Tag: Narendra Modi
82,000 OFB Staff to go on Indefinite Strike Against Corporatisation Plan
New Delhi: Over 82,000 employees working in 41 defence factories have decided to go an indefinite strike a day after the Ministry of Defence placed an order worth over Rs […]
PM Interacts with IAF Personnel, Says Nation Proud of Them
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 14 said the nation was proud of the Indian Air Force at an interaction with the service personnel in Kanpur. He shared […]
PM Salutes Armed Forces Soldiers on Armed Forces Flag Day
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted the soldiers of Armed Forces and their families on Armed Forces Flag Day on December 7. “On Armed Forces Flag Day we salute […]
India Natural Partner of Australia and Voice Consequential: Australian Envoy
New Delhi: India is a natural partner for Australia and its voice will be particularly consequential in regional order building, said Australia’s Deputy Commissioner to India Rod Hilton. Speaking at […]
Paramilitary Forces Soon to Have Khadi Uniforms as Dress Code
New Delhi: It will be “desi” uniform for the paramilitary forces as they will soon be seen in uniforms made of handwoven fabric, or Khadi. According to indications, Union Home […]
Securing the Blue Economy Initiative
Sustainable development has become the key to the survival of the planet as the effects of global environmental degradation are becoming increasingly visible. The unchecked depredation of nature has also […]
CDS by January with Army Chief General Rawat Front Runner
New Delhi: India is likely to have by January its first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his August 15 address to the […]
Budgetary Constraints Cuts into Plans for Purchase of Rifles
New Delhi: Budgetary constraints and speeding up of deliveries appear to have made the Indian Army plan to buy just 1,800 state-of-the-art sniper rifles and 2.7 million rounds of ammunition […]
India, Oman Bilateral Maritime Exercise Next Month
New Delhi: As part of its move to boost maritime relations with Gulf countries, India and Oman will conduct the 12th edition of bilateral maritime exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ in […]
India Delaying Inking Agreement for Helicopters, says Rostec Chief Executive
Dubai: India was delaying inking of a firm agreement for purchase of 200 helicopters, said Chief Executive Andey Boginsky of the Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec adding that this was despite […]
Newly-elected Sri Lankan President Goatabaya Rajapaksa Thanks PM Modi, People of India for Their Wishes
New Delhi: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who emerged victorious in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for their warm wishes saying he looks forward […]
China Objects to Defence Minister Visit to Arunachal Pradesh
Beijing: China has objected to the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the Chinese government never acknowledged the “so-called” northeast Indian state, which it claims to […]
CCS Approval for Purchase of Airbus C-295 Transport Aircraft Initiated
New Delhi: The process for approval by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been set in motion with the resolution of technical issues […]
PM Narendra Modi, Japanese Counterpart Shinzo Abe Agree to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation in Third Countries
Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on November 4 agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in third countries at a meeting here to review the […]
India, Germany to Boost Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation
New Delhi: Indo-German relations got a boost when the two countries agreed to step up their bilateral and multilateral cooperation in combating terrorism and extremism, enhancing trade and space cooperation […]
Rajnath Singh Heads to Russia Next Month to Push Make in India
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be leading a high-level official and business delegation to Russia next month to boost cooperation in military and military-technical fields, which is the […]
PM Says India and Saudi Arabia Share Security Concerns in Neighbourhood
New Delhi: India and Saudi Arabia share security concerns in their neighbourhood and their cooperation on security issues, including counter terrorism, are progressing well, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in […]
Three Service Chiefs call on Defence Minister
New Delhi. With the situation along the Indo-Pakistan border continuing to remain tense and Pakistan refusing permission to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft overfly that country enroute to Saudi Arabia, […]