New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Shrugging off the controversy around the previous deal, the Narendra Modi government has finalized a deal for another 36 Rafale fighter jets, according media reports. An Indian Defence Research Wing…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) “Adversaries” are using fake WhatsApp groups on the hugely popular ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ TV show to trap security personnel, the Ministry of Defence warned in an advisory and gave directions…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The first of the 36 Rafale jets that will be formally handed over to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh by its French manufacturer on this Dussehra bears the tail number RB…
Chennai/New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Cracking the whip on the Islamic State’s (IS) Tamil Nadu Ansarulla module, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out searches at the residence of one of the suspected…
Hong Kong, Sep 21 (IANS) The Hong Kong riot police fired teargas and sponge rounds to disperse an anti-government protest on Saturday that targeted the so-called “singing aunties” of Tuen Mun. The violent clashes unfolded…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized contraband drugs worth Rs 300 crore from a Myanmar ship in the Indian Ocean region, officials said on Saturday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh will undertake a four-day visit to Bangladesh from Saturday in order to boost and consolidate bilateral maritime ties between the two countries. Admiral…
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Bulk production of the ‘Bhabha Kavach’, India’s indigenously developed bullet-proof jacket is yet to kick-start because of an additional bullet-speed test that is pending with its maker….
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) The US has announced plans to send military forces to Saudi Arabia in the wake of attacks against the country’s oil infrastructure. Secretary of Defence Mark Esper told reporters the deployment…
Rome, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) A European Union migrant redistribution mechanism could abet human trafficking in the absence of one to repatriate failed asylum-seekers, Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday. “It is true…
Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) The Centre on Friday accepted Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh government’s recommendation to hand over the September 5 Tarn Taran blast case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), in view of…
Rome, Sep 20 (IANS/AKI) Italy announced it plans to join a European military force that will react rapidly to crises near the continent’s borders – a sign of the new left-leaning government’s warmer ties with…
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa said on Friday that the Indian Air Force (IAF) achieved its objective of sending across a stern message to terrorist organisations…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the first multi-role combat aircraft Rafale from its manufacturer Dassault Aviation in France on Thursday, defence sources said on Friday. The jet will be…
Kabul, Sep 20 (IANS) The death toll in the suicide truck bombing a day ago near a hospital in Afghanistans Zabul province rose to 39, mostly civilians, an official said on Friday. Zabul governor’s spokesperson…
Riyadh, Sep 20 (IANS) The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen destroyed some “hostile targets” in the city Hodeidah on Friday. The operation was carried after the coalition intercepted and destructed a remote-controlled…
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) There are a total of 273 militants operating in Kashmir, according to a list prepared by security agencies last week and accessed by the IANS. Out of the…
Gwalior, Sep 20 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the armed forces must be fully equipped to operate against chemical-biological attacks in the future. Singh was addessing a gathering at the Defence Research…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A three-nation naval military exercise being conducted by India along with Thailand and Singapore in the Andaman Sea will conclude on Friday. The objective of the drill is to test…
Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday hailed the international conference on war-wracked Libya that Germany will host in Berlin next month, calling it “an important step towards an agreement on a…