Everything you need to know about Defence Officer's Colony: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Defence Officer's Colony: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was named as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) US-based IT services company iGate Corp. Tuesday said it has sacked Chief Executive Officer Phaneesh Murthy on the charges of sexual harassment by a woman employee.
Johannesburg, May 21 (ANI): A well-connected Indian family in South Africa has apologised for the controversy surrounding the landing a chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base to carry guests for his niece's wedding.
Gurgaon, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone of the first Indian National Defence University (INDU) here May 23, an official said Saturday.
No matter what cosmetic gloss (or acne ointment) is put on the recent stand-off between the Indian border police and the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), India is perceived as having come off second best in test of wiils, as the Chinese intruded across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, and camped in 'Indian territory' for 20 days. As a regional power of substance, with robust armed forces and a nuclear arsenal, India has available the full spectrum of policy options, ranging from war to capitulation.
Wellington, May 17 (IANS) Increase in New Zealand's defence budget and cost savings are helping to improve military capability across all three services, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman said Friday.
Canberra, May 16 (IANS) Australia and Sweden have achieved a "significant milestone agreement" relating to Intellectual Property rights for submarine design and technology, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Thursday.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony today reviewed the progress on various steps and actions taken to enhance coastal security.
New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K.Antony today said that matters of defence were no longer top secret and added that every defence deal is conducted in a transparent manner.
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony today called upon the top brass of Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard to ensure timely implementation of measures envisaged under Phase - II of Coastal Security Plan.
London, May 14 (ANI): Rolls Royce, which manufactures the aero-engine, will sponsor and provide technical and financial support to British Bloodhound's super car project.
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Being a celebrity comes with a price but Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor says she likes everything about stardom, including the constant attention and the odd hours.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): A physician specializing in bioidentical hormone therapy has offered some tips to deal with dyspareunia, the technical term for pain during sexual intercourse, which can be related to mental or physical causes.
Bangalore, May 13 (ANI-Business Wire India): Leading global information technology, consulting and outsourcing company Wipro Ltd today announced that it has been named amongst the top three in the '2013 Global Outsourcing 100' list compiled annually by International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession.
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordering banks to clear all dues of armed forces pensioners, the former is yet to hand over these amounts.
Moscow, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iranian Navy are all set to receive cruise missiles having a range of more than 300 km, a senior official with Iran's Aerospace Organisation said Sunday.
Moscow, May 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A permanent Russian task force in the Mediterranean will comprise 5-6 warships and may be enlarged to include nuclear submarines, a military official said Sunday.
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) An arrest warrant has been issued for nine presiding officers of polling stations in a National Assembly constituency for not yet providing results, a media report said Sunday.
Dabolim (Goa), May 11 (IANS) Defence Minister A. K. Antony Saturday commissioned Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 303, the navy's first MiG 29K fighter squadron, at INS Hansa here, saying India has to maintain an edge over its adversaries in defence preparedness.
Panaji, May 11 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony commissioned fighter aircraft MiG-29 K Black Panther squadron into the Indian Navy here in Panaji.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Yahoo! Inc. is considering bidding for Hulu LLC's streaming-TV service.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah will be the new chief minister of Karnataka, the party announced Friday.
Sydney, May 10 (ANI): A key US 'wiki weapon' agency, Defence Distributed, has expressed dismay over the U.S. Government's action to ban 3-D printed plastic guns.
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) Karnataka's newly elected Congress lawmakers Monday met here in the presence of the party's central observers to select the state's new chief minister for which there are at least five contenders.
Sydney, May 9 (ANI): Australian telecommunication company Telstra, along with other government agencies, selected top hackers in the country after launching a tournament giving students a hacking challenge.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The CBI is preparing letters rogatory as part of its probe into the alleged kickbacks in the VVIP helicopter deal with Augusta Westland, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday.
Shimla, May 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, with a population of 6,856,509, has over 46 lakh voters and photo identity cards have been prepared for all of them, state's Chief Electoral Officer Narinder Chauhan said here Monday.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the recruitment scam in NDA.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Union Defence Minister A.K.Antony replying to Gurudas Dasgupta and others in Lok Sabha on Monday said that no scientist of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was involved in any terror plot.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that the defence services have established Cyber Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to prevent and react to cyber attacks.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Anthony will commission MIG-29 K fighter planes into the Indian Navy on May 11 in Goa.
Bhubaneswar, May 5 (IANS) A wild bear mauled eight people, including two women, to death and injured eight others in a forest in Odisha's Koraput district before being killed by villagers, an official said Sunday.
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran will soon put into service a new mine-sweeping system in the Persian Gulf, navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Saturday.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Indian Navy is celebrating the diamond jubilee of its aviation wing May 11 with the commissioning of its first shipboard Mig-29K combat jet squadron in Goa. The aircraft will be deployed on the carrier INS Vikramaditya, currrently undergoing sea trials in Russia and which is expected to be inducted later this year.
Bangalore, May 4 (ANI): Karnataka is all set for the assembly polls on Sunday with extended polling time and tight security.
Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) Over a hundred villagers killed a wild bear that had injured a man and subsequently set the body ablaze in Odisha, an official said Saturday.
London, May 3 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has said that the US is reconsidering its opposition to supplying weapons to rebel forces in the strife-torn Syria.
Ghaziabad, May 2 (IANS) In the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case, defence counsel pleaded before a special court here Thursday to summon former CBI joint director Arun Kumar as witness.
Sydney, May 2 (ANI): In a delirious accident, a five-year-old American boy has reportedly shot his two-year-old sister, identified as Caroline Starks with a .22 calibre rifle that he had been gifted by his parents on his birthday last year.
Rawalpindi, May. 2 (ANI): A five-member US Congressional delegation, led by Senator Joe Donnelly, has commended Pakistan's efforts, role and support in the war against terrorism.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit out at the Congress-led UPA Government for not acting tough on the Chinese incursion issue, and questioned the political will of the Centre on this matter.
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha would be closed for tourists for two-and-half months from May 15 as the nesting season of crocodiles is about to commence, a forest official said Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday alleged that the UPA-II Government is not serious about the Chinese incursions into Indian territory in Ladakh.
Beijing, Apr. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): The defense ministers of New Zealand and Australia met in Auckland Tuesday for bilateral talks ahead of the first-ever region-wide defense talks in Tonga.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): A parliamentary panel, which observed that deployment in counter-insurgency operations was straining the resources of the Indian Army, has said that the force should be relieved from these tasks to focus on undertaking its regular conventional duties.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday said the budget allocation of Indian Navy for 2013-14 is Rs. 34,212.33 crores out of which Rs. 22738.70 crores is earmarked for modernization.
New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday said AgustaWestland has participated in bids to procure choppers for Indian Navy and Coast Guard as no decision has been taken by the Central Government to debar it from the procurement process.
Chandipur on Sea (Odisha), April 29 (ANI): A fire broke out in an underground magazine store of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) complex in Chandipur-on-Sea, Odisha, on Monday morning, triggering several explosions.
Bhubaneswar, April 29 (IANS) A fire broke out at a magazine store of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Chandipur in Odisha Monday. It was brought under control by fire fighters in five hours, officials said.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, the supreme commander of the armed forces, Saturday decorated armed forces officers for gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at an investiture ceremony in the Durbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) A group of Pakistan's military officers have protested, before a parliamentary panel, the treatment being meted out to former president Pervez Musharraf, a media report said Saturday.
New Delhi/Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) A parliamentary panel was Friday told that India and China were trying to resolve through existing mechanisms the row arising over incursion by Chinese troops in Ladakh area, even as Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav accused the government of showing weakness on the issue.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) With opposition members demanding details about the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh, Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma and defence ministry officials appeared before a parliamentary committee Friday to give details of the incursion.
Washington, Apr. 26 (ANI): Amazon.com Inc's revenue growth has slowed down in the first quarter as the world's largest Internet retail struggled overseas.
Moscow, April 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian military expects the first launch of a new Angara carrier rocket to take place in 2014 after the construction of a new launch complex at the Plesetsk space centre is completed.
London, Apr 24 (ANI): Israel's top intelligence analyst has accused the Syrian regime of using lethal chemical weapons.
Jammu, April 23 (IANS) Army chief General Bikram Singh met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday and discussed Chinese incursions into Indian territory in Ladakh region.
Ghaziabad, April 23 (IANS) Counterfeit currency with a face value of Rs.7 lakh was seized here and nine people, including two women, were arrested in two separate incidents, police said Tuesday.
London, Apr 23 (ANI): Human Rights groups have launched a campaign to put an end to the development of what are called "killer robots," which they believe should be outlawed along with cluster bombs and land mines.
New Delhi, April 23 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has cleared 13 power projects involving investment worth Rs.33,000 crore rupees.
Moscow, April 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian defence ministry has announced a tender for the modernisation of BMD-1 airborne fighting vehicles, and plans to spend almost 3.4 billion rubles (around $100 million) on that goal.
New Delhi, Apr. 22 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that many of the recommendations of an independent review committee headed by Dr. P. Rama Rao, have been implemented.
New Delhi, Apr. 22 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that the matter related to the holding of Field Evaluation Trials (FET) of AW-101 and S-92 helicopters abroad at the vendor premises was first placed before the Defence Procurement Board (DPB) in its meeting of September 5, 2007.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The defence procurement policy unveiled by the government last week is "a major step forward" and will help boost local industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has said.
New Delhi, April 22 (ANI): Addressing Members of Parliament on Monday, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said an inquiry has been ordered into the lapses on part of police in connection with the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi's Gandhinagar area,but added that such incidents don't just happen in the national capital.
Sharjah, April 21 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and north Africa, "will continue to set standard for the low-cost travel segment, offering great fares to an ever growing range of destinations".
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The government Saturday amended Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) to improve efficiency in the procurement process, strengthen defence manufacturing base and provide a level playing field for Indian firms in the defence sector.
