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  • government websites restored after tech glitch

    Government websites restored after tech glitch

    India | Jun 25, 2014, 10:04 PM IST

    New Delhi: Government websites across ministries, including that of the Prime Minister's Office, suffered outages due to “malfunctioning” this evening and were restored after a few hours.The government ruled out any cyber attack behind the

  • a k antony criticises modi government over fdi move in

    A K Antony criticises Modi government over FDI move in defence

    Politics | Jun 25, 2014, 08:05 PM IST

    Thiruvananthapuram: Former Defence Minister and senior Congress leader A K Antony today criticised the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for its move to allow 100 per cent foreign investment in defence sector and alleged it was

  • citu opposes move for 100 fdi in defence production

    CITU opposes move for 100% FDI in defence production

    May 31, 2014, 08:33 PM IST

    New Delhi: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions today said it is against a government proposal to raise the FDI limit to 100% in the defence sector because that will be “totally detrimental” to indigenous

  • pakistan should focus on economic progress not defence nawaz

    Pakistan should focus on economic progress, not defence: Nawaz

    World | May 28, 2014, 05:26 PM IST

    Lahore: Acknowledging that Pakistan is well-equipped to defend itself militarily, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said the country should instead concentrate on economic progress. The premier was addressing a gathering organized to mark the

  • congress comes to rahul s defence before poll results are

    Congress comes to Rahul's defence before poll results are out

    Politics | May 13, 2014, 10:32 AM IST

    New Delhi: With exit polls predicting a dismal performance, Congress yestersday sought to absolve Rahul Gandhi of any blame saying it would be a collective responsibility whatever may be the result of the Lok Sabha

  • world cup brazil s defence better than attack says pele

    World Cup: Brazil's defence better than attack, says Pele

    Football | Mar 18, 2014, 11:57 AM IST

    Sao Paulo: Brazil will this year boast a stronger defence than attack for the first time in a World Cup, according to football legend Pele.The 74-year-old cited Brazil's absence of an in-form centre forward and

  • west indies face tough t20 title defence chris gayle.

    West Indies face tough T20 title defence: Chris Gayle.

    Cricket | Mar 08, 2014, 02:14 PM IST

    Bridgetown (Barbados):  March 8  Explosive opener Chris Gayle believes the West Indies have a realistic shot at defending their World Twenty20 title but admits the regional side will face a tough challenge.The big-hitting left-hander was

  • iaf struggling since 14 years to get its intermediate jet

    IAF struggling since 14 years to get its intermediate jet trainer

    India | Dec 31, 2013, 07:26 AM IST

    New Delhi: The Indian Air Force  is facing a problem in turning freshly trained pilots into air warriors as it ist yet to operate its Stage-2 trainer aircraft HAL HJT-36 Sitara. The intermediate jet trainer

  • kudankulam defence energy top manmohan putin talks

    Kudankulam, defence, energy top Manmohan-Putin talks

    World | Oct 22, 2013, 07:45 AM IST

    Moscow: India and Russia Monday marked a very special phase in their close ties as the first Russian-built reactor in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam was connected to the electricity grid in south India and poised to

  • defence ties with us not at russia s expense says salman

    Defence ties with US not at Russia's expense, says Salman Khurshid

    World | Oct 01, 2013, 12:37 PM IST

    New York: Days after agreeing on joint development and production in the field of defence with the US, India has said the first-of-its-kind of initiative with America will add "more muscle" to the bilateral strategic

  • india s first defence satellite all set for launch

    India's first defence satellite all set for launch

    India | Aug 29, 2013, 01:04 PM IST

    Bangalore: India's maritime security will get a fresh impetus as the stage is now set for the launch of an exclusive home-built satellite for the Navy by European space consortium Arianespace from Kourou spaceport in

  • justin bieber s grandmother jumps to his defence

    Justin Bieber's grandmother jumps to his defence

    Hollywood | Jul 27, 2013, 06:43 AM IST

    Los Angeles, July 27: Teen sensation Justin Bieber's grandmother Diane Dale feels that people should not be hard on her grandson as he is too young for all the criticism.The 19-year-old singer's rowdy behaviour, party

  • defence ministry nod to rs 4 000 cr acquisition proposals

    Defence Ministry nod to Rs 4,000 cr acquisition proposals for services

    India | Jul 24, 2013, 10:04 PM IST

    New Delhi, Jul 24: Defence Ministry today cleared acquisition proposals worth around Rs 4,000 crore for armed forces, including procurement of French-origin Milan 2T anti-tank missiles for the Army to do away with shortage of

  • economic defence regional cooperation to top biden agenda

    Economic, defence, regional cooperation to top Biden agenda

    Jul 20, 2013, 08:19 AM IST

    Washington, July 20:  Four key areas of economic cooperation, energy and climate, including their stalled civil nuclear deal, defence and regional cooperation will top US Vice President Joe Biden's agenda on his first trip to

  • morsi refused referendum before ouster defence minister

    Morsi refused referendum before ouster: Defence minister

    World | Jul 15, 2013, 08:08 AM IST

    Cairo, July 15: Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi had refused to hold a referendum over the people's demands before mass protests began June 30, Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said."I sent envoys to former president Mohamed

  • antony meets chinese premier and defence minister

    Antony meets Chinese Premier and Defence Minister

    World | Jul 05, 2013, 06:19 PM IST

    Beijing, July 5: Defence Minister A K Antony today met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and held talks with his counterpart on a host of bilateral issues, including a new mechanism to boost security along the

  • antony leaves for china on his first official visit

    Antony leaves for China on his first official visit

    India | Jul 04, 2013, 03:37 PM IST

    New Delhi, July 4: Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday left for China on a four-day official visit during which he is slated to have talks on Sino-Indian border and discuss regional and global security.During the

  • iaf chief browne in israel to deepen defence ties

    IAF Chief Browne in Israel to deepen defence ties

    World | Jan 21, 2013, 01:38 PM IST

    Jerusalem, Jan 21: Amid deepening ties between India and Israel, Chief of Air Staff N A K Browne has held strategic talks with his Israeli counterpart and will meet defence top brass, furthering the ongoing

  • india watching all activities of china

    India watching 'all activities of China'

    India | Dec 17, 2012, 07:50 PM IST

    New Delhi, Dec 17: India is “closely watching all activities of China”, Defence Minister AK Antonyt old parliament Monday.The minister was responding to a question in theLok Sabha whether the government was aware that an

  • army deserter goes up delhi cellphone tower demands defence

    Army deserter goes up Delhi cellphone tower, demands Defence Minister's presence

    India | Aug 18, 2012, 05:24 PM IST

    New Delhi, Aug 18 : Muthu, a jawan working in the Army Engineering Corps, has been staging a protest 200 feet above the ground atop a cellphone tower near New Delhi railway station since Friday

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