Surgical strikes an operational necessity, say experts

Top defence experts on Thursday termed the 'surgical strikes' on terror launch pads across the Line of Control in PoK as an "operational necessity" and said those were necessitated as the "levels......

The Rafale deal and why it makes China nervous

The People's Daily, the Chinese Communist newspaper, says the sale of the Rafale fighter plane 'encourages, excites and spurs India's appetite and ambition to become a great military power while......

Mangalore aircrash final report made public

Nearly two years after the Mangalore air crash claimed 158 lives, the final report of the Court of Inquiry was on Friday made public, with the investigators blaming Capt Z Glusica for failing to......

63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

A dream gone sour & an arrest

Pioneering publisher Ashok Advani has been battling to save his magazine empire for years. Will he now have to do it from behind bars?The last time a prominent Indian publisher went to jail was......

Free trade focus of Confluence '04

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad's, annual international management summit 'Confluence 2004' will kick off on October 23. The vision for the summit is 'Mantras for Emerging Markets'."With......