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The matter was referred to the CBI by the defence ministry after it was revealed that the fake bills got cleared due to heavy rush on account of end of financial year in March, 2016. (Photo: PTI)

Bills passed for movement of fake Army units: CBI

CBI sources claimed that the movement of the troops of this particularly Army unit never took place.

11 Jan 2018 1:53 AM

Italy court acquits 2 key accused

Setback to ministry, CBI as ex-Finmeccanica CEO set free of graft charges.

09 Jan 2018 2:18 AM

In the October 18, 2016, letter, the defence ministry, had made the rank equivalence between civilian officers and serving military officers on the basis of their functional responsibilities. (Photo: PTI)

Defence ministry withdraws controversial note on status equivalence

The ministry said the cadre restructuring of AFHQ CS as approved by the Union Cabinet shall be duly implemented.

06 Jan 2018 9:40 AM

The aircraft is capable of thrusting a punitive response and maintaining a watch over India’s immediate and extended areas of interest.

Navy to buy Rs 1,949 crore training simulator

Another four P-81 aircraft have been ordered, the delivery of which will begin in 2020.

05 Jan 2018 2:31 AM

Expressing shock over the news, father of Kargil martyr Vijayant Thapar remarked, 'Leave aside if she was a martyr's wife or not, even from the humanitarian angle, if a person requires treatment, can't we give it?' (Photo: ANI)

'No medical help for braveheart's wife hits morale of armed forces'

On Friday, a Kargil braveheart's wife died at a private hospital after allegedly being denied treatment due to unavailability of Aadhaar.

30 Dec 2017 12:05 PM

The applicant also asked about legal provisions to ensure restriction on misuse of the word. (In file PTI photo: Jawans give a gun salute to CRPF personnel killed in Maoist ambush.)

Not martyr or shaheed, but battle casualty: Ministry of Defence

It was in response to an RTI application, seeking to know the meaning and detailed definition of word ‘shaheed’ (martyr).

15 Dec 2017 5:26 PM

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)

MoD to fastrack delayed military projects: Official

The chief reason behind India’s growing military spend is the lack of a domestic arms industry that can cater to the military needs.

31 Oct 2017 12:48 AM

The move is likely to be matched by a similar pullback by China’s People’s Liberation Army, which had also garnered and consolidated its positions in the remote and inhospitable terrain in the Doklam plateau.

Troops deployed at Doklam sent back to barracks

The latest move to pull back has taken place in the backdrop of the ongoing Army commanders’ conference which began on Monday and will end on Sunday.

13 Oct 2017 12:29 AM

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the Uttarlai Air Force base. (Photo: Twitter | @IAF_MCC)

Factual error in audit report on ammo shortage: Nirmala Sitharaman

The CAG report stated that the forces had ammunition for 20 days in the event of a war, instead of the minimum requirement of 40 days.

11 Sep 2017 12:38 PM

The annual army chiefs’ conclave aims at apprising the former army chiefs of the recent developments in the force as well as to utilize the collective wisdom of the retired top army officials in form of suggestions and inputs. (Photo: PTI)

Army cadre review to benefit 1.45 lakh men

The last cadre review for the Army was done in 1984.

09 Sep 2017 6:25 AM

Piyush Goyal is the new Railways Ministry and Nirmala Sitharaman is the new Defence Minister. (Photo: PIB)

Nirmala Sitharaman gets Defence, Piyush Goyal is Railways Minister

Prabhu in commerce; Gadkari to handle Ganga cleaning too.

04 Sep 2017 1:10 AM

A defence ministry release said the step has been undertaken “in public interest due to their overall unsatisfactory performance”.

Delhi govt cracks whip, sacks 13 senior ordnance officials

Ordnance factories are the oldest and largest organisation in India’s defence industry.

01 Sep 2017 5:39 AM

57,000 posts to be restructured; including 31,000 civilians and about 26,000 soldiers —officers and men. (Photo: PTI)

Major reforms in Army planned

Bid to enhance combat capability; ‘non-core’ functions to be hived off.

31 Aug 2017 2:30 AM

Indian Army is among world's largest forces. (Photo: PTI)

Indian Army set for reform initiatives as part of defence ministry's overhaul

Govt has accepted 65 out of 99 recommendations of Shekatkar Committee, says Jaitley.

30 Aug 2017 4:00 PM

India and China have been locked in a prolonged standoff in the area in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

China mum about report on 'small-scale military operation' in Doklam

'This kind of reports represents the view of the media and think-tanks', China's Defence Ministry's spokesman told an Indian media.

07 Aug 2017 8:19 PM

Centre may overhaul FDI policy in defence

If approval, the liberalised FDI regime will see no cap in case of many military products and some with significantly enhanced limits.

25 Jul 2017 12:43 AM

Doval is expected to visit Beijing on July 27 to attend the meeting of the NSAs. (Photo: PTI/File)

Amid Sikkim standoff, China hints at Doval-Yang bilateral at BRICS NSAs meet

The standoff between China and India in the Doklam area near the Bhutan tri-junction has dragged on for the past four weeks.

24 Jul 2017 8:22 PM

Why does Delhi allow Beijing to bully it?

Why has it given an open warning to New Delhi for constructing India’s longest bridge the Dhola-Sadiya Bridge over the Brahmaputra river?

14 Jul 2017 3:05 AM

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy (Photo: AP)

China sends troops to first overseas naval base in Djibouti, Africa

The logistics base is the first of its kind for China, which will use it to support "naval escorts in Africa and southwest Asia.

12 Jul 2017 9:06 PM

In the event, it must demonstrate that it can efficiently absorb the technologies that foreign multinationals land on Indian shores under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” drive.

Private sector defence role still untested

This effort could easily take over a decade, as the newness of processes, designs and working techniques can be impediments.

22 May 2017 12:45 AM

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