In a significant decision, Defence minister Manohar Parikar has more than doubled the compensation for widows and families of soldiers who die while fighting for India.

Worried over China’s growing defence cooperation with Bangladesh, Indian Defence minister Manohar Parrikar will be rushing to Dhaka on a two-day visit beginning November 30.

Incidents of stone pelting on security forces in violence-hit Kashmir have reduced drastically since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday claimed that terror funding has come down to zero since the demonetisation of high currency notes and there hasn't been stone-pelting on security forces.

Stressing that it was his personal view, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that India should say it will use its nuclear powers ‘responsibly’ instead of stressing on ‘no first use’.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the real problem of Delhi is not ‘air pollution’ but 'political pollution'.

A new blacklisting policy that will do away with blanket bans on companies indulging in corrupt acts was today approved by the Defence Ministry.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that 95 per cent of ex-servicemen are happy with the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme implemented by the Narendra Modi government.

Talks with Japan on the purchase of long-pending amphibian plane US-2i is back on track after a gap of two years as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for two-day Tokyo visit on November 11.

Amid the rising number of ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today accused Islamabad of waging a

As the politics of suicide of ex-serviceman gained national headlines, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today set a two-month deadline to resolve problems related to the One Rank Once Pension (OROP) scheme.

Ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal, who allegedly committed suicide over OROP, was one of the recipients of benefits under the revised pension scheme, Defence Ministry sources said.

Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar is scheduled to embark on a two-day visit to Kashmir, starting today.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he was pained at the death of Indian Army jawans while protecting all of us at the border. "For every jawan who has lost his life, I always feel

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is working against the interests of armed forces personnel, AAP said today, citing the Defence Ministry's downgrading of its uniformed officials vis-a-vis their civilian counterparts. "Parrikar has once again proved

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that the CBI probe into the Embraer deal will continue.

Regretting the loss of lives in the deadly attack on a police training academy in Pakistan’s Quetta that left 60 cadets dead, Defence minister Manohar Parrikar today warned Islamabad against creating “uncontrollable violence”.

Amid the ongoing row over the Raj Thackeray-led MNS asking film producers employing Pakistani actors to pay Rs 5 core to Army welfare fund, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today made it clear that he does not agree with the idea of coercing others

The proposal which has been in the pipeline for several years is now likely to see light of the day as the Defence Ministry may acquire 145 American Ultra-Light Howitzers, worth about Rs 5,000 crore,

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday rejected Swaraj Abhiyan's Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav's allegation that the government paid double price to France for Rafale fighter jets.