Ties with China 'not normal' as India will not agree to any attempt to change LAC unilaterally: JaishankarAddressing the Indian community in Cyprus on Friday during his first official visit to this Mediterranean country, Jaishankar, in a veiled ...
31 Dec, 2022, 07.57 PM IST
The case against Agnipath: Army needs change, but not based on irrational economicsPension and modernisation are the drivers behind the Agnipath scheme, since many maintain that paying out the former precludes the latter. ...
19 Jun, 2022, 11.28 PM IST
Government should reconsider Agnipath scheme: Bhupinder Singh HoodaThe Centre on Tuesday unveiled the ambitious "Agnipath" scheme for recruitment of the youth aged between 17 and a half and 21 in the Army, ...
15 Jun, 2022, 07.30 PM IST
Positive step on AFSPA in 2022: Assam CMTalking to mediapersons on Saturday in Guwahati he said, "finally, Assam will see some rationalization of AFSPA during 2022 because army ha...
01 Jan, 2022, 09.57 PM IST
Indigenous artillery gun may go back to drawing board after barrel burstAn indigenously developed artillery gun which suffered a barrel burst in field trials earlier this month injuring four army personnel may n...
26 Sep, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
Army stocking up munitions for 40-day warDefence ministry sources say all the different types of ammunition for the Army will be built up to “10(I) levels”, which mean adequate sto...
27 Jan, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Cabinet Committee on Security clears Chief of Defence Staff post: Here are all the detailsThe govt had tasked NSA Ajit Doval to head the committee for the setting up of a new position that was announced by PM Narendra Modi at his...
24 Dec, 2019, 06.00 PM IST
Defence Ministry issues RFPs for acquisition of ships, craft worth Rs 15,000 croreThe Ministry of Defence has issued four RFPs for shipbuilding projects amounting to Rs 15,000 crore, they said.
01 Jul, 2019, 08.22 PM IST
Indian Army gears up to turn lean, mean, and fastResults of four ongoing studies on force reorganisation and optimisation, flattening headquarters at different levels, cadre review and ter...
20 Aug, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
Don’t scrap the rank of Brigadier say veteransA majority of the veterans said the time-tested hierarchical structure should not be tampered with.
18 Jul, 2018, 11.15 AM IST
Civilian docs may be asked to evaluate Armymen's disabilitiesIt is felt the current system of military doctors evaluating disability claims might be vulnerable to gaming as senior Army officers could ...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
How pay, pensions and sloth eat up India's defence fundsDefence auditor has repeatedly found that revenue component of budget accounts for wasteful expenditure due to outdated processes, lackadai...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.10 PM IST
Armed forces not reeling under shortage of funds: Nirmala SitharamanI want to dispel the myth that funds which have been given are lesser than before. Beginning 2004 to today, particularly on expenditure, it...
05 Jun, 2018, 11.34 PM IST
Army moving towards procuring mounted gun system, trying to revalidate projectAccording to the Defence Procurement Procedure-2016, “the AoN would lapse for all cases where the RFP for the approved quantity is not issu...
14 May, 2018, 10.46 PM IST
Left to observe Babri mosque demolition anniversary as 'Black Day'The CPI(M), CPI, RSP, AIFB, CPI(ML) and the SUCI(C) today gave a call to all their units in the country to protest against the "wilful demo...
22 Nov, 2017, 05.23 PM IST
DJB to approach Supreme Court as city apprehends water crisisAs water supply may be affected in Delhi due to Jat protest in Haryana, CM Arvind Kejriwal today directed DJB to approach SC seeking urgent...
20 Feb, 2016, 03.21 PM IST
Manohar Parrikar fires for Army's new artillery gunsSources said at least six tenders have been issued so far but were cancelled due to a number of reasons including blacklisting and single v...
23 Nov, 2014, 06.55 AM IST