Defence general

Five per cent holding 95% to ransom in J&K: Mehbooba

27 Aug 2016

J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that 95 per cent of people in the state wanted to resolve the Kashmir issue through political means and dialogue, while only five per cent were resorting to agitation

Chilli-based PAVA shells may replace pellet guns in Kashmir

26 Aug 2016

Pak shrinks in US strategic eyes as ties with India grow

26 Aug 2016

More Scorpene papers surface; sacked sub-contractor blamed

26 Aug 2016

Worried Australia warns DCNS after Scorpene leak in India

26 Aug 2016

Australian defence officials have warned French naval contractor DCNS to beef up security in Australia, where it is preparing to build a fleet of submarines worth $38 billion

Terror attack on American varsity in Kabul leaves 12 dead

25 Aug 2016

France’s DCNS probing Scorpene leak, blames competition

25 Aug 2016

French shipbuilder DCNS said today it is investigating the leak of 22,500 pages of data on the six Scorpene submarines that it is building in Mumbai for the Indian Navy

Turkey, allies launch operation to oust IS from Jarablus

24 Aug 2016

Turkey's army and international coalition forces today began an operation to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town, a statement from the Turkish prime minister's office said

Scorpene leak: Parrikar seeks report from Navy chief

24 Aug 2016

Alarm bells ring in Navy as Scorpene sub details hacked

24 Aug 2016

India plans Rs15-lakh crore outlay on armed forces over 10 years

24 Aug 2016

India has for the first time drawn up a detailed outlay plan for military upgrading that includes 500 new helicopters, 12 submarines, over 220 aircraft, and an aircraft carrier over the next decade

Move to deploy BrahMos in N-E raises China’s hackles

24 Aug 2016

The new version of BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia, will be developed specially for mountain warfare, with will be equipped with a compact engine that can reach speed of Mach 3.3

Afghans look to India for arms as Taliban, IS militants tighten grip

24 Aug 2016

Terror group `FETO’ has infiltrated India, warns Turkish minister

22 Aug 2016

Syria’s Assad says India has role in fighting terror

22 Aug 2016

China to develop next-generation modular design cruise missiles

22 Aug 2016

Saudi Arabia rues MSF decision to pull out of Yemen

20 Aug 2016

Bulk data collection vitally important to counter terror attacks in UK: Report

20 Aug 2016

NSA leaked files, confirm new documents

20 Aug 2016

NIA probing money trail of Kashmir violence

20 Aug 2016

IAF operationalises Pasighat advanced landing ground in Arunachal Pradesh

20 Aug 2016

The IAF has operationalised the upgraded advanced landing ground at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, across the border from China, further boosting its operational reach from the North East region