IAF to induct latest Russian military choppers Feb 17
February 6th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) In 10 days from now, India will formally induct the latest Russian military helicopters, Mi-17V5, into its service when Defence Minister A.K. Antony hands over ... Read more...
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Apex court questions process on army chief’s age row (Second Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) In a setback for the government, the Supreme Court Friday questioned the way it had rejected army chief Gen V.K. Singh's plea that his year ... Read more...
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Antony, V.K. Singh blame army for age row (Roundup)
January 31st, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian Army's administrative wing Tuesday came under attack sharp attack from both Defence Minister A.K. Antony as well as the army chief, Gen V.K. ... Read more...
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Gen Singh also blames army for age row
January 31st, 2012 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian Army chief, General V.K. Singh, Tuesday agreed with Defence Minister A.K. Antony that the administrative branch of the force was to blame for ... Read more...
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Antony blames army for chief’s age row (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday blamed the army for the dispute over chief Gen V.K. Singh's age and denied that there was any civil-military confrontation ... Read more...
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No civil-military confrontation: Antony on age row
January 31st, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Downplaying the controversy over army chief Gen V.K. Singh's age, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said the issue should not be seen as a civil-military ... Read more...
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Maharashtra NCC bags PM’s banner trophy 15th time
January 29th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra National Cadet Corps (NCC) has bagged the Prime Minister's Banner Trophy as Champion Directorate for the 15th time in 21 years.Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Malayalam actor denies his film mocks superstar Mohanlal
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Malayalam actor-cum-script writer Sreenivasan has refuted media reports that his latest film "Padmasree Bharath Dr Saroj Kumar" shows superstar Mohanlal in poor light.Sreenivasan plays the lead ... Read more...
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Wait for legal outcome on army chief’s age: Antony
January 20th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday expressed sadness on the raging row over army chief General V.K. Singh's age, but said it was best to wait ... Read more...
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Government set to take on army chief on age row (Roundup)
January 17th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Preparing itself for a legal battle with Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, the government Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to hear its version ... Read more...
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Government, army chief set for legal battle (Evening Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Preparing itself for a legal battle with Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, the government Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to hear its version ... Read more...
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No clue when age row will end: Army chief
January 15th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Earlier he was indecisive on what he would do next on his age row, but now Indian Army chief Gen V.K. Singh is unsure when ... Read more...
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Top EU official to visit India
January 15th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Jan 15 (IANS) European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will visit India Monday-Tuesday and she is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, Defence Minister A.K. ... Read more...
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Combative Indian Army chief leaves age row open (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The last word on Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's age row has not been spoken yet and the days to come may witness ... Read more...
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Military team to China without Arunachal officer wrong: BJP
January 10th, 2012 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Vijay Monday met Defence Minister A.K. Antony to convey his party's "concern and opposition" over the government sending ... Read more...
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Bal Thackeray targets Team Anna, Hazare
January 8th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Sunday trained his guns on Team Anna members Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, terming them "a bunch of ... Read more...
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Indian Army denies chief’s ‘Pakistan army chief’ remarks
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Indian Army Tuesday officially denied that its chief, General V.K. Singh, had alluded to the defence ministry's handling of his age row "as ... Read more...
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Amidst age row, Indian Army chief meets key aides
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Amidst a raging row over his request for reconciling the official records to show his year of birth as 1951 instead of 1950, army ... Read more...
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Kashmir cabinet to study AFSPA’s continuance
December 30th, 2011 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet is likely to meet Monday to examine the situation with the Armed Forces Special Powers Act still in force in ... Read more...
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Army chief’s plea to change age rejected, to retire in May 2012 (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) In a major setback to Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh in his quest to have official records change his year of birth from 1950 ... Read more...
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Defence ministry rejects army chief’s plea on age change
December 30th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) In a major setback for Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh, the defence ministry Friday rejected his statutory complaint seeking a change in his year ... Read more...
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Will always be considerate to Kerala diaspora: Chandy
December 29th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 29 (IANS) Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thursday said his government will always be considerate to the needs, demands and views of the Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs)."The very fact that ... Read more...
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India, Oman sign memorandum on military cooperation
December 28th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Providing a boost to their bilateral defence relations, India and Oman Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding for military cooperation for a five-year period.The documents ... Read more...
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Uncertainty over Indian Army chief’s age rages
December 26th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Uncertainty over the year of birth of Indian Army chief Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh continues, with all indications that Defence Minister A.K. Antony may not ... Read more...
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India spent $7 bn on army procurements since 2007
December 21st, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) India spent a total of Rs.34,517 crore (nearly $7 billion) on army procurements in the four years since 2007, the parliament was informed Wednesday.Defence Minister ... Read more...
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Incidents of ragging in Sainik Schools being probed: Antony
December 19th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) With "stray" incidents of ragging in Sainik Schools run by the defence ministry being reported from across the country, these were being probed and action ... Read more...
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Apex court judge recuses himself from hearing PIL on army chief’s age
December 16th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Supreme Court judge Justice T.S. Thakur Friday recused himself from hearing a petition seeking the quashing of the defence ministry's July 21, 2011 order fixing ... Read more...
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India remembers war heroes on 40th anniversary of 1971 war
December 16th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) India Friday paid tributes to its martyred soldiers on the 40th anniversary of its victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that culminated in the ... Read more...
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Shortage of armed forces firing ranges: Antony
December 12th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The Indian armed forces face a shortage of field firing ranges (FFR) to practice the use of weapons with the number dwindling from 104 to ... Read more...
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Kerala minister slams Jayalalithaa’s appeal on Mullaperiyar
December 10th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 10 (IANS) P.J. Joseph, Kerala water resources minister and crusader for a new dam at Mullaperiyar, Saturday termed as a distortion of facts Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. ... Read more...
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Probe below-par equipment report: Antony
December 8th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday ordered a probe into reports that a key military intelligence unit's imagery intelligence gathering and analysis equipment is below par ... Read more...
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Over 12,000 acres of defence land under encroachment
December 8th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Over 12,000 acres of defence land all over the country is under encroachment, and close to half of total lands occupied by squatters are in ... Read more...
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Court martial of army’s former military secretary complete
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian Army Friday completed the court martial of former military secretary, Lt. Gen. (retd) Avadesh Prakash in connection with an alleged scam involving transfer ... Read more...
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Omar for denotifying disturbed areas in Kashmir
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is set to recommend denotification of some parts of Jammu and Kashmir declared as disturbed areas and if accepted by the ... Read more...
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No NATO missile defence offer to India
November 30th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday informed parliament that India has not received any offer from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) for either a missile ... Read more...
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