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...
Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Wing Commander Bhuvanendran Nair Prasanth will be awarded with Vayu Sena Medal (VSM) for his daring act while undertaking rescue mission during Kerala flood devastation last year.
On August 16, 2018, Wing Command...
A total of 62 air warriors will be awarded gallantry and distinguished awards on the occasion of 70th Republic Day on Friday.
On the occasion, six Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM), 12 Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM), two Vayu Sena Medal (gall...
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...
India and Maldives on Thursday held a substantive discussions on further strengthening bilateral defence cooperation.
Both side agreed that the two countries would continue their traditionally close cooperation on issues of maritime securi...
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...
In a first for Kashmir, Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani belonging to the state, will be awarded the highest peace-time gallantry award “Ashok Chakra” posthumously on Republic Day.
The award will be presented to his wife Mahajabeen ...
In a yet another incident of ceasefire violation, Pakistani Army on Thursday again fired unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile Indian Army effectively retaliated to the firing.
“Pa...
Exactly a decade after 26/11 terror attacks that had crippled Mumbai, a multi-pronged security exercise "Operation Sea Vigil' to test the efficacy of coastal security along the entire coastline of 7,500 km and involving all 13 states and union ...
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...