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The army said the opening of cantonment roads is a deliberate, calibrated and monitored exerciseaimed at streamlining the process of assessing whether the roads should be shut to traffic when needed. (Photo: Indian Army | Twitter | @adgpi)

Indian Army hints of opening cantonment roads across nation to public

Army officers and their families have expressed strong objections to the move, flagging security concerns in reopening...

29 May 2018 10:22 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman who is now Indias Defence Minister was earlier Commerce Minister. (Photo: PTI)

No proposal to shelve' Tejas project, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Tejas is a supersonic, lightweight, all-weather, multi-role fighter designed for air-to-air, air-to-ground and...

4 March 2018 12:53 AM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the entire might of the Government has been invoked to pin the culprit Nirav Modi in the Rs 11,000-crore PNB fraud case. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Forces proportionately dealing with Pak along LoC: Def Min

She also said there was 'no rethinking as of now' on the AFSPA in J&K and several insurgency-hit states in the...

3 March 2018 7:37 PM IST

The vessel is skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, and the crew comprises Lieutenant Commanders Pratibha Jamwal, P Swathi, and Lieutenants S Vijaya Devi, B Aishwarya and Payal Gupta. (Photo: AP)

Indian Navy ship led by all-women crew reaches Cape Town in South...

INSV Tarini is likely to depart Cape Town on March 14 and return to Goa in April, on completion of the voyage.

3 March 2018 9:22 AM IST

Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata and Boeing Defence, Security and Space president Leanee Caret seen shaking hands in Hyderabad.

Boeing: Sourcing from India has quadrupled to $1b in past 2 years

The helicopter has been selected for acquisition by the Indian armed forces.

2 March 2018 2:20 AM IST

James Mattis apologised to Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera after a string of accidents including the emergency landing of an American military helicopter in Okinawa on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Will work everything out: Mattis on India's purchase of S-400 defence...

'India has been spent many, many years in its non-aligned status, and it's drawn a lot of weapons from Russia,' Mattis...

4 Dec 2018 1:19 PM IST

We have responded saying your basic price and the basic price that I am getting at, when compared with all the escalation and other things, is 9 per cent cheaper, Sitharaman said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

India sees US as an important defence partner: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Defence Minister said she was encouraged by importance attached to India-US defence relationship in new US National...

4 Dec 2018 9:22 AM IST

The BrahMos missile is the heaviest weapon deployed on Indias Su-30 MKI fighters.

Defence Ministry approves military procurement worth Rs 3000 Cr

The go-ahead for both acquisitions was given by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), ministry's highest decision-making...

1 Dec 2018 3:47 PM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, Activities of terrorists in the hinterlands are severely curtailed due to relentless efforts of security forces. (Photo: ANI)

Sitharaman urges scientists to prioritise indigenisation

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharamam on Monday urged the scientific community to focus on indigenisation and make it a...

15 May 2018 1:32 AM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman who is now Indias Defence Minister was earlier Commerce Minister. (Photo: PTI)

Nirmala Sitharaman, Chidambaram attack each other over assets, Rafale

Sitharaman even wondered if this was the Congress party's Nawaz Sharif moment .

14 May 2018 6:25 AM IST

Army personnel standing guard outside a school in Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)

Armed forces at shortage of more than 52,000 soldiers: Centre

As per details provided by MoS for Defence Subhash Bhamre in LS, the Army is reeling under a shortage of 21,383...

21 March 2018 9:31 PM IST

The government on Friday also said it hoped that the direction and the policy set by the Communist Party Congress in China will further promote Sino-India relations and contribute to peace and stability in the region. (Photo: PTI/File)

PM calls Xi Jinping, congratulates him on being re-elected as Chinese...

Modi and Xi are expected to meet this year on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

20 March 2018 7:20 PM IST