Admiral Sunil Lanba, who received the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee baton from outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at a ceremony in South Block today, will be assuming charge in the afternoon of 31 December

Draft Nuclear Suppliers Group rule favours India, but forbids Pakistan

29 Dec 2016

India is seeking membership of the NSG on the strength of the fact that it is already doing business with NSG members

Abe becomes first Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbour memorial

27 Dec 2016

The importance of Abe's visit may be mostly symbolic for the two countries that, in a remarkable transformation, have grown into close allies in the decades since they faced off in brutal conflict

Swaraj vows all efforts to free priest abducted by ISIS

27 Dec 2016

Chinese carrier passes Taiwan, escalates South Sea tensions

26 Dec 2016

WW II bomb forces thousands to evacuate Germany’s Ausburg

26 Dec 2016

Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi granted bail in VVIP chopper case

26 Dec 2016

The Patiala House court in Delhi today granted bail to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi and two others in the Rs3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case

India protests China-Pak economic corridor construction over its territory

24 Dec 2016

India has expressed serious concern over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, which is being built in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in violation of India's sovereignty over it

Cyber experts finds evidence of Russian link behind Democratic party hack

22 Dec 2016

India’s cruise missile Nirbhay fails another test

22 Dec 2016

Russian envoy to Turkey Andrei Karlov shot dead

20 Dec 2016

An anti-riot police officer shot the Russian ambassador at an art gallery in capital Ankara, allegedly in revenge for Russia’s role in the Syrian conflict

Five Indian Mujahideens to hang in Hyderabad twin blasts case

19 Dec 2016

A special NIA court in Hyderabad has awarded death penalty to all the five convicts, including Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal

Lt Gen Rawat has experience in key areas, insists govt

19 Dec 2016

Facing widespread criticism for ignoring seniority in the appointment of Lt Gen Bipin Rawat as the new Army chief, the government has linked it to the "security situation" in the context of Pakistan, China and terrorism