Defence Ministry
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Espionage scandal puts Defence Ministry on toes, directives issued to officials
India | Mar 23, 2015, 08:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the aftermath of sensational espionage scandal, the Ministry of Defence has sounded a fresh 'red alert' to armed forces and other organisations over the need to ensure physical and cyber security of
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Pak's NWFP area 'fountainhead' of terror activities: India
India | Mar 19, 2015, 06:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Describing Pakistan's NWFP area as the “fountainhead” of terror activities in the region, India today said use of terrorism as state policy with deep roots in military establishment there is a major obstacle
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Defence Ministry launches e-book narrating its achievements
National | Mar 06, 2015, 07:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Thursday launched an e-book detailing its achievements, mandate and modernisation programmes to provide an easy and quick peek into its corridors.Running into 50 pages, the digital book is titled
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Revealed: Indian Army plans were leaked to Pakistan's ISI in 2014
India | Mar 03, 2015, 12:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian Army movement plans were leaked to Pakistani spy agency ISI in February last year.According to information accessed by India TV, plan of operational talks between the then Defence Minister AK Antony and
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Ravi Shankar Prasad says telecom auction may fetch over Rs. 1 lakh crore
Feb 28, 2015, 10:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ravi Shankar Prasad, Telecom Minister, expects aggressive bidding in the upcoming spectrum auction. There is a "compelling business case" for companies to own airwaves on the back of a projected explosion in data
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Corporate espionage scandal reaches Defence Ministry
India | Feb 24, 2015, 11:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: The sensational corporate espionage scandal got bigger on Monday after Crime Branch of Delhi Police, which is looking into the case, claimed crucial documents from the Ministry of Defence were too stolen and
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Defence Ministry of India makes debut on Twitter
India | Feb 11, 2015, 07:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: After shying away for years, the Defence Ministry on Tuesday debuted on Twitter and promised "authentic info and latest updates" in a bid to intensify its presence on social media.The official twitter account
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'Make in India' theme of Aero India 2015
India | Feb 10, 2015, 07:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: 'Make in India' will be the theme for the Aero India show this year, the defence ministry said Monday.Topping the list of participant countries was the US, with 64 companies scheduled to take
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Defence production should learn from rocket scientists: Manohar Parrikar
National | Jan 20, 2015, 06:57 AM ISTPanaji: India's defence production sector may have to follow the route Indian rocket scientists followed in order to boost indigenous production, according to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.Speaking at a function organised by the Indian Coast
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Need to modify defence procurement procedure: Manohar Parrikar
National | Jan 13, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said there was a need to modify the defence procurement procedure (DPP) to bring more clarity on certain issues.There was a need to cleanly classify the types
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Cabinet okays largest ever spectrum auction to get Rs 64840 cr
Jan 05, 2015, 10:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved the largest ever telecom spectrum auction that is targeted to fetch at least Rs 64,840 crore from the sale next month.The government will sell 380.75 megahertz of second
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Pakistani fishing boat intercepted by Coast Guards, blown up by crew
India | Jan 02, 2015, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Pakistani fishing boat, having four people on board, blew itself up after being intercepted by Coast Guards off the coast of Gujarat on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1.An
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Jaswant Singh discharged, to get supportive care at home
National | Dec 30, 2014, 04:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh was today discharged from Army Research and Referral hospital here in a “minimally conscious state” and will continue with “supportive care” at home, four months after he was
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INDIA TV Exclusive: Indian Army deprived of bullet proof jackets and quality ammunition
India | Dec 21, 2014, 11:31 AM ISTNew Delhi: Indian soldiers are respected and adored for their valour and sense of duty by 125 crore people of this nation. They are country's shield and sword, which keep our interests safe, our enemies
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Defence acquisition proposals worth Rs 4,444 crore cleared
India | Dec 17, 2014, 11:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Wednesday approved proposals worth Rs 4,444 crore, including the purchase of four helicopters for survey vessels at Rs 2,324 crore, but deferrred a decision on a joint
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Government mulling to legalise arms representatives: Manohar Parrikar
National | Dec 13, 2014, 01:01 PM ISTPanaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government is planning to legalise representatives of various foreign arms companies in the country, for speedy purchase of military hardware. “We will allow company representatives. They will
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Defence Ministry controls 17.57 lakh acres of land: Government
National | Nov 28, 2014, 04:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Defence Ministry has under its control about 17.57 lakh acres of land, on which there are about 46,299 unauthorised constructions.All defence land records are maintained by the Defence Estates Department under the
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Arun Jaitley asks officials to start work on war history
National | Nov 05, 2014, 11:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday directed officials to start the process of bringing out a war history of the Indian armed forces in various formats, including print, digital and celluloid.He said that
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INS Khukri ,INS Sumitra called back due to operational reasons
India | Nov 04, 2014, 09:06 PM ISTKolkata: Two Navy warships, which were scheduled to be berthed at Khidderpore dock here till November 7 for public visits, were today withdrawn to the sea for undisclosed 'operational reasons,' a Defence Ministry official said.The
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NCC cadets rescue drowning woman in Yamuna
India | Oct 24, 2014, 06:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: NCC cadets rescued a middle aged woman who had jumped into the Yamuna here Friday.The cadets were on a routine training mission for yachting and sailing in three boats, including a rescue boat,