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India successfully tests home-made guided bombs: defense ministry India successfully tested indigenously-developed light weight guided bombs in eastern state of Odisha, defense ministry officials said Saturday. The tests were made from an Indian Air Force aircraft at the Integrated Test Range...

India, Bangladesh to kick off combat exercise in Mizoram next week The Indian and Bangladeshi armies are all set to hold an intensive combat exercise at the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte in Mizoram from next week as part of the overall policy to bolster bilateral...

Indo-US navy meet for futuristic aircraft carrier India and USA have moved ahead on their collaboration to design and manufacture an aircraft carrier with advanced technology for the Indian Navy. In the last six days, a 13-member US team extensively toured Indian naval bases in Goa and Karwar...

Trump, Modi to discuss defence, trade on sidelines of E. Asia summit Billion-dollar defence deals and addressing the trade deficit will be topping US President Donald Trump’s agenda as he gears up for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 13 on the sidelines of the East Asian...

India to be high middle income economy by 2047: World Bank CEO Days after it gave India a 30 place jump in its ease of doing business ranking, the World Bank today said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and reforms push by the government will catapult the country to high middle income economy in...

India to take up Zakir Naik's extradition with Malaysia India will soon make a formal request to Malaysia for the extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, PTI has reported. "Our legal internal process is nearing completion. Once it is complete, we will then make an official...

India to take up Zakir Naik's extradition with Malaysia India will soon make a formal request to Malaysia for the extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, PTI has reported. "Our legal internal process is nearing completion. Once it is complete, we will then make an official...

India scores 'perfect 10' in protecting shareholders' rights India has scored a 'perfect 10' in terms of protecting shareholders' rights, even as advanced economies like the US, UK, Singapore and New Zealand have failed to get this top-billing in the World Bank's latest 'ease of doing business'...

US shouldn't label India 'currency manipulator': Raghuram Rajan Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said the US Treasury should not label India as a "currency manipulator", as the country needs to build forex reserves to protect the economy from surge in outflows. Rajan, currently a professor at...

In a first, India, Nepal and Bangladesh to sync 2018 tiger census For the first time, India, Nepal and Bangladesh will be conducting the 2018 tiger census in close coordination in their respective territories at the same time. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), which is...

Amid simmering tensions with China, India is looking to gain an advantage at sea A spike in tensions between China and India along their shared border in the Himalayas this summer eased in August, but the two Asian powers are still at odds. China has grown its influence in the region through...

India offers to share real-time maritime data India has made an offer to share intelligence of maritime movements in the Indian Ocean in real-time with 10 Indian Ocean littoral States. This comes even as India gears up to counter China’s increased presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)...

Indian-Coast-Guard-ship-to-dock-at-Hamad-Port The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samarth will arrive at Hamad Port on Saturday on a four-day visit to Qatar. In the framework of the deep-rooted friendly ties, multi-faceted and growing co-operation between India and Qatar, this is the second time...

Air Force chief B S Dhanoa on 5-day visit to Vietnam Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa is on an official visit to Vietnam from October 30 to November 3. "Aim of visit is to improve Bilateral Relations & #DefenceCooperation," the official handle of the Indian Air Force tweeted. Last month, Navy chief...

Real estate investment in 6 top cities doubles to $2.87 billion Real estate investment in India's six major cities doubled to $2.87 billion in the year ended June 2017 as Mumbai attracted maximum capital and was ranked 81st globally, according to Cushman & Wakefield report. "India received a...

India and Oman join hands DG Rajendra Singh, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard hosting a four member delegation of the Royal Oman Police Coast Guard led by Officer Commanding, Brigadier Badar Khalfan Khamis Al Zadjali at New Delhi from Oct 29 to Nov 3. A High Level Meeting (HLM)...

India as No. 1 China gets all the attention, but there’s another big Asian country that’s making gigantic strides. It’s in the cards: India will soon supplant China as the world’s most populous country. The question is whether India will also rise to challenge China as an economic powerhouse...

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IAF chief to begin Vietnam visit on Monday Indian Air Force chief B.S. Dhanoa will on Monday reach Vietnam on a five-day visit, during which he will hold meetings with top brass of the Vietnamese Air Force, an official statement said. During his visit, which will go on till November 3, Air...

Sri Lanka Coast Guard inducts Vikram-class OPV from India The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) has inducted its first Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The 74.1 m vessel, which has been named Suraksha with pennant number 60, was commissioned into the SLCG on 21 October at a ceremony in...