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Rajnath Singh conducts surprise inspection of Defence Ministry offices

Singh on Monday carried out a surprise inspection of the offices of his ministry at the South Block in the Raisina Hills area

India's defence exports increased by 325% in last 5 years: Modi

He pointed out that both private and public sectors are working hand in hand for national security

Will provide financial support to 7 new defence cos if required: Rajnath

The defence ministry said the companies commenced work on October 1.

New defence companies will bring opportunities for youth, MSMEs: PM Modi

The country has already placed orders worth Rs 65,000 crore for these new companies, said Modi.

Exercise Malabar: US-India tighten defence cooperation as warships gather

Exercise Malabar will be held in the Bay of Bengal from Tuesday to Friday

India, US to set up joint working group on defence industrial security

To formalise and refine their joint security protocols, Washington and New Delhi held a five-day Industrial Security Agreement summit that began on Monday and ended on Friday in the national capital

Non-defence business likely to keep Bharat Electronics buzzing

Order book, pipeline offer medium-term revenue visibility

Paras Defence's Rs 171 cr IPO opens Sept 21, price band Rs 165-175

At the top-end, Paras Defence will have a market capitalisation of Rs 683 crore on a post-diluted basis

AUKUS defence partnership undermines regional stability, says China

China on Thursday stated that the newly-formed AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) defence partnership threatens stability in the region and provokes an arms race.

RKS Bhadauria expressed satisfaction over infra build-up in east: Official

Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has expressed satisfaction over the build-up and fortification of infrastructure in the region, an official said on Friday

SC slams Centre, allows women to sit for NDA exam scheduled for Sep 5

In a big development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday passed an interim order allowing women to take the admission exam to National Defence Academy (NDA) where only men can join

98% of defence personnel received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine: Govt

Ninety-eight percent of all serving defence personnel including those deployed at the borders have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccines,

Delhi Cabinet nod for ex gratia of Rs 1 cr to families of six personnel

The Delhi Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to pay Rs 1 crore compensation each to the families of six IAF, Delhi Police and civil defence personnel who died in the line of duty.

IAF to reorient for future challenges, prep roadmap for asset utilisation

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to reorient itself for future challenges across all threat domains and prepare a roadmap for effective utilisation of assets and future inductions

Robot dogs: On police forces, defence duty and their potential risks

What are these entities? These are canine-shaped robots with AI and four-legged mobility. Charact­eri­sed as "partly-autonomous" ground vehicles, they can be used to do a variety of tasks

Will fight to the very last day if China attacks: Taiwan foreign minister

Taiwan's foreign minister has said the island will defend itself to the very last day if attacked by China

SC to hear petitions by women Army officers over permanent commission

The court will hear a batch of petitions on a plea by women officers in the Indian Army who had approached the Apex Court over non-implementation of its order to grant them a permanent commission

New list of defence items barred from import in March: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said another list of items pertaining to the defence industry that will not be imported from other countries will be notified next month. He also said procurement of defence equipment from the private sector will not be limited to 15 per cent but will go much beyond that. "Another list of items that will be not be imported to be notified in March 2021," he said in his closing remarks in a 'Webinar on Budget Announcements 2021-22: Galvanising Efforts for Atmanirbhar Bharat' on effective implementation of the Union Budget provisions in the defence sector. Last year, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Ministry of Defence (MoD) prepared a list of 101 items for which there would be an embargo on the import. Singh shed light on the plans to spend USD 130 billion on military modernisation in the next five years, as he mentioned the recent order of 83 indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft MK 1A, Tejas, worth Rs 48,000 cror

Andhra CM announces ten-time hike in cash award for gallantry awardees

The Chief Minister had first visited the residence of Major General (Retd) C Venugopal, the War Veteran, and felicitated him as he is the living legend of the 1971 War

Navy to hold mega defence exercise covering over 7,500 kms of coastline

The Indian Navy will kick-start on Tuesday a two-day multi-agency military exercise covering India's 7,516 km-long coastline, involving 13 coastal states and Union Territories