Defence Minister receives first Rafale in France; delivery only next year
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally received the first Rafale fighter jet built for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in France on Tuesday.
India starts sharing maritime data
The Information Fusion Centre ”“ Indian Ocean Region (IFCIOR) set up last year has started functioning as an information sharing hub of maritime data and “cuing incident responses” to maritime security situations through a collaborative approach.
Shooting down of Mi17 was a big mistake, admits IAF chief
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi17 helicopter crash on February 27 in Kashmir was caused by friendly fire and was a “big mistake”, Air Chief Marshal (ACM) R.K.S. Bhadauria said on Friday.
Another plan to repatriate Mizoram Bru refugees fails
Another initiative to repatriate the Mizoram Bru refugees stranded in the camps in North Tripura on Thursday failed to receive response from the inmates.
Bangladeshis living illegally in UP to be identified for deportation
UP Director General of Policeolice have asked district police officers to identify Bangladeshis and other foreign nationals “living illegally” in the State so that they can be deported.
Afghan, Pashtun fighters poised to enter J&K: Defence sources
Intelligence inputs have warned that Pakistan is recruiting Afghan and Pasthun fighters for infiltration into Kashmir and over 100 of them are positioned at various launchpads along the Line of Control (LoC).
Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board
The Government is set to form a high level committee to examine the aspects of corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and work out the modalities.
India, China defence joint working group
At a meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Defence Ministries in Beijing last week, India and China reviewed the situation on the border.
Demand for Domicile Laws
Subsequent to revoking special status of J&K Pandits, Dogras and Buddhists have demanded domicile laws in the proposed Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Army looking to tweak disability pension criteria
The three services are putting together recommendations on the issue of taxing disability pension to be submitted to the Defence Ministry very soon.