Gen Kapoor heads panel of armed forces chiefs

Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor took over as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee on Monday. General Kapoor took over from outgoing Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, who held the......

India should have minimum deterrence: Navy chief

Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Monday said India should have "credible minimum deterrence" keeping in view its neighbourhood. "You have to have credible minimum deterrence against somebody......

Indian navy well equipped to meet any threat : Navy Chief

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said on Monday that the navy was prepared to face any threat from the sea. Navy and Coast Guard warships have stepped......

Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma takes over as Navy chief

Vice Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma, who once commanded India's sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat, on Monday took over as the new Navy chief. Vice Admiral Verma, who was till now the Eastern Naval......

Defence forces reject revised pay panel salaries

The Defence forces on Friday did not submit their revised salary bills to the ministry's accountsoffice, effectively deferring implementation of the 6th Pay Commission report 'with the existing......

India-Russia relationship hits a rough patch

Cracks in the India-Russia relationship are becoming increasingly difficult to paper over. In October, India faced a snub when External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on a visit to Russia,......