Indian Navy inducts 2 US Predator drones on lease, may be deployed at China border

In a sign of growing closeness between India and the United States amid conflict with China, the Indian Navy has inducted two Predator drones from an American firm on lease for carrying out......

Army to buy 49 mini unmanned aerial vehicles for J&K

Army's Northern Command has issued a global tender for procuring latest miniature unmanned aerial vehicles for gathering intelligence and carry out reconnaissance of areas along Line of Control......

DefMin sacks 13 officers for 'non-performance'

Action has been taken according to a memorandum that requires 'periodic review of performance of government servants'.Ajai Shukla reports. In an unprecedented move, the defence ministry sacked 13......

Antony non-committal on CDS post

The Union government continues to drag feet on creation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff recommended by the Kargil Review Committee to prevent the lack of synergy among the three services......

Foreign arms-makers must invest 30% in India

The government on Thursday made it mandatory for all major foreign armament companies winnings contracts worth more than Rs 300 crores (Rs 3 billion) to necessarily invest thirty per cent of the......

BEL chief hangs up his boots

Y Gopala Rao who retired as chairman and managing director, Bharat Electronics, a defence PSU based out of Bangalore, had identified cutting costs as a key objective for the future. His logic is......

Entire text of finance minister's Budget Speech

Budget 2010-11 provided considerable relief to income tax payers by raising the slabs at two levels but hiked the central excise duty on non-petroleum products across the board from 8 to 10 per......

PMO's policy thrust areas for ministries

In consultation with various ministries of the Union Government and based on the commitments made in the National Common Minimum Programme, the Prime Minister's Office has prepared a comprehensive......