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  • drdo staff shocked by its chief avinash chander s removal

    DRDO staff 'shocked' by its chief Avinash Chander's removal

    India | January 14, 2015 23:25 IST

    New Delhi: The sudden termination of the services of DRDO chief Avinash Chander has not gone down well in the premier defence research agency where many feel the issue has been handled poorly by the

  • chander removed as he didn t toe govt line on make in india

    Chander removed as he didn't toe govt line on "Make-in-India": Congress

    Politics | January 14, 2015 23:04 IST

    New Delhi: Congress today alleged that DRDO chief Avinash Chander was removed because he did not toe the government's line on “Make-in-India” campaign and asked the government to explain its decision.“Avinash Chandar pays price for

  • parrikar justifies sacking says younger man must lead drdo

    Parrikar justifies sacking, says younger man must lead DRDO

    India | January 14, 2015 20:32 IST

    New Delhi: A day after Avinash Chander was sacked as chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday that he recommended the removal and that the organization should

  • sekhar basu to replace avinash chander in drdo

    Sekhar Basu to replace Avinash Chander in DRDO?

    India | January 14, 2015 16:08 IST

    New Delhi: Nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu is likely to be named the new DRDO chief replacing Avinash Chander, government sources said Wednesday.A notification was issued by the government Monday terminating the services of Chander, who

  • parrikar wanted drdo chief to go

    Parrikar wanted DRDO chief to go

    India | January 14, 2015 15:58 IST

    New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday that it was on his recommendation that DRDO chief Avinash Chander's term was ended as the officer had already retired.A day after a notification was issued to

  • drdo chief chander removed to bring in younger generation

    DRDO Chief Chander removed to bring in younger generation: Parrikar

    Politics | January 14, 2015 20:23 IST

    New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said there was no controversy in the sacking of Avinash Chander as DRDO chief and it was he who recommended that the position should be held by someone

  • digvijay singh asks govt to explain removal of missile

    Digvijay Singh asks govt to explain removal of missile scientist

    Politics | January 14, 2015 13:31 IST

    New Delhi: A day after Avinash Chander was removed as chief of the top defence research organisation, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today demanded that the government explain its decision."Avinash Chander DRDO Chief dismissed 15

  • drdo chief avinash chander sacked 15 months ahead of his

    DRDO Chief Avinash Chander sacked 15 months ahead of his contract term

    India | January 13, 2015 21:19 IST

    New Delhi: Government today removed Chief of top defence research organisation Avinash Chander, 15 months before his contract was to end.The Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi “approved the termination” of

  • tejas equipped with new generation electronic warfare suite

    Tejas equipped with new generation electronic warfare suite

    India | January 11, 2015 8:56 IST

    Chennai:  An advanced electronic warfare (EW) suite developed by the DRDO was successfully tested onboard the country's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas-PV1 today.  “After obtaining due flight clearances and certification, the first flight sortie of LCA

  • india tests 1000 kg guided glide bomb can hit target 100

    India tests 1000 kg guided Glide bomb, can hit target 100 kms away

    India | December 19, 2014 23:55 IST

    Bhubaneswar:  India today tested a 1,000 kg indigenously-developed glide bomb, which successfully hit a target 100 kms away, in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast, making the country self-reliant in guided precision bombs.“The

  • china s cx 1 missile is not copy of brahmos ex drdo

    China's CX-1 missile is not copy of BrahMos: Ex-DRDO scientist

    India | December 11, 2014 6:51 IST

    Indore:  A noted defence scientist today rejected suggestions that China's new missile Chaoxun-1 (CX-1) was a copy of Indian supersonic cruise missile BrahMos.The technology used in CX-1 and BrahMos, an Indo-Russian joint production, was completely

  • drdo products can go to friendly countries manohar parrikar

    DRDO products can go to friendly countries: Manohar Parrikar

    Politics | December 09, 2014 17:16 IST

    New Delhi: The DRDO is not involved in the export of military equipment but some of its developed products and systems can be sold to "friendly countries", the government said Tuesday.The Defence Research and Development

  • deal for brahmos mini missile likely during vladimir putin

    Deal for BrahMos 'mini missile' likely during Vladimir Putin's visit

    India | December 08, 2014 21:59 IST

    New Delhi: India and Russia are likely to ink a key deal for the joint development of a BrahMos 'mini missile' during the visit of Russian President Vladmir Putin later this week.Official sources said that

  • india tests n capable agni iv missile

    India tests n-capable Agni-IV missile

    India | December 02, 2014 11:07 IST

    Bhubaneswar: India Tuesday successfully conducted the first user trial of its long-range, nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.The missile, with the capability to hit targets 4,000 km away,

  • bhopal gas tragedy toxic waste disposal still awaited

    Bhopal gas tragedy: Toxic waste disposal still awaited

    India | November 28, 2014 11:55 IST

    Bhopal: The toxic waste after the Bhopal Gas tragedy lying at the Union Carbide plant here is still awaiting disposal, even after 29 years of the world's worst industrial disaster, amid concerns of air and

  • president congratulates drdo on successful test firing of

    President congratulates DRDO on successful test-firing of Agni-II

    India | November 10, 2014 9:18 IST

    New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee tonight congratulated DRDO on the successful test-firing of medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile.  “I extend my heartiest congratulations to all those associated with the successful test-firing of ‘Agni-II' Intermediate Range Ballistic

  • indian navy subs can soon stay longer under water

    Indian Navy subs can soon stay longer under water

    India | November 05, 2014 17:22 IST

    New Delhi: Indian scientists have developed technology that will enable the navy's conventional non-nuclear submarines stay under water for up to two weeks before replenishing their oxygen supply, thus increasing their stealth capabilities."Conventional submarines usually

  • centre gives nod to defence projects worth rs 80 000 cr

    Centre gives nod to defence projects worth Rs 80,000 cr

    India | October 25, 2014 21:48 IST

    New Delhi: Defence projects worth a whopping Rs 80,000 crore were today cleared by the government which decided that six submarines will be made indigenously and over 8,000 Israeli anti-tank guided missiles and 12 upgraded

  • india spikes us javelin missiles for israel s spike

    India spikes US' Javelin missiles for Israel's 'Spike'

    India | October 25, 2014 19:58 IST

    New Delhi: India today decided to buy 8,356 Spike anti-tank guided missile and 321 launchers from Israel for Rs 3,200 crore, rejecting US offer of Javelin missiles that Washington was lobbying hard for.The decision was

  • crucial defence acquisition council meeting on saturday

    Crucial Defence Acquisition Council meeting on Saturday

    India | October 22, 2014 19:00 IST

    New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will this Saturday chair a crucial meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), a high-level body that decides on procurements for the armed forces.A number of “significant” issues are

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