The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)-headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday accorded approval for indigenous construction of six submarines for the navy under Project 75 (I)at a cost of over Rs 40,000 crore.
“This...
Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar (seated). (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: Indian Navy on Wednesday said Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar has assumed charge as vice-chief of the naval staff.An alumnus of Sainik School, Amaravathi Nagar and National Defence Academ...
Former Defence Minister and veteran socialist leader George Fernandes passed away here on Tuesday.
He was 88.
He had been suffering from swine flu for the last few days.
A veteran Parliamentarian who was first elected to the Lok Sabh...
With an objective to make available the highlights of Republic Day Parade, the government has launched an app “RDP India 2019” in sync with its Digital India campaign.
This app contains information about the Parade on Rajpath i...
A ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) on the occasion of the “70th Republic Day of India” was conducted on Saturday at the Indian BPM huts at Chushul-Moldo and DBO-TWD meeting points of Eastern Ladakh.
The Indian de...
A total of 42 water warriors will be conferred with the gallantry and distinguished awards on the occasion of 70th Republic Day.
On the occasion, four Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM), six Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM), 16 Nausena Medal (NM), i...
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Thursday commissioned INS Kohassa at Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Earlier, it was Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur.
INS Kohassa has been named after a White-Bellied Sea Eagle, which is...
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday inaugurated the 426.60 metre long Pre Stressed Concrete Box Girder type bridge over Diffo river on Roing-Koron-Paya road in Arunachal Pradesh.
Dedicating the bridge to the nation, the ministe...
Aiming to further strengthening the India’s coastal security, the government has sanctioned three new Naval Air Squadrons which are scheduled to be set up in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
It is pertinent to mention that the contract for pr...
Terming as “factually inaccurate” the article which was published on purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets under Inter-Governmental Agreement with France , the Government on Friday said the article "does not adduce any new arguments".
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