Ahead of India’s 60th Republic Day, low budget carrier SpiceJet has announced a 100 percent discount on basic fares for defence personnel travelling with the airline.
The offer will be valid from 60 days from Jan 26-March 26 for serving as well as retired defence, paramilitary personnel and their families.
‘To commemorate the 60th anniversary of our [...]
Islamabad, Jan.2 (ANI) : Responding to Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor’s statement that the Indian Armed forces were ready to fight Pakistan and China simultaneously, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervz Kayani has said that situation [...]
Islamabad, Jan.1 (ANI): Reiterating its concerns over the alleged interference of India in Pakistan through Afghanistan, Pakistan Foreign Office has said that the situation in the region can not improve unless New Delhi stops its covert activities.
Addressing a press conference here, Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit said Pakistan wants stability in the region, but is [...]
Secunderabad, Dec 25 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K Antony has said the security environment in the region has necessitated the induction of sophisticated and costly armed forces equipment.
Addressing flying cadets after reviewing the Combined Graduation Parade at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, near [...]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): India celebrated the 38th anniversary of its victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which resulted in the liberation of East Pakistan now called Bangladesh.
Defence Minister A.K Antony, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor, Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma, and Chief Air Marshal PV Naik laid wreaths at the war memorial.
Talking [...]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The government Monday said there is no proposal to induct women in combat roles in the Indian armed forces.
‘At present there is no proposal to induct women in combat duties in the defence forces including that of fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force,’ Defence Minister A.K. Antony said in [...]
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI) : Top Israeli army officer Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi called on the Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma here on Wednesday.
The three-day visit of Lieutenant General Ashkenazi is aimed at boosting defence ties with India.
He also called on Indian Air [...]
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): Central Government on Friday clarified that Indian armed Forces are fully prepared, battle-worthy and capable to counter any challenges at very short notice, in keeping with the task assigned to defend the nation.
In a clarification given by [...]
Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Nov 25(ANI): A year after the tragedy of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Vinita Bisht, widow of a martyred commando residing in Uttarakhand asserts that she does have any fears in sending her two sons to be enrolled in the nation’s armed forces.
Vinita [...]
Pune, Nov 25 (IANS) A decision on inducting women into the fighter stream will be taken after due consideration, President Pratibha Patil said Wednesday after her maiden sortie in an Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI combat jet.
The president, who is also the first woman supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, said that while [...]
Pune, Nov 25 (IANS) A decision to induct women into the fighter stream will be taken after due consideration, President Pratibha Patil said after completing her sortie in the Indian Air Force (IAF) war jet Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Wednesday.
The president, who is also the first woman supreme commander of the Indian armed forces, said that [...]
Kochi (Kerala), Nov.19 (ANI): Indian Navy is once again poised to create history by inducting two women combatants into its combat arm, which is happening for the first time in the Indian Armed Forces.
Sub-Lieutenants Ambica Hooda of Haryana and Seema Rani Sharma of Uttar Pradesh [...]
Colombo, Nov.14 (ANI): Days after General Sarath Fonseka resigned as Sri Lanka’s Chief of Defence Staff, his resignation letter reveals that President Mahinda Rajapaksa was so afraid of a military coup after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers that he warned India to place its troops on high alert.
The Sri Lankan and Indian Governments, [...]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik said here on Friday that President Pratibha Patil is medically fit to fly in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft, but would undertake the sortie only if found fit on [...]
Jammu, Oct 30 (IANS) A helicopter of the Indian armed forces went missing in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday afternoon, police said.
‘We have received a report but we cannot give details unless we sight anything,’ a police official said. A police party has rushed to the spot.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) For once, President Pratibha Patil will don a G-suit instead of her trademark sari as she flies in a Sukhoi-30 MKI – a frontline fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) – next month.
Patil, 74, is expected to board one of the Sukhois based in Lohegaon, Pune, and will [...]
New Delhi, Oct 9 (ANI): The Indian Armed Forces (IAF) has been at the forefront of providing rescue and relief to the flood-affected states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Four army columns, including medical teams, and equipped with motorised boats and two [...]
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A repeat of the 1962 India-China war is not possible now as the Indian armed forces have enhanced their capability, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik said Thursday.
‘A repeat of 1962 is not possible now. I am confident, are you?’ Naik said, asserting IAF’s enhanced capability.
Indian armed [...]
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Amid concerns over reported Chinese border violations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said Indian armed forces were capable of defending the country’s frontiers.
‘India’s borders are safe. Indian armed forces are capable of defending its frontiers,’ Krishna told IBN7 news channel.
Krishna stressed that as ‘mature’ and ‘powerful’ neighbours, [...]
