Srinagar: Foreigners will be allowed to climb nearly 100 high-altitude Himalayan peaks for the first time in Kashmir, an official said Friday.
The move by the government to allow foreign climbers follows a significant decline in violence by insurgent groups in the region since India and...
Copenhagen: A Danish man who has admitted parachuting arms into the Indian state of West Bengal in 1995 has been arrested after officials in Denmark agreed to back his extradition, authorities have said.
A prosecutor said police had long known that Niels Holcks, 47, was in Denmark, but...
Manmohan-Obama talks amid diplomatic rift?
The last time Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here in Washington for a state visit he was given the red carpet treatment by the Obama administration.
However, Sunday's bilateral meeting takes place against a very different backdrop. PM Singh...
India to train 100 Sri Lankan naval officers idrw.org
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One hundred officers of the Sri Lankan Navy will be trained on an Indian Navy ship to strengthen the bilateral defence ties between the two countries, an officer said Friday.
The student officers would be given exposure to...
The Indian Army has invited information from global contractors for Sensor Fused Munitions (SFMs) for its 155mm calibre guns. The Army's RFI says it is looking to "enhance the accuracy of existing in-service ammunition.
LiveFist - The Best of Indian Defence: Indian Army Scouts For Smart Shells
The Indian air force is to purchase Israel Aerospace Industries' Harop loitering munition system, with deliveries next year.
Suitable for launch from a variety of platforms, the long-endurance Harop has tactical unmanned air vehicle-type capabilities, including an electro-optical/infrared seeker...
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India has requested a proposal from Israel Aerospace Industries to supply another three Ilyushin Il-76-based airborne early warning aircraft.
Worth a potential $1.5 billion, a new deal would follow New Delhi's previous order for three Il-76s modified by IAI's Elta Systems subsidiary. It...
the training programme for pilots in the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been stalled since its basic trainer, the HPT-32 Deepak, was grounded after a crash that killed two pilots in July last year. The major flaws included the engine, which shuts down due to the absence of fuel flow during aerial...
He is sad that even so much hard work of his is not paying off.
for 40 years politicians down played naxals............now he is trying, but he didnt have a magic wond, that he can do it just like that.
Law and order is states responsibility, center can only assist them
Naxal violence: Time not for blame game, says Buddhadeb
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was recently targeted by Home Minister P Chidambaram, said on Friday that this was no time for blame game and called for 'collective responsibility' in tackling Naxal menace in the...
Kingfisher crude bomb: Man questioned kills himself
He was questioned in connection with the crude bomb found on a Kingfisher flight last month. In a suicide note left behind on Tuesday, Sunil Lawrence, who worked as a cleaner at the Thiruvananthapuram airport says he decided to kill himself...