Army Chief reviews operational preparedness of Spear Corps in Dimapur

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Saturday visited the border area of Dimapur-based Spear Corps along the Line of Actual control.  The army chief also visited Taksing and other forwards areas in Arunachal Pradesh and reviewed the oper...

Indian Navy commissions amphibious ship LCU L54 at Port Blair

Giving an impetus to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious initiative ‘Make-in-India’, the Indian Navy on Friday commissioned indigenously designed amphibious ship IN LCU L54. The ship is the fourth Landing Craft Utili...

DAC simplifies defence procurement procedure

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday approved various measures to simplify the defence procurement procedure (DPP). In continuation of its efforts to streamline defence procurement procedures ...

Navy chief visits Mizoram, discuss state’s strategic importance

Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Wednesday discussed strategic importance of Mizoram and issues relating to border management with Governor Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma (Retd). He was on a 4-day visit to northeastern states including Manipur ...

Indian Navy deploys 2 warships to South East Asia

Aiming to enhance the maritime cooperation and bolster India’s strong  bonds of friendship with Thailand and Malaysia, the Indian Navy deployed its two warships on a 4-day mission based deployment to South East Asia. Indian Navy&rsq...

Amid blots of communal riots, two families set example for others

At a time when some of the Indian states are simmering with the blot of communal disharmony and the chasm among different religions of the country seems to be widening on account of some infamous hatred-fueled incidents, there are some which have set...