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French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, visiting India at present, spoke to foreign editor Pramit Pal Chaudhuri about the $15 billion (Rs 87990 crore) Rafale fighter deal that is stilling awaiting formal completion and the Indo-French defence relationship. How would you describe the state...

BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: India's advanced satellite Insat-3D, which was launched early Friday onboard Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guiana off the Pacific coast, will improve weather and monsoon forecasting system. "After a perfect lift-off at 01:24am from the European Arianespace...

NEW DELHI: Former Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Friday said his country could use its advantageous proximity to India and China to provide transit facilities, and stressed that the Himalayan nation would never allow itself to be used by "inimical elements" for terrorism or other...

NEW DELHI: India and France have decided to embark on joint production of military hardware and software, instead of the existing client-seller relationship, as part of their long-term strategic partnership. Though both countries also agreed to work towards an early conclusion of the over...

India and France Friday agreed to increase their cooperation in high technology areas in defence that involve joint research and development and transfer of technology. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, whose three-day official visit ends Saturday, presented France’s new white paper...

Germany today said it is still hopeful of India giving in to the Eurofighter jet over the French Rafael and that it is not giving up in trying to convince the Indian government of why the Eurofighter would be a better deal for India. This was stated by Mr Philipp Missfelder, a member of the...

Launch of Ariane 5 Rocket with Alphasat and Insat-3D..

India is in talks to export natural gas to Pakistan through a pipeline from Punjab to help the country overcome crippling energy shortage. State gas utility GAIL has proposed to lay a 110-km pipeline from Jalandhar to Wagah border via Amritsar to supply natural gas to Pakistan, company...

Negotiations on the $10 billion deal for purchase of 126 French Rafale jets for the IAF will be high on the agenda during talks between Defence Minister A.K. Antony and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian here Friday but no contract is due to be signed. Le Drian, who is visiting India...

Soldier taking toilet break during working hours should be considered on duty: Tribunal CHANDIGARH: A soldier taking a loo break during work hours should be deemed on duty for the nation, the armed forces tribunal (AFT) in Chandigarh said on Thursday while ordering Rs 10 lakh compensation for...

How about launching a satellite that automatically detects congi monkey and throw an egg?? Please go ahead dear scientists.:coffee:

In a move to provide a vital fillip to the relationship between the two historic neighbours – India and Myanmar – the Indian Army yesterday handed over seven Bailey bridges to the Myanmar Army at Leimakhong army headquarter, about 20 km north of Imphal. The General Officer Commanding Spears...

Lone suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Shahzad Ahmad was on Thursday convicted in the 2008 Batla House encounter case by a Delhi court for murdering a police inspector and assaulting other officers. The court will pronounce its order on sentence on Monday. “He (Shahzad) is held guilty...

Kolkata : The Indian Army will plant 5,000 saplings of various varieties on Sunday in a bid to augment the green cover in and around the vast expanse of Kolkata's Maidan - a five sq km open field. The "Go Green Campaign" on the stretch, widely acclaimed as the 'Lungs of the City', is being...

CHENNAI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre has been advocating the creation of an environment within the framework of a United Sri Lanka in which all communities, particularly the Tamils, are masters of their own destiny. "We will...

France’s Dassault Aviation (AVMD.PA) called for two new European drone projects and urged completion of a $15-billion fighter deal with India as France’s defence minister began a visit to the country. The maker of luxury jets and Rafale warplanes warned of the risk of squandering European...

India’s advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D, with newly developed atmospheric sounding system, is all set to be launched by commercial launch services provider Arianespace from Kourou in French Guiana early tomorrow. “INSAT-3D is essentially for meteorological applications, Chairman of Indian...

Amidst raging controversy in India over visa for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the U.S. today refused to commit itself whether he would be granted permission to travel to America. The State Department also parried questions on what the U.S. would do if Mr. Modi becomes prime minister...

The unmanned aerial vehicle can be used for anything — surveying oceans, forests or even public surveillance Making unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) was a passion for Vinoth Gurusamy even while he was a student. The 26-year-old, who hails from Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, has now turned his passion...

How about a pizza being delivered at your home by an UAV ( Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)? Or getting a courier through this flying machine? Or spying with a UAV as small as a butterfly which perches itself on a windowsill? Sounds like sci-fi? Experts say this could well become a reality. While...