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India’s second aircraft carrier, the 45,000-tonne INS Vikramaditya — a retrofitted Russian carrier formerly named Admiral Gorshkov dating back to the 1980s — has successfully completed sea trial of achieving top speed of 32 knots, reports received from Russia said on Sunday. It will now head...

Warned by intelligence agencies that using a foreign satellite in the proposed nationwide Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) could make critical databases vulnerable to eavesdropping by other countries, the Union Home Ministry has decided to take the help of the Indian Space...

And now its time to shift our focus on INS Aridhaman..:agree:

Indian Air Force at war with Hindustan Aeronautics; wants to import, not build, a trainer Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne has assailed Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), which builds most of the fighter aircraft the IAF flies. Writing directly to Defence Minister A...

India and Russia are poised to diversify their cooperation in real estate, as the realtors’ apex body CREDAI is holding its national convention here for the first time. Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Girija Vyas, who is attending the 13th CREDAI annual convention...

Ever wished you had a vehicle that could manoeuvre the roads of Bangalore like a two-wheeler and still be as comfortable as a car? Three students from HKBK College of Engineering have built a car that may just be the solution you are looking for. Syed Zeeshan K., Syed Arifullah and Sanu Rahman...

In a sign that Western sanctions weigh heavily on it, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has virtually slammed the door on Iran for crude oil imports during 2013-14 and has instead increased imports from Iraq. The HPCL’s strategy paper for crude imports during 2013-14 — a copy of...

India’s largest steel giant, Tata Steel, has set its sights on the Indian iron ore assets of one of Britain’s largest independent steel trading companies — Stemcor, according to a media report. The British firm has run into trouble as a result of a global slowdown in the steel industry and is...

BANGALORE: Two days after its launch, INSAT-3D, India's advanced weather satellite, has reached an intermediate orbit which is much closer to the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit, its final orbital home, Isro said. INSAT-3D was launched by Ariane-5 launch vehicle in the early hours of July...

The more the merrier..!!

Rafale jet deal put on the back burner, French Minister leaves with hopes alone French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian came to Delhi, charmed his counterpart A K Antony, but could not conquer. After three days in India, when he held formal talks with the Indian defence ministry top...

India and the US share an increasingly warm relationship and it is visible in tighter defense ties. Days after India’s cabinet committee on security approved the creation of a new military corps of 50,000 troops near its border with China, India shared its strategic perspective with a top US...

In a first, India has offered a $ 100-million credit line to Vietnam to purchase military equipment. It will be used for purchasing four patrol boats. The credit line was agreed upon around the time India once again expressed its resolve to remain involved in oil exploration activity in the...

Earlier this month, the latest edition of the nation’s cyber security policy was announced, and now news has it that government will be teaming up with Verint Systems for interception tools, due to the increasing cyber security concerns. According to a report by The Economic Times, Verint...

Second generation Pinaka multi-rocket system successfully test fired in Pokhran The Pinaka Mark II Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System has undergone successful firing trials at Chandhan area in Pokhran field firing ranges. The trials which started on Friday were witnessed by officials ofDRDO...

MANAMADURAI: (TN) Noting that India continued to be the second fastest growing economy in the world after China, finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said people should not be worried about the current slow down and expressed hope of achieving 6% growth this fiscal. "People should...

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered the first Lakshya-1 (pilotless target aircraft) to Bharat Dynamics Limited (Hyderabad), which will be used by the Indian Army in the coming days. “The aircraft has been delivered ahead of schedule in record 15 months against 24 months of...

Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Communications and Navigation in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, have received signals from IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. Launched on July 1, 2013, the satellite reached its designated...

NAGPUR: Press Council of India (PCI) chief, Markandey Katju, known for his controversial remarks, this time made an oblique reference to Narendra Modi who had called himself a 'Hindu nationalist' in a recent media interview. Katju also referred to BJP's Ram Janmabhoomi agitation as communalist...

With the 126 fighter deal in the pipeline, India and France today set out on a course of long-term strategic cooperation with the latter offering to move on from client-seller relationship to joint production of military hardware which could be exported to other countries. The two countries...