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India's Infatuation With the UN Security Council While on a recent visit to Paris, France, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made a clear pitch for the country’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The UNSC is one of the world’s most prestigious “big boys...

Govt gets cracking on three new tri-Service commands NEW DELHI: The Modi government has finally got cracking on the long-pending proposal to create three new tri-Service commands to handle the critical arenas of space, cyberspace and clandestine warfare in the form of Special Forces...

Chandrayaan-II in full progress: Isro ex-chief K. Radhakrishnan, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), said on Saturday that work on Chandrayaan-II was in full progress and the nation can expect it to land an indigenously-built spacecraft with a rover on the surface...

Pakistan won’t be able to bear cost of ‘adventurism’: Jaitley NEW DELHI, OCT 9: In the strongest warning yet over unabated ceasefire violations from across the border, India today asserted that Pakistan will not be able to bear the cost of this “adventurism” if it persists with such...

ASW corvette INS Kamorta to be handed over to Navy tomorrow. India’s first fully indigenously built major warship, the anti submarine warfare (ASW) corvette - INS Kamorta -will be handed over to the Indian Navyby Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), here in Kolkata tomorrow (July...

EXCLUSIVE FIRST VIDEO & IMAGES: Here She Is! D63 Kolkata Destroyer With Indian Navy Link - Livefist: EXCLUSIVE FIRST IMAGES: Here She Is! D63 Kolkata Destroyer With Indian Navy

Navy Gets First Kolkata-class Destroyer Today, Commissioning Soon Good news just in: India's first indigenous P15A destroyer has completed delivery acceptance trials (DAT) and will be officially handed over to the Indian Navy today. The ship will be commissioned soon, likely later this month...

Busy Launch Time Ahead for the ISRO Its ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) may have crossed the half-way point to the Red Planet, but back on earth, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has little time to sit back and enjoy the trip. A very hectic June and July await the space...

Arihant N-sub gets ready to fire ballistic missiles Moving closer towards completing the nuclear triad, the indigenously developed nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, will soon be testing its capability to launch long range ballistic missiles from within the depths of the ocean. “We will...

ADA Issues tender for Multi-Function Displays for Tejas MK-2 Tender : https://www.ada.gov.in/currentdocs/EOI-SMART.pdf Aeronautical Development Agency ( ADA ) a DRDO Lab and Prime contractor for the development of Countries Indigenous Light combat aircraft ( LCA ) has Issued Expression of...

If the £46m 'Mangalyaan' orbiter mission succeeds in reaching the red planet, it will be a triumph of ingenuity over big spending. On the pitted rural roads running through millions of India's small towns and villages, the jugaad vehicle is a source of peculiar pride. Often it's a...

Here comes Astra MK-1 , MK-2 is just around the corner says DRDO More than 15 years in making and Once dubbed has Problem Child of DRDO, Aastra MK-1 has been successfully test fired from Countries Frontline line fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI , What's Interesting is that DRDO has already informed...

Pakistan's Army Chief Calls Kashmir its 'Jugular Vein' Islamabad: Terming Kashmir as the "jugular vein" of Pakistan, the country's Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said the issue should be resolved in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris and in line with United...

Our future is in centrist, liberal, inclusive politics: Varun Gandhi SULTANPUR: The SUV Varun Gandhi uses to go from Shastri Nagar in Sultanpur to remote Kuchhmuchh, a village on the banks of the Gomti populated by families of Nishad boatmen, throws up dust so thick that the driver can't...

Pakistan eyes Colombo as ISI looks South After security was tightened along the borders in the north with Nepal and Bangladesh, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence has been trying to build a base in Sri Lanka to gain entry to India, say experts. The arrest of suspected ISI agent Sakir...

Team work will restore the pride of Indian Navy: Robin K Dhowan VISAKHAPATNAM: The new chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral Robin K Dhowan, on Wednesday said that effective team work, diligent training and strict adherence to procedures would restore the pride and prestige of the Indian Navy...

Pak minister's attack on Modi unites Cong, BJP NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD: Breaking from their mutual acrimony, the two main national parties -Congress and BJP- joined forces against Pakistan on Wednesday, slamming a statement on Narendra Modi by the Pakistani interior minister. Pakistani interior...

British Comedian John Oliver Describes the Indian Election and Nails It We nearly fell off our chair watching this one. The Indian media is fighting for perspective in this general election and who can blame them, when all our politicians can talk about is caste, religion, misogyny and...

BJP plans to lure Facebook, Google, Yahoo if it comes to power NEW DELHI/BANGALORE: The Bharatiya Janata Party has said that if it comes to power it will create a policy environment where companies such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo will be encouraged to set up servers in India. An official...

'Encouraged' by Modi's remark, Pak wants to start talks 'quickly' NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Wednesday said it was "encouraged" after BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's remarks regarding ties with foreign countries and asserted that it was looking forward to a stable government...