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Saudi Arabia clubs Egypt’s Brotherhood with terrorist outfits

08 Mar 2014

The king’s decree followed the enactment of a sweeping new counterterrorism law that targets virtually any criticism of the government

Crimea votes to join Russia, West dismayed

07 Mar 2014

The sudden moves by Crimea, the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula, has unnerved European Union leaders who held an emergency summit to look for ways to pressure Russia to back down and accept mediation.

Hackers break into defence, DRDO computers, hit classified files

07 Mar 2014

The computers that were hacked are located in the South Block and belong mainly to the Army and also to the other two forces and the DRDO

Defence ministry not “wisely” spending funds: Chidambaram

06 Mar 2014

China to again expand defence spending by 12.2% this year

05 Mar 2014

China has for years boosted defence spending, reflecting its military ambitions as it asserts its territorial claims

Army Chief releases graphic war novel `Never Give In: 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal, PVC’

03 Mar 2014

Undaunted Indian Navy completes huge operational readiness exercise

01 Mar 2014

Revealed: MI5 ‘super-spy’ infiltrated UK Nazi ring during WWII

01 Mar 2014

A ‘super-spy’ working for MI5, the domestic arm of British intelligence, secretly controlled a vast network of UK-based Nazi sympathisers during the Second World War by pretending to have Gestapo links, newly-released files reveal

Navy chief Joshi resigns after new submarine disaster

26 Feb 2014

The chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral D K Joshi, resigned today taking moral responsibility for the third submarine mishap in the last seven months

Interim Budget: Defence allocation raised by 10% to Rs2,24,000 crore

17 Feb 2014

Rolls Royce in $1-bn engine deal with Lockheed Martin

12 Feb 2014

Rolls Royce in $1-bn engine deal with Lockheed Martin

12 Feb 2014

Rolls Royce in $1-bn engine deal with Lockheed Martin

12 Feb 2014

Ballistic missiles not on negotiating table: Iran

11 Feb 2014

Iran insists that its missile programme does not have a nuclear dimension as it is not developing atomic weapons

India’s nuclear sub ‘Arihant’ to be fitted with Agni-V for sea trials soon

08 Feb 2014

The nuclear-tipped missiles are ready for installation and their integration would begin after some of the scheduled sea trials of Arihant are over

BEL, France’s Sagem to jointly produce navigational systems for Navy

08 Feb 2014

Rafale fighter deal put off as India’s defence budget exhausted

07 Feb 2014

India has postponed finalising the deal to buy 126 Rafale fighter planes until2014 - 15, as the budget for defence procurement for the current year is almost exhausted

UK expert’s advice ignored in ’84 Golden Temple assault: Hague

04 Feb 2014

The British role in the 1984 Operation Blue Star, ordered by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to flush out Sikh militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar, was "limited" and "purely advisory", UK's foreign secretary William Hague told the UK parliament on Tuesday

British role in Golden Temple assault soon to be exposed

04 Feb 2014

China denies reports of setting up air identification zone

03 Feb 2014

DRDO develops amphibious tank carrier, unmanned ground vehicles

01 Feb 2014

The amphibious system can serve as a 24-metre long and 3.6-metre wide floating bridge and is capable of ferrying a 42-tonne main battle tank

More Mumbai-style terror attacks possible, says Coast Guard chief

01 Feb 2014

India close to $1.65-bin military aircraft deal with Japan

28 Jan 2014

India would become the first country since World War II to buy a military aircraft from Japan, when the $1.65-billion ShinMaywa US-2 amphibian aircraft deal materialises