Kochi (Kerala), Nov.20 (ANI): The Indian Navy created history on Friday by inducting two women aviators or combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian ...

Kochi (Kerala), Nov.19 (ANI): Indian Navy is once again poised to create history by inducting two women combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian ...

Colombo, Nov.14 (ANI): Days after General Sarath Fonseka resigned as Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff, his resignation letter reveals that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was so afraid of a military coup ...

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil has been undergoing a fitness regime for the past two-three months for her maiden flight in Indian Air Force's (IAF) frontline fighter jet ...

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will make a sortie in the Indian Air Force's frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet Nov 25, air force chief P.V.Naik said Tuesday. "The president ...

Srinagar/New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Reacting sharply to the Services' team refusing to play a cricket match in Srinagar, a furious union minister and Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) chief ...

Jammu, Oct 30 (IANS) A helicopter of the Indian armed forces went missing in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday afternoon, police said. "We have received a report but we cannot ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) For once, President Pratibha Patil will don a G-suit instead of her trademark sari as she flies in a Sukhoi-30 MKI - a frontline fighter jet ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Indian armed forces are "ever ready" to tackle any imminent threat the nation faces in the wake of the worsening security situation in its neighbourhood, ...

Moscow, Oct 15 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony has said that over the years defence relations between India and Russia have evolved from a simple buyer-seller relationship to a broadbased ...

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Sunday embarked on a three-day visit to Myanmar in a bid to give fresh impetus to direct military-to-military ties with the ...

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Indian Air Force's (IAF) deep penetration strike aircraft Jaguar will fly down to Oman this month for a military exercise. "To further military diplomacy and for ...

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor will Sunday begin a three-day visit to Myanmar to nurture direct military-to-military ties with the neighbour on the eastern flank. "The Army ...

By Ritu Sharma Ladakh, Oct 10 (IANS) Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju has expressed concern at the aging inventory of the Indian armed forces and said its modernisation is on ...

New Delhi, Oct 9 (ANI): The Indian Armed Forces (IAF) has been at the forefront of providing rescue and relief to the flood-affected states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Four army columns, ...

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A repeat of the 1962 India-China war is not possible now as the Indian armed forces have enhanced their capability, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal ...

New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): Indian Army's Artillery regiment will be celebrating its 182nd foundation day on Monday. The raising day, which is known as Gunners day, is observed every year on September ...

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Amid concerns over reported Chinese border violations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said Indian armed forces were capable of defending the country's frontiers. "India's borders are ...

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India should not expect "huge deliverables" during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the US in November but should look to strengthening the "multifaceted partnership" between ...

By Ritu Sharma New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A warmer world that threatens to change the battlefield and impact the capability of the military on land, sea and air is the new adversary ...

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Sep 4 (IANS) Long before tuition shops sprung up in every bylane of this city of the Taj Mahal, there were legendary teachers who are still remembered with love ...

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indian armed forces have taken steps to check the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) into its ranks and identified 50 hospitals around the country for personnel ...

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Terrorists are getting "more and more aggressive" and can resort to chemical weapons to cause maximum casualties, Defence Minister A.K. Antony warned Tuesday, adding that the Indian ...

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Terrorists are getting "more and more aggressive" and can resort to using chemical weapons to cause maximum casualties, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday, adding that the ...

New Delhi, Aug 02 (ANI): The Union Government has decided to extend the tenure of the Indian Armed Forces Field Hospital Unit providing succour and relief to the internally displaced Tamil civilians ...

Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that the US wanted "new and promising relations" with India as she began a five-day visit to the country by ...

Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Saturday met a select group of Indian business leaders here, focussing on issues such as energy security, agriculture, the global financial crisis ...

New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a walk out of the Lok Sabha on Friday afternoon while registering its strong protest over what it called ...

New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): The Indian Armed Forces is facing an acute shortage of nearly 15000 officers, specially at the level of captain, major and Lt Colonel who actually lead the ...

By Minu Jain Paris, July 14 (IANS) India and France Tuesday resolved to scale up bilateral ties as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrapped up a 24-hour official visit here with a working ...