New Delhi, Apr. 20 (ANI): With the twin objective of infusing greater efficiency in the procurement process and strengthening the defence manufacturing base in the country, the Defence Acquisition Council, the apex decision making body of the Ministry of Defence, took a series of decisions today, including amendments to Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The Pakistan government has decided not to deploy army personnel at polling stations during the May 11 general elections, a media report said Saturday.
Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) declared final results for the Post of Executive Services Gr.-II of Notification No.39/2011. The written test for Executive Gr.-II Services was held on 21.07.12 and 22.07.12 for different posts.
Melbourne, April 19 (ANI): A man was fined 300 dollars for knocking his boss out after he was told not to come to work that day.
Parliamentary Secretary to CM, Mukesh Sharma has exhorted the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi to register criminal cases against the citizens having multiple enrolment in electoral rolls in Delhi or in different states.
Singapore, April 18 (Xinhua-ANI): USS Freedom, the first littoral combat ship (LCS) of the United States Navy, arrived in Singapore on Thursday on its eight-month maiden deployment.
Washington, April 18 (ANI): IDRI (Infectious Disease Research Institute) and Medicago Inc. have reported positive interim results from a Phase I clinical trial for an H5N1 Avian Influenza VLP vaccine candidate ("H5N1 vaccine").
Washington, April 18 (ANI): IDRI (Infectious Disease Research Institute) and Medicago Inc. have reported positive interim results from a Phase I clinical trial for an H5N1 Avian Influenza VLP vaccine candidate ("H5N1 vaccine").
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The government is committed to the modernisation of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and funds are not a problem to ensure that it remains at the forefront of technology, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday while stressing the need to observe austerity measures.
Ahmedabad, April 16 (IANS) Ahmedabad Tuesday launched the first-of-its-kind heat action plan to create a comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events fuelled by climate change.
Ghaziabad, April 16 (IANS) A CBI investigator Tuesday told a Ghaziabad court, hearing the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder, that there were indications that the teenaged girl may have been killed in 2008 by her dentist parents Nupur and Rajesh Talwar.
New Delhi, April 16 (ANI): The Indian Army is one of the very few armed forces in the world which has been kept on its toes since Independence, engaged in the task of defending the country against foreign aggressors as also helping the government in maintaining peace and order.
Kogo city (Japan), April 16 (ANI): Japanese firms are looking to market energy efficient products in India.
New Delhi, Apr. 15 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday said India stands committed to enhance defence co-operation with Maldivies.
New Delhi, April 15 (ANI): Maldives's Defence Minister Colonel Mohamed Nazim met his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony here on Monday in an endeavor to further strengthen bilateral and military ties between the two nations.
Abu Dhabi, April 15 (IANS/WAM) Chief of British Defence Staff General David Richards is currently on a visit to the UAE.
Moscow, April 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Iranian military has successfully test-fired three new domestically produced missiles, the Fars News Agency has reported.
Kochi, April 13 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday inaugurated the online processing of medical bills under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) here.
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Egyptian Defence Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has denied reports that the armed forces were involved in killing and torturing protesters during the country's 2011 revolution.
Chennai, April 12 (ANI): Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V.Narayanasamy on Friday termed Sri Lanka Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa's claim that India was responsible for creating terrorism in his country as unacceptable
New Delhi, Apr. 11 (ANI): As the United States re-balances its defence posture in the Asia Pacific region, the Pentagon has told the Congress it is investing in 'long term' strategic partnership with India.
New Delhi, Apr. 11 (ANI): Air Vice Marshal VS Bharti has taken over as Senior Air and Administrative Staff Officer (SAASO), Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India's premier Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is firing on in several directions with the work on hand involving MIRVs (multiple independently-targetable reentry vehicles) and improvements in missiles, aircraft, tanks and artillery.
London, Apr. 10 (ANI): Afghanistan could descend into civil war and corruption and drugs trading could continue once coalition forces withdraw from the country in less than two years' time, a report from the Defence Select Committee has warned.
Sydney, Apr. 8 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to take the relationship with Australia 'to a new level'.
Melbourne, April 8 (ANI): Some of the world's most powerful and influential business people have revealed the secrets behind their success and things they simply can't function without, which include personal assistants, gadgets, and an old fashioned book.
New Delhi, April 7 (ANI): The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) fired the medium range Agni-2 missile propelled by solid rocket propellant system, with a range capability of over 1700 kms utilizing the range facility at Wheelers Island, off the Odisha coast, on Sunday at 10.22 a.m.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to lay the foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) in the last week of May, an official release said Friday.
Islamabad, Apr. 5 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's nomination papers for the coming general elections have been rejected by the Returning Officer in Kasur's NA-139 constituency.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) An NCC mountaineering expedition to Mount Everest was flagged off by Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh here Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Defence counsel in the Dec 16 gang-rape case Wednesday cross-examined an Air India (AI) official posted at the IGI cargo terminal who received the coffin carrying the victim's body.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) The $15.9 billion Mahindra group Wednesday announced that S.P. Shukla will head Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS), a wholly owned subsidiary which is today regarded as a major Indian player in the Indian defence sector.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) In early March, suspected Chinese hackers breached the computers of India's top military organisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in what was touted to be amongst the biggest such security breaches in the country's history.
