India to increase range of BrahMos missile to 450 km
By Anjali Ojha Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) India will increase the range of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile to 450 km from the present 290 km, and a test is likely around March 10, DRDO…
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Burundi asks refugees to return home
Kampala (Uganda), Feb 15 (IANS) The Burundian government has started a regional campaign to ask the country’s refugees to voluntarily return home despite tension in the east African country, a media report said. Government officials…
Heart attacks – not combat situations – killing 6 BSF men every month!
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Poor eating habits, unhealthy working conditions, stress and irregular sleep led to 71 cases of cardiac arrest among BSF personnel in 2016 — or six deaths a…
BrahMos range likely to be increased to 450 km
Bengaluru, Feb 15 (IANS) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is likely to increase the range of its BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to 450 km from existing 290 km, its chief S. Christopher said on…
I met my husband, BSF trooper’s wife tells HC
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The wife of BSF trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that she had met her husband and was convinced that he was safe. Yadav, whose…
Security heightened in Kashmir to prevent separatist march
Srinagar, Feb 15 (IANS) Authorities on Wednesday deployed heavy security forces here and other parts of the Kashmir Valley to prevent a separatist called protest march, police said. Separatists called for a march to Kulgam…
Russia deploys new cruise missiles in violation of treaty: NYT
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Russia has secretly deployed a new type of cruise missile in violation of an arms control treaty with the US, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The deployment of a…
HAL-Rostec finalise JV on Ka 226T, seek approval
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) Russian defence major Rostec on Tuesday said its negotiations with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd on the joint venture agreement to manufacture light multirole Ka-226T helicopters in India are over and the…
Indian Navy ‘Net Security Provider’ in Indian Ocean Region: Lanba
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Indo-Pacific region, which houses nearly 60 percent of the world’s population, faces both traditional and non-traditional maritime challenges for which the Indian Navy functions as a ‘Net Security Provider’ in…
Pakistan Army will help conduct PSL final in Lahore: Bajwa
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) Undeterred by the suicide attack in Lahore that claimed at least 16 lives, Army chief Gen Qamar Javaid Bajwa on Tuesday said the Pakistan Army will extend full support in hosting…
Anil Ambani to fly in Rafale fighter at air show
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani will fly in French Rafale fighter of Dassault Aviation on Wednesday at the Aero India 2017 expo air show at the Yelahanka IAF base here, said…
Thales, Bharat Dynamics sign MoU on STARStreak missiles
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) European defence and technology major Thales and missile systems manufacturing public enterprise Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on Tuesday signed an MoU to assess opportunity for transfer of technology of the STARStreak…
Four soldiers among 8 killed in Kashmir gunfights
Srinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) Four soldiers and as many militants were killed on Tuesday in two separate gunfights in the Kashmir Valley, officials said. An army officer Maj. S. Dhaiya succumbed to injuries he sustained…
Will weed out terrorism with greater determination: Sharif
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said the war against terror will be taken to its logical conclusion with greater determination. The Prime Minister was speaking at a high-level meeting here,…
IAF chief flies Tejas
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) A month after he flew a solo sortie in single engine MiG-21 fighter, Indian Air Force chief B.S. Dhanoa flew indigenous LCA Tejas on the first day of Aero India 2017….
Kashmir gunfights leave three soldiers, four militants dead
Srinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) Three soldiers and four militants were killed in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday in gunfights — the third in less than 48 hours, officials said. Three militants were killed in an…
Aero India kicks off with Make in India in focus
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) With Make in India as its focus, and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar wooing global aerospace firms to make their products in India, Aero India 2017 kicked off here on Tuesday, with…
IAF gets AEW&C; India only fourth country to develop eye-in-sky technology
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) An indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&C) christened ‘Netra’ was handed over to the IAF on Tuesday at the ongoing ‘Aero India 2017’ here, ushering India into an elite…
Order issued to shoot anyone attempting jailbreak in MP
Bhopal, Feb 14 (IANS) In the wake of growing incidents of jailbreaks in Madhya Pradesh, the authorities have issued orders to shoot anyone trying to escape from prison, a senior police officer said on Tuesday….
Dhaka cafe attack mastermind’s close aide killed
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) A close aide of the mastermind of the brutal Dhaka cafe attack has been killed in a “shootout” with the police in Bogra district, 197 km northwest of Dhaka. The district’s…