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Senior IAF officer expresses concern over appointment process for selectin
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jul 19 (ANI): A senior Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force has expressed concerns to the Defence Ministry about the ongoing process pertaining to the appointment of the next Chief of Air Staff. The government has begun the procedure of finding a successor for Air Chief
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'Strength of Indian, Chinese Army reduced in Doklam following standoff but
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The strength of both Indian and Chinese troops at the Doklam plateau has reduced after disengagement in August 2017 but India is still closely monitoring Chinese activities in the area, the Defence Ministry said in its annual report released on Thursday.<
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Pak military continues to encourage terror groups to target India, says De
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Pakistani military establishment continues to encourage terrorist groups to infiltrate and target India, the Defence Ministry has said in its annual report.
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Rajnath chairs review meeting of Air Wing, Air Acquisition Wing
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a review meeting of the Air Wing and Air Acquisition Wing of the Defence Ministry at South Block here on Wednesday.
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India welcomes ICJ ruling in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): India on Wednesday welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case with several ministers from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government terming it "a big victory".
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Centre has approved 65 measures to enhance Army's capabilities: Shripad Na
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Centre has approved 65 recommendation to enhance the capability and rebalance the expenditure of the Indian Army, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik told Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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131 terrorist attacks on Army in last four years: Defence Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): In the last four years, there have been 131 terrorist attacks on the Indian Army bases and personnel in Jammu and Kashmir and Northeastern states of the country, Defence Ministry informed Parliament on Wednesday.
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Defence Minister reviews operationalisation of JV to make AK 203 rifles
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reviewed operationalisation of newly dedicated joint venture Indo Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh for production of AK 203 assault rifles.
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Defence Ministry suspends business dealings with Pilatus aircraft company
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Defence Ministry has suspended all business dealings with Switzerland-based Pilatus Aircraft Limited for one year following charges of payment of kickbacks in the sale of 75 basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
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Forty years after retirement, IAF man donates over Rs 1 cr to Defence Mini
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): It is rightly said that you can take the soldier out of Army but you cannot take the Army out of the soldier. Meet 74-year-old CBR Prasad, a retired airman who has donated almost entire savings of his life to the Ministry of Defence.
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Government using offset money of Rafale deal to train people: Nirmala Sith
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government was using the offset money of Rafale deal to train people.
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More than half of IAF's AN-32 upgraded: MoS Defence informs Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Weeks after 13 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel lost their lives in an AN-32 crash, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Monday that more than half of these planes in service with IAF have been upgraded with the installation of modern avionics.
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