDuring Xi Jinping's decade-long rule, China has built the world's largest navy, revamped the globe's biggest standing army, and amassed a n...
04 Oct, 2022, 10.55 AM IST
US Navy Secretary's call to form new Indo-Pacific fleet riles China"Some people in the US have got into the habit of hyping up the so-called ‘China threat', because they need excuses for their expanding mil...
20 Nov, 2020, 02.49 PM IST
What does a Chinese superpower look like? Nothing like the U.S.For the first time in its long history, China has in President Xi Jinping a leader with a truly global vision.
29 Aug, 2018, 06.37 AM IST
INS Viraat sets sail for last operational deploymentOriginally commissioned in the British Royal Navy as HMS Hermes in November 1959, the 13-storey high carrier was inducted into the Indian N...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.28 PM IST
Indian Navy ready for any contingency, says Admiral Sunil LanbaThe Navy chief Sunil Lanba reviewed the passing out parade of the National Defence Academy (NDA) held here this morning.
12 Jul, 2018, 11.43 PM IST
We are transforming defence manufacturing in India: PM Modi on board INS VikramadityaAfter the conference, he witnessed an operational demonstration of India's naval and maritime air capabilities.
11 Jul, 2018, 01.38 PM IST
Defence cooperation to be key focus of PM Narendra Modi's visit to Indonesia, SingaporeIndia and Indonesia are likely to sign a pact on defence cooperation as a similar agreement inked years ago had expired.
24 May, 2018, 09.36 PM IST
China becomes first country to display nuclear submarine to publicNo navy in the world has ever put a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine on display in a museum.
27 Oct, 2016, 11.23 PM IST
China decommissions its first nuclear submarineChina reported to have five nuclear submarines and 15 conventional ones with several others under construction.
16 Oct, 2016, 07.46 PM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
29 people with 'soft' college majors who became extremely successfulHere are 29 extremely successful people who prove that it's possible to climb the ladder without a bachelor's degree in business or science.
06 Sep, 2014, 04.43 PM IST
China seeks great power status after sea retreatThe expeditions are in the spotlight in official comments and state media as China lays claim to about 90% of the South China Sea.
04 Jul, 2014, 06.50 AM IST
Chinese Navy officers visit Eastern Naval Command headquartersThe officers called on Eastern Naval Commander Vice Admiral Anil Chopra and held discussions on issues of mutual interest.
19 May, 2014, 08.48 PM IST