New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Anthony Wednesday announced 3,000 additional posts for the Coast Guard to beef up maritime surveillance and security. Antony said that the concept of security was ...

Mumbai, Oct.27 (ANI): The Indian Navy has reportedly decided to deploy two warships in the Indian Ocean area to counter the threat from Somali pirates. According to sources, the warships will be deployed ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony said here on Thursday that the Indian Navy will conduct a probe into allegations made against its officers by Indian Ambassador to ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday said India will beef up its maritime security to tackle any threat and an adviser on the matter will be appointed soon. Antony ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) The government is taking "seriously" the allegations that some officials, including from the Indian Navy, have received received illegal payments worth millions of dollars from some US ...

New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The government Tuesday announced the appointment of former Indian Navy chief Sureesh Mehta as India's new high commissioner to New Zealand. Admiral Mehta is expected to take up ...

New Delhi, Oct 18 (ANI): The Indian and Indonesian Navies launched the 14th cycle of coordinated patrol codenamed 'Ind-Indo Corpat' in the Indian Ocean region on Sunday. The coordinated patrols were being conducted ...

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Indian and Indonesian navies will undertake a two-week coordinated patrol along their international maritime boundary from Sunday to check piracy, poaching, drug trafficking and illegal immigration, ...

New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): The Indian and Indonesian Navies are launching the 14th cycle of coordinated patrol codenamed Ind -Indo Corpat from October 18 to November 5. The coordinated patrols are conducted ...

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India and Russia have failed to reach agreement on the revised cost of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov that the Indian Navy has purchased and negotiations on ...

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Expecting to be roped in for anti-piracy operations in the near future, the Indian Air Force (IAF) would, for the first time, be undertaking a week-long ...

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Five government departments have been asked to submit their reports on action taken against corrupt officials after India's ambassador to the US Meera Shankar ...

Kochi, Oct 13(ANI): To counter any untoward act of terrorism, the armed forces on Tuesday conducted a mock security and emergency drill in Kochi. The Indian Army, Coast Guard, Navy and state police ...

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it was inquiring into a complaint lodged by the Indian ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar, highlighting instances of millions of dollars paid ...

Chandipur (Orissa), Oct 12 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists on Monday successfully test fired in quick succession two Prithvi-II surface-to-surface short range ballistic missiles, from the Integrated Test Range ...

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 ...

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Undertaking one of the biggest relief and rescue operations in the flood-ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the armed forces have rescued hundreds of marooned people ...

New Delhi/Kochi, Oct 4 (IANS) A probe team has found nothing "incriminating" on board a Pakistan-bound North Korean ship, which was detained off the Kerala coast for anchoring in Indian waters without ...

Vadakara (Kozhikode), Oct 4 (ANI): A North Korean ship, Hyang Ro, has been detained by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard off the coast of Kerala at Vadakara in Kozhikode district. According ...

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) A North Korean ship headed for Pakistan has been detained off the Kerala coast by the navy and the Coast Guard after it anchored in Indian waters ...

Thekkady (Kerala), Oct 2 (IANS) Indian Navy divers Friday evening ended their search in Kerala's Thekkady lake for the day as four victims remained missing following the boat capsize that killed 41 ...

Thekkady (Kerala), Oct 2 (IANS) Indian Navy divers resumed the search for missing people in the Thekkady lake at the Periyar wildlife sanctuary Friday as slippers and scattered bits of clothing floated ...

Thekkady, (Kerala) Oct 1 (ANI): Rescuers on have been able to fish out five more bodies from the Thekkady Lake, taking the death toll from Wednesday's boat tragedy to 40. According to Kerala ...

Kochi, Oct 1 (IANS) With the recovery of 11 more bodies Thursday from the Thekkady lake at the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in central Kerala, the toll in Wednesday's boat tragedy has touched ...

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday expressed grief and concern over the "terrible boat tragedy" in Kerala's Thekkady wildlife sanctuary that claimed 37 lives. "I am deeply distressed ...

New Delhi, Oct.1 (ANI): The Indian Government has finally responded to a call for justice by former Indian Navy captain Subbarao Buddhi for his son Vikram who has been languishing in jail ...

Thekkady (Kerala), Oct 1 (IANS) The toll in the Thekkady boat tragedy touched 37 as five more bodies were recovered Thursday morning, officials said. The tragedy occurred Wednesday at 5.15 p.m. when the ...

Moscow, Sep 30 (RIA Novosti) Russia's MiG aircraft maker said it has successfully tested four MiG-29 jets due to be delivered to India. "During the tests Sep 28-29, the MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB fighters ...