Waqf Bill brazen assault on Constitution: Sonia Gandhi

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as a 'brazen assault' on the Constitution, saying it was part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's......

India lists theatre commands, simpler defence procurement for 2025

India on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms and that the focus will be to roll out integrated theatre commands to boost tri-services synergy and ensure simpler and......

Rajnath unveils new Defence Acquisition Procedure

In a major move, India has done away with offset requirements for government-to-government defence deals and single-vendor contracts under a new policy unveiled on Monday for the procurement of......

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......

Indian Army's shopping list worth Rs 300 billion

'The equipment that you make for us must be the best in the world so that it complements the Indian soldier who is without doubt the very best in the world.'Ajai Shukla reports. Kindly note that......

Land acquisition for Pune airport gets going

Acting on the directives from the Civil Aviation ministry, the Maharashtra government has finally initiated the land acquisition process for the much-awaited international airport project near......

'India needs quick and continuous decision-making'

Ahead of the NDA government's first full budget, ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar on Thursday said investors are looking for 'continuous and quick decision-making' as also for the capital investment......

Spending on India's defence not enough

The proposed funding for the defence forces in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram has come into effect on April 1. On the face of it, the Budget appears to be a customary......