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  Some objects found, need to verify whether from missing AN-32 plane: Manohar Parrikar

  India | July 27, 2016 18:44 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that some objects have been found in the Bay of Bengal although it remains to be verified whether they belong to the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft which went missing with 29 defence personnel on board.

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  No trace of missing IAF AN-32, all leads have turned out to be bad: Manohar Parrikar

  India | July 26, 2016 11:35 IST

  Massive search operation for the Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 aircraft that went missing with 29 people onboard entered its fifth day today with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar saying “all leads till now have turned out to be bad”.

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  No trace of missing IAF AN-32 aircraft, Parrikar conducts aerial survey

  India | July 23, 2016 14:23 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will visit Chennai today to oversee search operations for an IAF AN-32 transport aircraft that went missing with 29 people on board on Friday.

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  Did Sachin Tendulkar lobby for friend involved in ‘scam bigger than Adarsh’?

  Cricket | July 20, 2016 14:15 IST

  The matter has now reached the CBI and the CVC with the complaint filed with the probe agencies claims it could be bigger than the Adarsh scam.

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  Sachin Tendulkar quashes 'economic interest' in friend's swanky Mussoorie resort

  Cricket | July 19, 2016 19:00 IST

  New Delhi: Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar had reached out to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to settle a security dispute related to his business ally’s property in Landour, Mussoorie, that he frequently visits. The incident

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  If needed, Indian Army ready to increase force level in Kashmir: Manohar Parrikar

  India | July 13, 2016 11:42 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asserted that the Indian Army is ready to increase force level in Kashmir in order to tackle the situation.

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  Poor coordination delayed Tejas by a decade, says Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | July 09, 2016 9:36 IST

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday that the production of Light Combat Aircraft (LAC) Tejas was delayed for “eight to 10 years” because of shoddy coordination by the Defence Ministry agencies involved

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  After Shastri, only Modi has inspired people to change thinking: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | July 08, 2016 18:05 IST

  If Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is to be believed, PM Modi is only the second Prime Minister who has inspired people of India to change their thinking.

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  Cabinet job was like 'a bomb dropped on me': Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | July 06, 2016 13:06 IST

  Panaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer to elevate him to union cabinet took him by surprise adding that it took him a couple of weeks to take a

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  Parrikar hits out at AAP, says ‘looters from Delhi’ targeting Goa now

  Politics | July 26, 2016 17:51 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party, which is in fray in the Goa elections this time around, comparing them to monsoon grass.

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  Tejas to be available for export to friendly nations: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | July 01, 2016 22:06 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said Tejas, which was inducted into the IAF after a wait of 33 years, meets the critical lightweight fighter aircraft requirements of the force and will also be available for export to India's friendly nations.

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  Ask clients to come clean on black money by September 30: Manohar Parrikar tells CAs

  Politics | July 01, 2016 19:35 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked chartered accountants to advise their clients to use the government's black money window to come clean on tax evasion by September 30.

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  Blacklisting of firms not to come in way of procurement: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | June 29, 2016 20:33 IST

  Under the new blacklisting policy, government will take stringent action against corrupt defence firms but it will not deter India from buying products from another company even if any equipment or software manufactured by the blacklisted entity was

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  Make In India: Indian navy gets indigenous anti-submarine torpedo ‘Varunastra’

  India | June 29, 2016 20:27 IST

  New Delhi: In a development that has propelled the Indian Navy into a league of select countries that can boast of using a homemade underwater weapon system, heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo ‘Varunastra’ was today successfully inducted

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  India to export missile systems to friendly nations: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | June 18, 2016 7:00 IST

  Bengaluru: Government has decided in principle to allow export of missile systems to ‘certain’ countries that have friendly relationship with India, marking a new era of arms export for World’s largest arms importer. Defence

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  Counter terrorist network tightening up, says Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | June 17, 2016 19:59 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar said on Friday that the increased number of terrorist encounters show that the country's intelligence has "increased" and counter terrorist network is "tightening".

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  Indigenous trainer aircraft HTT-40 makes inaugural flight

  India | June 17, 2016 19:03 IST

  India's indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40), today made its inaugural flight here in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

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  UP polls: BJP to soon announce its CM candidate, says Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | June 16, 2016 13:50 IST

  Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) will soon announce the name of its CM candidate for upcoming UP Assembly elections.

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  Slowly, Women In Large Numbers Will Be Part Of Armed Forces: Manohar Parrikar

  India | June 15, 2016 7:55 IST

  New Delhi: In the coming years, the armed forces will see larger participation of women, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said. "This is just the beginning. Slowly, women in large numbers will be part

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  BJP soon to declare chief ministerial candidate for UP polls, says Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | June 11, 2016 11:26 IST

  Amid speculations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may declare Home Minister Rajnath Singh as the party’s face for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, senior BJP leader and Defence Minister today said that party leadership will soon decla