Govt mulls over cooling off period for defence officers

The government will "seriously" consider a proposal to bar senior officers of defence forces from taking up private job for five years after retirement, the Rajya Sabha was told on Wednesday......

Why India's defence preparedness is hollow

The army chief hasrightlypointed out the deficienciesin our defence preparedness.However, what is not pointed outarethe realreasons for such hollowness and thecorrectiveactions neededto plug the......

Dismissed army soldier caught spying for ISI

A dismissed army soldier has been arrested after he was found to be allegedly couriering classified military plans, including details of deployment of the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir and......

Kargil returns to haunt George Fernandes

In 2001, George Fernandes was in the cross hairs of the Comptroller and Auditor General over the purchase of allegedly overpriced coffins for soldiers killed in battle. Seven years later, the CAG......