Balasore: India on Friday successfully test fired its two indigenously-developed surface-to-air 'Akash' missiles of Air Force version with a strike range of 25 km from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha. "Two Air Force version Akash missiles were test-fired from the ITR in quick succession. Both the trials were successful and met all the mission objectives," ITR Director MVKV Prasad said. The anti-aircraft missiles, with a...
12:48 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony will articulate India's view on maritime security, freedom of use of sea lane and piracy during the Asia Security Summit to be held in Singapore on Saturday. On the sidelines of the Summit, also known as Shangri-La Dialogue, Antony will also hold bilateral talks with the leaders of several key countries such as France, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Canada, Vietnam and Tonga. "Antony will...
04:21 AM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday announced the results for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination for the year 2011. A total of 356 candidates have qualified for admission to the 133rd Course of Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun; Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course. The exams were held by the UPSC in September 2011 and the interviews were held...
10:50 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony has directed Defence Secretary Sashikant Sharma to examine the petition sent to him by retd Lt Gen Tejinder Singh seeking action against outgoing Army Chief Gen V K Singh for issuing a "defamatory" Press release against him. Defence Ministry sources said the Minister had asked the Secretary to look into the petition sent by Tejinder Singh on Tuesday. After failing to get any...
10:41 PM, May 30, 2012
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Law on a Public Interest Litigation. The PIL filed by Army Reserve Officer Maj Navdeep Singh who is also the first president of the Armed Forces Tribunal Bar Association states that excessive control of Ministry of Defence over appointments, infrastructure, rule-making and functioning of the Armed Forces Tribunal, being the...
08:55 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: The results for National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy entrance examinations for the year 2011 were declared on Wednesday. Pranav Prakash Tejasvi of Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore has topped the list of successful candidates. Eight hundred thirty-seven candidates have cleared the exams on the basis of the results of the written examination held by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on August 21, 2011 and the interviews held...
04:43 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh on Wednesday declined to comment on Lt Gen Tejinder Singh's complaint to the Defence Minister in the defamation row, saying that raising voice against corruption is everybody's movement and controversies did not concern him ever in his service to the nation as Chief of Army Staff (COAS). He also said that there was no misunderstanding between the Army and Ministry of Defence (MoD)....
10:03 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday slammed the UPA government for the steepest ever petrol price hike, saying it was not a correct step and that the oil companies should have shown some "propriety" before hiking the prices. "The hike in petrol price was not a correct step," Antony said, adding, "The oil companies should have shown some propriety." The UPA government is under intense pressure from even...
07:50 PM, May 29, 2012
Mumbai: The Adarsh Housing society scam is soon becoming a flash point between the Ministry of Defence and the Maharashtra government. Both have been claiming ownership over the land on which the tower of deceit stands. On Monday, the MoD sent a notice to the Maharashtra government with the claim and may file a title suit in either the Bombay High Court or the Supreme Court for the plot. It...
08:05 AM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: A special court on Tuesday is expected to pronounce its order on the bail applications of 7 accused in the Adarsh housing scam. They are former defence officials, AR Kumar, MM Wanchu, RC Thakur and TK Kaul, former senior IAS officers PV Deshmukh and Pradeep Vyas and former Congress MLC Kanhaiyalal Gidwani. All the accused have sought bail on the ground that CBI had not filed a chargesheet...
06:50 AM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Prime minister Manmohan Singh today hosted a farewell dinner for Army Chief General VK Singh who retires on May 31. The dinner was attended by several senior ministers including Defence Minister AK Antony. Earlier, Antony too had hosted a dinner for General VK Singh and his wife Bharati Singh on May 23. Gen Singh's last major function would be the National Defence Academy passing out parade on May...
09:59 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: In a tell-all interview given to CNN-IBN, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General VK Singh said that Defence Minister AK Antony could have done much more in the Tatra-BEML deal controversy, adding that the minister could have moved against Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh. "I have faith in the Defence Minister... However, he could have moved against Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh... He relies heavily on advice from...
07:49 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: The first national security review since Kargil has been submitted to the Prime Minister. CNN-IBN has accessed the Naresh Chandra Committee report that reviewed India's future security needs. The report submitted to the Prime Minister last week is the first security review in ten years. The report has suggested the creation of a permanent post of Chairman of Chiefs of Staff without affecting the autonomy of the three...
01:25 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony's dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Wednesday night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches. No speeches were made at the farewell dinner for Gen Singh and his wife Bharati Singh hosted by Antony and his wife Elizabeth, sources said on Thursday, adding it was unusual as generally officials present say a few lines about the outgoing Service...
11:39 AM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday hosted a farewell dinner for Army Chief Gen VK Singh who is retiring on May 31. The Army Chief attended the dinner by the Defence Minister at the Army Battle Honours Mess at Delhi Cantt and the President will host a banquet for him on Thursday. Gen Singh's last major function would be the National Defence Academy passing out parade on May...
03:03 AM, May 24, 2012
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