Defence general

Anil Ambani firm sues Cong’s Abhishek Singhvi for Rs5,000 cr

16 Dec 2017

The suit against Singhvi alleges "false and defamatory statements" after the Congress spokesperson claimed that the government unduly favoured a group firm in connection with the Rafale fighter deal

New York woman accused of laundering bitcoin to help Islamic State

16 Dec 2017

Russia could cut UK, Nato undersea cables: Bristish defence chief

16 Dec 2017

Afghanistan can bank on India most: Pentagon

16 Dec 2017

US warns of unilateral steps if Pakistan dithers on terror fight

16 Dec 2017

In its report to US Congress on Friday, the Pentagon insisted that there must be “fundamental change” in the way Islamabad deals with terrorist safe havens on its territory

Canada to buy fleet of old fighter jets from Australia in snub to US

13 Dec 2017

Russia, India, China call for global action against terrorism

12 Dec 2017

Courts force US military to accept transgender recruits, but legal battle to continue

12 Dec 2017

Transgender persons will be allowed to enlist in the US military beginning 1 January, the Pentagon said on Monday, as a ban ordered by President Donald Trump suffered more legal setbacks

Russia wants India to join China’s Belt and Road initiative

12 Dec 2017

In a meeting with foreign ministers of Russia and China, President Ramnath Kovind, however, reiterated the need for early operationalisation of the 'International North South Transport Corridor’

Breaking precedent, China stations winter troops in Doklam

11 Dec 2017

A little over three months after a bitter border dispute over the Doklam plateau which ended on 28 August, there are reports of a fresh presence of Beijing troops in the region

China warns its citizens in Pakistan of imminent terrorist attack

09 Dec 2017

While the Chinese embassy did not give any details, China has long feared of collusion between members of its Uighur Muslim minority in its far western region of Xinjiang and militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan

India admitted to arms control group Wassenaar Arrangement

08 Dec 2017

Unlike the NSG, China is not a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement and India’s case was further strengthened by strong support from Russia, France, Germany and the United States

Pak air chief vows to shoot down intruding US, other drones

08 Dec 2017

Beijing not happy as Indian drone crashes into ‘Chinese territory’

07 Dec 2017

Rebels kill former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh for 'treason’

05 Dec 2017

Security forces eliminate 3 LeT terrorists involved in Amarnath Yatra attack

05 Dec 2017

Massive S Korea-US drill takes off, North warns of nuclear war

04 Dec 2017

Process of building 6 nuclear subs under way: Navy chief Lanba

02 Dec 2017

Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba has given a clear indication that Indian Navy is ready to play a bigger role in patrolling the oceans, including under the proposed quadrilateral coalition among India, the US, Australia and Japan

Canadian pleads guilty to collaborating with Russian agents in 2014 Yahoo hack

29 Nov 2017

Trump, Abe vow to stop North Korea after fresh missile launch

29 Nov 2017

Govt eases norms for grant of pension to divorced daughter of defence personnel

28 Nov 2017

Russian Su-30 fighter jet buzzes US Navy reconnaissance plane over Black Sea

28 Nov 2017

Former top CIA official, US opinion-makers alarmed by Hafiz release

25 Nov 2017

Freed from arrest, Hafiz promptly launches tirade on Kashmir

24 Nov 2017

Hafiz Saeed, the chief of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack carries a $10-million American bounty on his head for his role in terror activities

Bangladesh, Myanmar strike deal on Rohingya repatriation

23 Nov 2017

The United States, however, cast doubt on the China-sponsored three-step process to resolve a complicated refugee crisis