Indian Navy chief favours five-star CDS
August 7th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma Tuesday favoured the creation of a five-star post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as a single-point military advisor ... Read more...
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Task force suggests security revamp (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A task force on national security Wednesday sumitted its final report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, reportedly suggesting a major revamp of the structures ... Read more...
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National security task force submits report to PM
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A task force on national security headed by former cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra Wednesday submitted its final report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, reportedly ... Read more...
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Akhilesh takes oath as legislative council member
May 14th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Monday took oath as a member of the legislative council. The 38-year-old chief minister was recently elected unopposed to ... Read more...
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Maharashtra readies for Rajya Sabha race
March 5th, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The heat and dust of the Mumbai municipal corporation elections has barely subsided and the stage is already set for the March 30 biennial elections ... Read more...
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Antony re-elected IDSA president
February 25th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony was re-elected unopposed as president of India's premier think tank, the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) here Saturday.The minister ... Read more...
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Armed forces feel left out of national security decision
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India's armed forces feel left out of the country's national security decision-making process and have now demanded a greater role for themselves considering their domain ... Read more...
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US to work with India in war against terror
September 16th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) The India-US relationship should become one of the world's strategic pivots, says a study by two US think tanks, even as Washington vowed to work closely ... Read more...
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India-US ties can become pivot for global peace: Report
September 16th, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Carefully nurtured, the India-US bilateral relationship should become one of the world's strategic pivots and improve prospects for global peace and prosperity in the 21st century, ... Read more...
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Government sets up panel to review security preparedness
July 11th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The government has set up a panel of experts, headed by former cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra, to review of India's preparedness to fight national security ... Read more...
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US, Indian think tanks form joint group
May 12th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Two US and Indian think tanks, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Aspen Institute India, have announced the formation of the US-India Joint Group ... Read more...
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India skeptical about ISI terming militants as greatest threat to Pak
August 17th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): New Delhi is likely to be skeptical about an internal assessment done by Pakistan's military spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence, which has found for the first time ... Read more...
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Deepak Parekh on BAE Systems’ India Advisory Board
July 1st, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) BAE Systems has appointed Deepak Parekh, chairman of the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), to its India Advisory Board, reflecting the increasing strategic importance of this country ... Read more...
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Navin Chawla headed for London? (Capital Buzz)
March 21st, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Guess who figures high on the list of names for the coveted post of Indian high commissioner to London? None other than 10 Janpath favourite and ... Read more...
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Antony re-elected IDSA president
January 5th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony was Tuesday re-elected unopposed as president of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) for another two-year term.
The election took place at ... Read more...
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`King Khan’says he is fine after Newark airport search
August 15th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Newark (New Jersey, US)/New Delhi, Aug.15 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan on Saturday said that he was doing well and was fine after his two-hour-long ordeal at Newark International Airport.Khan was ... Read more...
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Shahrukh Khan incident has lowered image of US security establishment, says ex-envoy to US
August 15th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Aug.15 (ANI): India's former ambassador to the United States Naresh Chandra on Saturday said that the detention of Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan at Newark International Airport for two ... Read more...
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Y.S. Bhave to head airport regulator
June 26th, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Y.S. Bhave, secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, was Friday appointed chairperson of the newly constituted airport regulator, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA).
The major duties of ... Read more...
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Pricewaterhouse names three members of advisory board
April 22nd, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) Audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India Wednesday named three members of its proposed advisory board, which will help the local executives rebuild the company's tarnished image after the Satyam ... Read more...
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Aviation regulator will be toothless in absence of policy: Experts
November 9th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The Indian government may have cleared the deck for a new regulator for the aviation industry - the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) - but in the ... Read more...
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Clock is ticking for India-US nuclear deal
June 13th, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The clock is ticking for the India-US civil nuclear deal, with one expert saying Friday that a final call on the controversial agreement awaits a "political decision". ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma among front-runners to succeed Ronen Sen?
February 15th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma and India's envoy to Pakistan Satyabrata Pal are in the race to become the new ambassador to the US, ... Read more...
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