Finance Ministry proposes sweeping changes in FDI regime
New Delhi: Seeking to promote India as an investment destination, the Finance Ministry on Tuesday proposed sweeping changes in the FDI regime, favouring higher sectoral caps in almost all sectors inc
Jayalalithaa conveys deep sense of outrage
Chennai: Chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday took strong exception to the Centre’s “astounding insensitivity” in once again inviting two Sri Lankan military officers for training at the Defence S
CBI chargesheets Abhishek Verma, wife, firm & ex-IAF man in OS Act case
The CBI on Friday chargesheeted arms dealer Abhishek Verma, his Romanian wife Anca Maria Neacsu, their company M/s Ganton India Pvt Ltd and a former Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force for allegedl
Army foils infiltration bid; 2 militants, 3 jawans killed
Army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, killing two militants while three Army jawans were also killed.
"A major infiltratio
6 Army Generals ‘wasted’ Rs 100 cr
An internal defence audit by the government’s defence accounts wing has claimed losses of over Rs 100 crore in spendings by six army commanders between 2009 and 2011, but the force has contested th
India pays homage to 1962 martyrs for first time
Paying homage to soldiers who fought in the 1962 Indo-China war, defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday ruled out any possibility of the repeat of the war and said armed forces were confident of protecting the country against any such threat.
IAF to procure 12 choppers for Siachen operations
Troops stationed at the Siachen Glacier can look forward to better resource mobilisation as
the Indian Air Force is procuring 12 new light helicopters for deployment there.
A request for proposal (RF
Russia further delays delivery of Admiral Gorshkov to India
Russia delayed delivery of a trouble-plagued aircraft carrier for at least a year on Friday, a blow to India's efforts to quickly build up naval strength as increasingly assertive Asian rival China ex
BrahMos missile successfully test-fired
The Navy on Sunday successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg, from a warship off the Goa coast.
"The cruis
India successfully test-fires Dhanush missile
India successfully test-fired nuclear capable Dhanush, the naval version of Prithvi short-range ballistic missile, from a warship off Odisha coast on Friday.