India hikes defence spending by 13 percent (Second Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India Friday raised its military spending to Rs.1,93,407 crore ($38.6 billion/Rs.1.93 trillion), a 13 percent increase, to further push the fast-paced modernisation of its ... Read more...
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Pakistan hikes defence budget, Gilani looks at economic revival (Lead)
June 4th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan increased its defence allocation to Rs.495 billion in a total budget of Rs.2,504 billion (around $30 billion) for 2011-12, but Prime Minister Yousuf ... Read more...
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India’s defence electronics sector to log good growth: experts
January 6th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Increasing budgetary allocation for armed forces, the army's replacement of old equipment, and compulsory sourcing of Indian components by foreign defence equipment vendors are among the drivers ... Read more...
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Streamline pension scheme for ex-servicemen: Antony
May 12th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday called for streamlining the pension system for the armed forces personnel, saying he had received complaints of many ex-servicemen not getting their ... Read more...
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Antony asks Defence Accounts to expedite pension
May 12th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday called for early disbursal of revised pension and arrears to Ex-Servicemen, asking the Defence Finance officials to expedite and further ... Read more...
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More funds for Af-Pak war in $548.9 bn US defence budget (Lead)
February 2nd, 2010 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS) President Barack Obama Monday proposed putting almost $30 billion more into the wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq as he proposed a record $3.8 trillion ... Read more...
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Antony wants armed forces to get sixth pay commission arrears before Diwali
October 1st, 2009 - 8:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony today said that the Armed Forces must get all their pay arrears relating to the Sixth Central Pay Commission well in time before ... Read more...
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Highlights of General Budget 2009-10 (Part II)
July 6th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Minister on Monday presented the General Budget 2009-10 in the Parliament.
Other highlights of General Budget 2009-10 are as follows:
1. Total budget expenditure for ... Read more...
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Post-Mumbai ‘threshold’, defence outlay hiked 34 percent (Fourth Lead)
February 16th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Maintaining a "threshold has been crossed" with the Mumbai terror attacks, the Indian government hiked the allocation for defence by 34 percent to Rs.141,703 crore (Rs.1.417 trillion) ... Read more...
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Antony hopes for hike in 2009-10 defence budget
February 11th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 11 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday hoped that the defence budget for fiscal 2009-10 beginning April 1 would rise despite the recession the Indian economy was going through.
"The percentage ... Read more...
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