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Defence ministry, Dassault to hold talks on aircraft deal

Amid fears of delay in the 126 combat aircraft deal, defence ministry and French Dassault Rafale will hold talks on Friday to iron out differences between them over the responsibilities to be given......

Investigate bribery charges against brigadier: Army

The Army has asked the defence ministry to investigate the charges that a Brigadier had sought a bribe of Rs 25 crore from AgustaWestland to help it bag the deal for supplying 197 light choppers......

Chopper deal: Somebody has taken money, admits Antony

Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday admitted that "somebody has taken money" in the AgustaWestland chopper deal that is mired by bribery allegations. As the Central Bureau of Investigation......

'No mercy will be shown to those involved in chopper deal'

Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said “somebody has taken money” in the controversial AgustaWestland helicopter deal and no mercy would be shown to those involved. He also said......

New procurement policy to pursue indigenisation: Antony

The defence ministry is in the final stages of preparing the new procurement policy, which will 'aggressively' pursue indigenisation, Defence Minister A K Antony said in Kochi on Monday. "We are......

Ministry of Defence clears RIL gas blocks

In a major relief to Reliance Industries, Defence Ministry has agreed to relax the ‘No-Go’ zones imposed on its producing KG-D6 gas block and discovery block of NEC-25 in Bay of Bengal......

Finally, defence nod for Rs 80K cr oil hunt

With over Rs 80,000 crore (Rs 800 billion) of investment in oil and gas hunt stuck for want of defence nod, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Friday said the ice has been broken on getting clearance......

Budget cuts: Defence, nuclear power, roads and welfare

Finance Minister P Chidambaram is putting defence, atomic energy and road projects under the knife in a final attempt to hit a tough fiscal deficit target by March, risking short-term economic......

PM, Sharma Germany-bound to boost ties

India and Germany would hold the second joint Cabinet-level meeting in Berlin on April 11.The first such meeting, held in New Delhi in May 2011, was chaired by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and......

Moily mulls LPG dealerships to heinous crime victims

On a day President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to a Bill making capital punishment possible for rape convicts, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily, too, decided to do something positive.He......

India to play Azlan Shah after Sports Ministry's clearance

The Sports Ministry on Tuesday overruled the Sports Authority of India's decision not to clear the Indian men hockey team's trip to the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. The Sports Ministry's decision came......

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Q. It is learnt that our defence minister is going to reduce the defence buget. The Indian army is going to suffer in silience.Sad story.
Sibnath Sengupta: A. more

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Q. What is the full form of mod?
Gurpreet: A. It is true that Indian army is suffering. But not due to paucity of funds. It seems due to some deliberate attitude of the babus sitting in...... more

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Q. Who could be out and who could be in, in the imminent reshuffle of the Union Ministry?
Francisco: A. Ministry of Defence. Or Modellium more

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Google says Survey of India to blame

NEW DELHI: A day after Delhi Police said it was probing Google for violation of the country's mapping rules in the company's Mapathon contest, the... ...

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The Big Brothers are watching

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China rebukes North Korea, says no state should sow chaos

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AgustaWestland deal may feature in UK-India talks

New Delhi: Allegations of bribes in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal may figure in Defence Secretary level talks between India and the UK on... ...

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MoD's massive Rs 15,000-cr upgrade for ordnance factories

The defence ministry (MoD) will spend an unprecedented Rs 15,000 crore on the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), its fully owned conglomerate of 41... ...

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