New Delhi: The race for the world's biggest fighter jet deal which ended on Tuesday saw the French Rafale fighter emerge as the winner. The Indian Air Force will buy 126 fighters from France for Rs 52,000 crores. The Rafale fighter jet built by the French firm Dassault emerged as the lowest tender in the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition beating the only other rival Eurofighter. The Rafale has...
06:41 AM, Feb 01, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General Vijay Kumar Singh has been wronged in the controversy over his date of birth, according to four former Chief Justices of India. In their opinion General Singh has been consistent on his date of birth since he joined the National Defence Academy (NDA). While one former Chief Justice of India, Justice (retired) JS Verma was consulted by the Army over General VK Singh's age row,...
01:50 PM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh's decision to take the government to the Supreme Court over his age controversy may have shocked many, but the Congress has downplayed the move. As the apex court mulls over his plea, the General may seek a stay on the process of appointing his successor. In about a week from now, the Supreme Court will take a decision on Singh's plea on his...
07:48 AM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: To find out India's largest retail outlet, you should check out the Ministry of Defence in Delhi's South Block, where the humbly named Canteen Services Department or CSD is headquartered. The CSD is a wholesale agent, which buys directly from manufacturers and selling to 4000 Unit Run Canteens of the armed forces all over India. According to RTI documents accessed by CNN-IBN, the Unit Run Canteens have run...
10:10 AM, Jan 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian naval designers have been working on cutting edge ships of the future. CNN-IBN caught up with naval experts at the President's Fleet Review to find out what the Indian navy fleet will look like, 10 years from now. The Indian Navy will have a three hulled ship or the Trimaran virtually invisible to the enemy radar because of its stealth design. Its deck gun and missiles...
08:05 AM, Dec 20, 2011
Barmer: The Indian army is often described as an unwieldy peasant army, ponderous and heavy footed. However, the India army is also looking at transforming into a more flexible and lethal force. "We are looking at an army which is more lethal, an army which is more agile, an army which is technically superior and can work in a totally network-centric environment with all the services," said Army Chief Gen...
09:28 AM, Dec 10, 2011
New Delhi: The Bonn Conference on Afghanistan opens on Monday with 90 delegations and nearly 1000 participants in attendance. The focus is squarely on security, reconciliation and long term help for Afghanistan. However, Pakistan's decision to boycott after the NATO airstrike on its army camps means there's no voice for the Taliban. The conference is also slated to underscore the strained nature of the Kabul-Islamabad relationship. Earlier, Afghanistan President Hamid...
08:09 AM, Dec 05, 2011
Counter terror agencies say US had enough intelligence about a developing terror plot with Mumbai as the target. ...
08:27 PM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: Pakistan's envoy to the US Husain Haqqani quit on Tuesday over the memogate controversy. A state-run network said Haqqani acted on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's orders, but other sections of the media claim that the Army wanted him out. The question is whether Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari escape scrutiny. When Pakistan's generals want somebody out, marching orders don't take long in coming. And so, it was...
08:03 AM, Nov 23, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama held talks in Bali on the sidelines of ASEAN Summit on Friday. This was the their first meeting since Obama's visit to India in 2010. According to the sources, Singh and Obama held discussions on nuclear civil cooperation and future bilateral ties. Addressing the press in Bali Obama said, "This is an outstanding occasion to discuss how we can...
07:17 AM, Nov 18, 2011
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Has Imran Khan's moment finally arrived? The euphoric press reports from across the border suggest that "Im the Dim" as he's sometimes called, is on ...
03:26 PM, Nov 08, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian Army's proposal for a Mountain Strike Corps to add depth to its defence in Arunachal Pradesh is expected to reach the Cabinet Committee on Security soon, sources said on Wednesday. The new Corps will add one lakh men to the existing force structure and cost more than Rs 60,000 crore. Once passed by the committee, its budgetary clearance is likely to be done next April when...
01:25 PM, Nov 02, 2011
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Ever heard of Chinese made polypropylene innerwear? It's standard issue for the Indian Army in the sub zero climes of Ladakh! It's a way of ...
11:09 AM, Oct 31, 2011
Pangong Tso/Chushul: Ladakh's emerald green Pangong Tso Lake has an ugly side to it - the dispute between India and China over parts of the lake. But when boat patrols of the two sides meet, no shots are fired, instead a banner drill is carried out. Indian Army patrol boats armed with machine guns and crewed by commandos sometimes enter the Chinese claim area of the lake, which India disputes....
12:26 PM, Oct 29, 2011
Ladakh: The Indian army has long voiced concern over the depth and pace of China's military modernisation, especially in its infrastructure bordering India. On the Line of Actual Control at Demchok in South-East Ladakh, signs of that modernisation on the China side were visible. Lt General Ravi Dastane, Army Commander, Leh said, "We are watching it closely, it's a capability they are building, it also has a military implication." Colonel...
06:41 AM, Oct 28, 2011
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