Defence

LUCKNOW: Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for Defence Technology & Test Centre and BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre, established by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in Lucknow on Sunday. The ceremony was also attended by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. During his address, Singh lauded the ‘efforts and readiness’ of the Adityanath […]

NEW DELHI: Harping on the party legacy, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hailed the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ahead of the Vijay Diwas and said that the late former prime minister remains an inspiration to crores of Indians for her boldness and resilience. Sonia Gandhi also hailed Indira Gandhi as India’s […]

BENGALURU: Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the IAF Mi 17 V5 chopper crash that took the lives of India’s apex military officer Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other personnel on December 8, succumbed to his injuries at Air Force Command Hospital in Bengaluru. Confirming the […]

NEW DELHI: Adding yet another feather in its cap, India successfully test-fired a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) on Monday.  Designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), SMART was test fired off the coast of Balasore in Odisha. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the teams involved in the successful test […]

NEW DELHI: India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat was cremated with full military honours here today. General Rawat was accorded 17-gun salute as per the protocol of the Indian Armed Forces. His last rites were performed along with his wife Madhulika Rawat at the Brar Square in Delhi Cantonment area, with […]