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Raksha Mantri Rajnath to inaugurate Defense exhibition at BDL in Hyderabad, Vizag
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) BDL (Bharat Dynamics Limited) is organizing a Product Exhibition at its Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad (Telangana) and Visakhapatnam Unit (Andhra Pradesh) from Dec 13 to 19 to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence,…
President of India reviews the passing out parade of the Indian Military Academy
Gen. Bipin Rawat was an extraordinary military leader, and his death creates a void that cannot be filled, said the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. He was speaking on the occasion of review of the Passing Out Parade of the Indian…
DRDO test-fires two India-made missiles
In another achievement for the country’s indigenous missile development programme, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested several weapons over the last three days including the extended range Pinaka missile with the…
Lone survivor had close call last year, got Shaurya Chakra for gallantry
Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the helicopter crash Wednesday, is in critical condition at the Military Hospital in Wellington.
A year ago, he had a close call when a Light Combat Aircraft that he was flying developed…
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, 11 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other personnel died after the Indian Air Force chopper they were travelling in crashed near Coonor near Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri hill district. While an investigation…
Russian FM Lavrov arrives in Delhi for inaugural 2+2 talks
New Delhi, Dec 5: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in the Indian capital on Sunday night, for the India-Russia inaugural 2+2 Dialogue with his counterpart External
Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
He will meet EAM…
Prez, VP, PM, Union Ministers extend greetings on Navy Day
INS Kosura is Submarine Museum now !
Amethi to manufacture 5 lakh AK-203 rifles in collaboration with Russia
New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) The government has approved the plan for production of over five lakh AK-203 assault rifles with Russia at Korwa, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, government sources said here on Saturday.
This comes ahead of Russian…
HM Amit Shah visits BSF camp, dines with jawans
New Delhi, Dec 4 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to Rajasthan, on Saturday met with BSF personnel at the Rohitash Border and also visited the camp of the jawans and listened to patriotic songs there.
He said,…
IAF lost seven aircraft in accidents in last two years
New Delhi, Dec 3 : Seven aircrafts of Indian Air Force(IAF) have crashed during the last two years, Defence Ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said the figure…
Meghalaya: Martyred Soldier given full state honours
Shillong, Dec 2 (UNI) Havildar Hempiar R. Marak, 45, who died while on duty along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, was buried with full state honours at his native Salpara village in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district, on…
Mirage fighter jet’s tyre stolen on way to Jodhpur
Lucknow, Dec 2 (UNI) One tyre of IAF's Mirage fighter jet has been stolen from a moving
truck here while being transported to Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
The incident took place on November 27 at Shaheed Path in Lucknow, when the truck…
Sri Lankan envoy meets Rajnath Singh, discusses boosting defense ties
New Delhi, Nov 30 (UNI) Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda on Tuesday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here and explored avenues of further augmenting defence and security cooperation with India.
In a tweet, the Sri Lankan…
Lt Gen Manoj Mago takes over as Comdt. National Defence College
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (UNI) Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Mago, on Tuesday took over as the 34th Commandant of National Defence College after the superannuation of Air Marshal D Choudhury.
Prior to taking over as the Commandant NDC, Lt Gen…
DGP J&K: Pak pushing drugs in large quantity for terror funding
Jammu, Nov 26 (UNI) Expressing concern on increasing graph of NDPS cases over the years, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh on Friday said that Pakistan is pushing drugs in large quantity for terror funding and to…
Parade of sails organized at Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam, Nov 24 (UNI) A ‘Parade of Sails’ was organized by Eastern Naval Command (ENC) as part of Engagement and Outreach program at Western Arm of Visakhapatnam Harbour here on Wednesday.
The event was held as part of the ongoing…
LT Gen TSA Narayanan, Comdt MECME presented with AVSM by President
Hyderabad, Nov 23 (UNI) Lieutenant General Tirtala Subramanian Anantha Narayanan, Commandant MCEME, Secunderabad and Colonel Commandant of the Corps of EME presented with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by the President Ram Nath Kovind at…
President Kovind presents Gallantry Awards; Abhinandan receives Vir Chakra
New Delhi, Nov 22 (UNI) Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was accorded the third highest wartime Gallantry award Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind during the Defence Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.
He was…