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DCNS gets court order against publishing further Scorpene leaks
30 Aug 2016
Seeking to prevent further publication of information regarding confidential data on the Scorpene submarine that could harm the Indian Navy, French defence contractor DCNS has won a temporary legal reprieve
India, US sign defence logistics agreement
30 Aug 2016
India and the US on Monday signed an agreement to facilitate the use each other's land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, as a further step to strengthen defence ties
DCNS may go to court against publication of Scorpene leaks
29 Aug 2016
DCNS, which is at the centre of a global submarine data leak scandal, wants to prevent The Australian newspaper, from releasing any more confidential data that may harm the Indian Navy
Govt set to slap terror charges on Zakir Naik, declare his IRF “unlawful”
27 Aug 2016
Naik, who was abroad when the probe into the Dhaka attack found him the man who inspired the jihadis, put off his plan to return to India and is unlikely to return anytime soon
Five per cent holding 95% to ransom in J&K: Mehbooba
27 Aug 2016
J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that 95 per cent of people in the state wanted to resolve the Kashmir issue through political means and dialogue, while only five per cent were resorting to agitation
Worried Australia warns DCNS after Scorpene leak in India
26 Aug 2016
Australian defence officials have warned French naval contractor DCNS to beef up security in Australia, where it is preparing to build a fleet of submarines worth $38 billion
France’s DCNS probing Scorpene leak, blames competition
25 Aug 2016
French shipbuilder DCNS said today it is investigating the leak of 22,500 pages of data on the six Scorpene submarines that it is building in Mumbai for the Indian Navy
Turkey, allies launch operation to oust IS from Jarablus
24 Aug 2016
Turkey's army and international coalition forces today began an operation to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town, a statement from the Turkish prime minister's office said
India plans Rs15-lakh crore outlay on armed forces over 10 years
24 Aug 2016
India has for the first time drawn up a detailed outlay plan for military upgrading that includes 500 new helicopters, 12 submarines, over 220 aircraft, and an aircraft carrier over the next decade
Move to deploy BrahMos in N-E raises China’s hackles
24 Aug 2016
The new version of BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia, will be developed specially for mountain warfare, with will be equipped with a compact engine that can reach speed of Mach 3.3