New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday approved significant changes in the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)-2016 to make it “industry friendly and simpler”. In…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P. on Thursday took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command here. He succeeds Vice Admiral Girish Luthra upon his retirement. At a…
San Francisco, Jan 31 (IANS) After Apple revoked Facebook’s iOS developer certificate for using an app that closely tracked some users data, there was another app from Google that also monitored users’ data on their…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India is closely following the Afghan peace process undertaken by different stakeholders and supports all such efforts, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. “We are very closely following the…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Pakistan is officially abetting individuals associated with terrorism and anti-India activities, a senior official said on Thursday, responding to a telephone conversation between Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) India must sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in order to gain entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), China said on Thursday, adding that “patient negotiations” were needed…
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) A West Bengal BJP delegation met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora here on Thursday and demanded that central observers be appointed across all segments, besides adequate deployment of central forces to…
Panaji, Jan 31 (IANS) Army chief General Bipin Rawat called on ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at his office at the state Assembly complex on Thursday. Speaking to reporters here after a brief meeting…
Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) Gupteshwar Pandey is the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Bihar. A 1987 batch IPS officer, Pandey will succeed S.K. Dwivedi who retires on Thursday. Pandey until now headed the…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Vice-Admiral Ajit Kumar P. a missiles specialist, took over as the new Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command (WNC) of the Indian Navy, here on Thursday, an official said. He succeeded…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Hours after the extradition of Rajiv Saxena the co-accused in Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland case, and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar to India from UAE, an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team started their…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Rajiv Saxena, the co-accused in Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal case, and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar were extradited to India in the early hours of Thursday from United Arab Emirates…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) AgustaWestland chopper deal co-accused Rajiv Saxena and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar were on Wednesday extradited from United Arab Emirates (UAE) for India in another breakthrough for the government which managed…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) India and China discussed regional and international counter-terrorism efforts during the eighth meeting of the India-China Joint Working Group on Counter-terrorism in Beijing on January 29-30, the External Affairs Ministry…
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) French aerospace major Dassault Aviation will fly its Rafale fighter at the Bengaluru air show from February 20-24 at the Yelahanka air base of the Indian Air Force (IAF), an official…
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) Bengaluru is getting ready to host the Aero India air show from February 20-24 at the Yelahanka air base of the Indian Air Force. “The preparations for the 12th edition of…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that the Hindon Air Force base in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district will be ready to host scheduled civilian flight operations by March. According to a…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar on Wednesday assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff here. An alumnus of Sainik School, Amaravathi Nagar and National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Pune,…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated that if his party takes power, it will assure minimum income to the poor that will be directly transferred to their bank accounts….
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Former Defence Minister George Fernandes will be cremated on Thursday and the ashes will be buried in a Christian cemetery on Friday. Giving this information, Leila Kabir, wife of Fernandes,…