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Rejig in forces: Rising threat from China, Pakistan influenced choiceLt General Bipin Rawat (infantry), who took over as the Army vice-chief in September 2016, bypassed Eastern Command chief Lt Gen Prave en B...
Navy to hold 'conclave of chiefs' today; 'Make in India' to be area of focusThe Navy will hold a unique brainstorming session on Thursday to exchange views on policy, manpower, procurement, doctrine and other matter...
Nation remembers Mahatma Gandhi on his 68th death anniversaryPresident Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi lead the country in paying homage to the Father of the Nation.
Indian Navy on heightened alert: Admiral Robin DhowanThe Navy had already stepped up patrolling in coastal areas much before the recent Pakistan terror boat sinking incident off Gujarat coast,...
India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine gears up for maiden sea trialsThe much-awaited milestone on the INS Arihant front comes just a fortnight after Navy chief Admiral Robin Dhowan said it would "very soon" ...
Indian warship scrapes merchant vessel off VizagThe Navy promptly ordered a board of inquiry into “the circumstances” that led to the mishap, which was described as “very serious” by insi...
National War Memorial finalized at India Gate complexThe NWM will be largely underground, with a subway connecting the chhatri area with the museum at the nearby Princess Park.
Navy to discuss aging fleet, warship safety next weekThe force has 44 new warships in the pipeline but a number of serving ships would also be phased out in a gradual manner.
Government finding solution to repeated capture of Indian fishermen in Pakistan & Sri LankaPrime Minister’s Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra has called the home secretary, defence secretary and foreign secretary to the PMO on J...
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba appointed new Naval Vice ChiefLanba will take over as Navy chief in May 2016, when Admiral Robin Dhowan, who took over as the head of the force in April this year, retir...
Funding for desi aircraft carrier tops Cabinet Committee on Security agendaWhile India does have two carriers now, 44,570-tonne INS Vikramaditya and 28,000-tonne INS Viraat, the latter is 55 years old.
Situations delaying defence procurement to be tackled: Rao Inderjit SinghAsked if the government was holding discussions in this regard, the minister said he was talking on the issue based on his previous experie...
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley briefed by service chiefs on a host of crucial aspectsThe aim was to acquaint Jaitley with the state of military preparedness along the borders, counter-insurgency, acquisition projects, etc.
INS Vikramaditya is operationally deployed: Admiral Robin Dhowan, Navy chiefThe 44,500-tonne aircraft carrier procured from Russia at a cost of $2.33 billion had arrived in India in January this year.
UPA's move to appoint next army chief is 'morally and ethically' incorrect: V K SinghBJP's V K Singh today attacked the UPA govt for its move to appoint the next Army chief, saying it was "morally and ethically" incorrect.
Robin K Dhowan takes over as new Navy chiefAdmiral Dhowan, 59, who has been the acting Navy chief since Joshi's exit, has been appointed the Chief of Navy Staff superseding Western N...
Dhowan takes over as Navy Chief, to focus on stopping mishapsDhowan, who superseded Western Commander Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha and will have a tenure of 25 months, listed out his priorites soon afte...
Vice Admiral RK Dhowan likely to be next Navy ChiefDhowan, who has been the Acting Navy Chief since Joshi's exit, was in contention for the top job along with Western Navy Commander Shekhar ...
'Maintain highest safety standards in nuclear submarine fleet': A K Antony to Navy, DRDOA K Antony has asked Navy and DRDO to maintain highest safety standards in nuclear submarine fleet of the country after a mishap in Vishakh...