India to buy 200 BrahMos missiles for Rs 19K cr to boost Navy

In a significant move, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has accorded approval for the procurement of more than 200 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and associated equipment for the Indian......

Govt okays maritime aircraft among Rs 84,560-cr defence buy

India on Friday approved defence big-ticket acquisition projects worth Rs 84,560 crore that included procurement of mid-air refuellers, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, heavy weight-torpedoes, air......

Govt nod to buy 97 more Tejas LCAs, 156 choppers worth Rs 2.23 lakh cr

India on Thursday accorded an initial approval to defence acquisition projects worth Rs 2.23 lakh crore that included procurement of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and 156 Prachand combat......

Navy's proposal for 2nd indigenous aircraft carrier gets govt nod

The government is set to positively consider the Indian Navy's proposal for the construction of a second aircraft carrier at a cost of around Rs 40,000 crore, in a major move that comes against the......

CAG flags anomalies in accounts of units under IT, telecom ministries

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Monday reported multiple irregularities in the accounts of units under the IT and telecom ministries, including purchases of hardware and software......

2016 Toyota Fortuner to be in India by end-Nov

It will borrow Innova Crysta’s engine lineup Overdrive reports that Toyota Kirloskar Motor will launch the next generation 2016 Toyota Fortuner in India in the first week of November. This......

Agriculture may get 30% hike in FY17 Budget

More funds are expected to be allocated for the new crop insurance scheme, PMSKY and RKVY. To boost the rural sector, the Union department of agriculture is expected to get about 30 per cent higher......

Govt in overdrive to put apps on tap

Most of the apps have been developed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati and other regional languages The department of electronics and information technology (DeitY), under Prime Minister......

WSF bans Pakistan Squash Federation secretary

The World Squash Federation imposed a one-year ban on Pakistan Squash Federation secretary Irfan Asghar on Friday, for stating that WSF president N Ramachandran played a "malicious role" in......