Defense Secretary Shashikant Sharma Monday visited the Line of Control (LOC) dividing Indian and Pakistani Kashmir and was briefed about the recent ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts from across the other side, a defense official said.
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Indian warships’ costs escalate over 225%
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The production of warships for the Indian Navy has faced considerable delays and a cost escalation of around 225 per cent in the case of the Kolkata-class destroyers and 260 per cent in the case of Shivalik-class frigates.
Give all benefits to short service veterans: Court
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In a ruling that will benefit Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the armed forces, the Delhi High Court has said that those officers who are forced to leave before completing their tenure due to disability and poor health are eligible for all medical and insurance benefits.
NSA Menon capitulated before Chidambaram: US cable
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National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon had capitulated to Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on intelligence issues soon after taking over his post, a diplomatic cable leaked by whistleblower site WikiLeaks says.
Ministry rejection of chief’s age plea legally unsound: Army
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The Indian Army Sunday said the defense ministry’s ruling that General Vijay Kumar Singh’s year of birth should be 1950 was based on records of the Military Secretary’s branch, which had no jurisdictional authority on the matter.
Indian Navy’s first P-8I to fly this month
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The Indian Navy’s first P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft is on the flightline at Renton and is expected to make its first flight later this month, on or about the 29th.
About 200 acres of Srinagar air base land grabbed, says BJP
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday alleged that over 200 acres of defense land around Srinagar air force base in Kashmir worth INR 10 billion has been grabbed by a real-estate mafia in connivance with politicians and defense officials.
Training of fresh pilots puts Sagar Pawan shows on hold
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The engaging aerobatic demonstrations of the Indian Navy’s elite Sagar Pawan team, based in Goa, have been put on hold because of heavy training pressures on aircraft.
‘New Karnataka naval base won’t eat into Goa operations’
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The newly-developed naval base INS Kadamba in Karnataka, a short distance from Goa, will not make the naval bases in Goa, especially INS Hansa, redundant, a senior Indian Navy official said Saturday.
Sarod, sitar, tabla, harmonium…in an Indian Army band!
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Do only trumpets, brass drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments come to mind when you think about an Indian Army band? Don’t be surprised if the next time around, you hear the sarod, sitar, tabla and harmonium resonate as a band plays Indian classical music.
NATO woos India, says ties important
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Stepping up its efforts to woo India as a partner nation in a post-Cold War world, NATO says its fledgling relations with New Delhi are “important” to ensure global safety and security.
Jharkhand Police gets 1st mine-shielded vehicle
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Jharkhand Police take delivery of the first of six Mine Protected Vehicles manufactured by Defense Land Systems India (DSLI).
‘US-India ties a partnership of equals’
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Calling India a major regional and global power, a senior defense department official has said the US views their bilateral relationship as a partnership of equals with common security interests.
Kayani in Karachi to assess situation
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Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani flew into Karachi Thursday to get a detailed briefing on the situation in the violence-hit port city where 300 people have died in the past few weeks.
Issue of cross-border mobile signals to be taken up: Deora
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New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the external affairs ministry to discuss with Islamabad and Dhaka the issue of mobile signals being available in Indian territory even though telecom operators are not allowed to provide cellular service within 500 meters of the international border, Parliament was informed Wednesday.
