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Army still to get 1.86 lakh bullet-proof jackets a decade after demandIt was way back in 2009 that defence acquisitions council had cleared the acquisition of 1,86,138 such bullet-poof jackets since Army was s...15 Jul, 2018, 01.49 PM IST- Indian Army grapples with arms, gear shortageParrikar on Friday told Lok Sabha that 162 arms contracts worth Rs 1.33 lakh crore with Indian and foreign manufacturers were signed from 2...15 Jul, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
- No end to jawans' wait for 1.86 lakh bullet-proof jacketsThe only silver lining is that the "emergency revenue procurement" of 50,000 jackets, approved as an operational urgency by defence ministe...15 Jul, 2018, 01.39 PM IST
- Government to buy 7.60 lakh medals for soldiersThough much-delayed, the move to procure the 7.60 lakh medals for about Rs 28 crore is a welcome step since the basic ethos of soldiers rev...11 Jul, 2018, 04.37 PM IST
- Suit up! How Indian parliamentarians have stuck to dress code and avoided controversiesGreece’s PM Alexis Tsipras famously always goes tieless – and when presented with one by Italy’s PM Matteo Renzi, promised to wear it when ...14 Jul, 2017, 11.38 PM IST
- Top bureaucrats engage with government on Civil Services DayDuring the discussion on Civil Services Day on Thursday, where the country’s top bureaucrats were in attendance, secretary to the electroni...21 Apr, 2017, 08.25 AM IST
- Government straightening system to promote investment: VK Singh"There are problems. Those problems basically come up because we have a straight-jacketed system in our bureaucratic deals which is where a...20 Feb, 2017, 05.50 PM IST
- NDMC to construct 40 public toilets on PPP modeThe NDMC has deployed auto-tipper trucks to collect garbage from its residential and market areas. Mechanical sweepers are being used for c...24 Aug, 2015, 10.00 AM IST
- Dress a little casual, but get the tone right, say Harvard professorsIt’s not just the style gurus who’re suggesting less starchy attire. Even Harvard professors say it’s better to dress a little casual—but m...21 Feb, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
- Tough decisions await new Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at MantralayaWith Shiv Sena not part of the government yet, and Fadnavis facing a floor test, it remains to be seen whether the BJP will be willing to p...30 Oct, 2014, 12.53 PM IST
- Where was Adi Godrej spotted last Saturday?The industrialist was spotted on the wooden stairs at the Ballroom of Mumbai’s Yacht Club attending a private dinner with bureaucrats and i...17 Sep, 2014, 03.06 PM IST
- Four Pak Army officers sacked for kickbacks in arms inspectionThe development became public when Col Iftikhar Ahmed Malik and Majors Awais Chaudhry, Tabassum Daud and Khurram Sheikh approached the cour...02 Dec, 2012, 03.53 PM IST
- Mumbai blasts: Mumbai not equipped to tackle terror, says Prithviraj ChavanPrithviraj Chavan's contentious statement that the Congress should have retained the home department has sparked off a row in political cir...16 Jul, 2011, 11.03 AM IST
- Power dressingWill anyone go so far as to deny themselves air-conditioned comfort?04 Sep, 2009, 01.41 AM IST
- What use disclosing Pradhan report: SC"What is the use of disclosing it to public? says SC.05 Aug, 2009, 02.46 AM IST
- Rajiv, Prabhakaran: Bound by ironyThe 18th anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi's assassination has been invested with a new significance - the man who ordered his killing is now dea...22 May, 2009, 04.17 AM IST
- How well protected are the ones who protect?In the scuffle, an old question elbows its way out, yet again: Is the domestic police force adequately equipped to protect itself?30 Nov, 2008, 03.15 AM IST
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