Bhargavi Kerur

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Final Preparations On for India’s Maiden Mars Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation is doing the final preparations for India’s maiden Mars mission at Sriharikota, where the Orbiter to Mars will be launched on November 5 at 2.38 pm.

Nov 4, 2013

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ISRO Begins Dry Run to Launch the Maiden Mission to Mars

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) commenced the rehearsals for launch on Thursday morning. This means ISRO will do a dry run of the Mars Orbital Mission (MOM) on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C-25.

Oct 31, 2013

No Deadline to Finalise Rafale Aircraft Deal: Defence Minister

Amid Indian Air Force’s concern of depleting fleet, Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said that there is no deadline set to finalise the deal, where India will buy 126 Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) from France based Dassault Aviation.

Oct 31, 2013

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IAF to Appoint Air Marshal Arup Raha as Next Chief

Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot in the Indian armed forces, will take over as the 24th Chief of India Air Force (IAF) staff from 1 January 2014, the government announced on Tuesday.

Oct 30, 2013

PM Urges India's Authorities to Improve Disaster Management System

In view of the recent disaster management operations in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh has asked the central and state authorities to improve the system.

Oct 29, 2013

Defence Minister Instructs Armed Forces to be on High Alert on Indo-Pak Border

In view of repeated ceasefire violations by the Pakistan army along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan, Defence Minister of India A K Antony held an hour-long review meeting with the heads of the armed forces on Monday.

Oct 29, 2013

A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier patrols near the fenced border with Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu, January 20, 2010.

India Pakistan Likely to Hold Low Level Talks on Ceasefire Violation

In view of increasing skirmishes on the border, India and Pakistan are likely to hold a flag meeting today to defuse the tension.

Oct 28, 2013

IAF Launches Cellular Network for Secure Communication

The Indian Air Force recently launched a cellular network to ensure secure communication of their activities.

Oct 28, 2013

India, China Ink Border Defence Cooperation Pact

India and China signed Border Defence Cooperation Agreement on Wednesday, in a move to maintain confidence-building measures and peace keeping process along the contested border.

Oct 23, 2013

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Mars Mission Launch Fixed for 5 November: ISRO

The first Indian mission to Mars is scheduled to take off on 5 November at 2.36 pm. The Orbiter spacecraft that would orbit Mars was earlier scheduled to take off on 28 October.

Oct 23, 2013

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India, Russia to Collaborate on Energy, Education, Science and Technology

India and Russia inked five agreements to collaborate in the areas of energy, education, science and technology and prisoner exchange policy.

Oct 22, 2013

India Reviews Ceasefire Violations on Indo-Pak Border

The incidents of ceasefire violations on India and Pakistan border have been on the rise especially this year.

Oct 22, 2013

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India Dismisses Third Party Intervention on Kashmir Issue

Reacting to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seeking US intervention to resolve Kashmir issue, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that the issue is bilateral.

Oct 21, 2013

India Likely to Lease Second Nuclear Powered Submarine from Russia

India is likely to finalise an agreement to lease a nuclear powered submarine from Russia. Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh is currently visiting Moscow.

Oct 21, 2013

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ISRO’s Maiden Mars Mission Delayed

The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) maiden mission to Mars which was scheduled to be launched on October 28 has been delayed.

Oct 21, 2013

India’s First Honour to Malala Yousafzai from Karnataka

Child educationist and activist Malala Yousafzai will be receiving the Basavashree award for 2014 from a Hindu monastery in Karnataka. This will be the first honour for Malala from India.

Oct 17, 2013

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Cyclone Phailin: Indian Armed Forces Step Up Rescue, Relief Operations

In the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin, the Indian Armed forces have been pressed into relief and rescue operations in the flood-affected regions of Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Oct 16, 2013

India, Australia Ink Pact to Focus on Clean Fuel Production

India and Australia are joining hands to develop a solution to address the fuel shortage in both nations. The countries formed a collaboration last week to find an alternative to liquid transport fuel supplies and reduce dependency on imports, stated a news release from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia (CSIRO).

Oct 15, 2013

Ships and a submarine belonging to the Indian Navy are seen docked at the naval dockyard in Mumbai.

Refurbished INS Vikramaditya to Join Indian Navy in January 2014

Indian Navy will soon have its second aircraft carrier warship by January 2014. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, renamed as Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikramaditya, will be joining the Indian fleet after a delay of five years.

Oct 15, 2013

Defence Ministry Discriminated against Indian PSU: Praful Patel

The ₹12,000 crore military transport aircraft replacement programme by the Indian Air Force (IAF) has come under scrutiny with objections raised by Praful Patel, Minister for Heavy Industries early this week.

Oct 10, 2013

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Articles by Bhargavi Kerur

Final Preparations On for India’s Maiden Mars Mission

ISRO Begins Dry Run to Launch the Maiden Mission to Mars

No Deadline to Finalise Rafale Aircraft Deal: Defence Minister

IAF to Appoint Air Marshal Arup Raha as Next Chief

PM Urges India's Authorities to Improve Disaster Management System

Defence Minister Instructs Armed Forces to be on High Alert on Indo-Pak Border

India Pakistan Likely to Hold Low Level Talks on Ceasefire Violation

IAF Launches Cellular Network for Secure Communication

India, China Ink Border Defence Cooperation Pact

Mars Mission Launch Fixed for 5 November: ISRO

India, Russia to Collaborate on Energy, Education, Science and Technology

India Reviews Ceasefire Violations on Indo-Pak Border

India Dismisses Third Party Intervention on Kashmir Issue

India Likely to Lease Second Nuclear Powered Submarine from Russia

ISRO’s Maiden Mars Mission Delayed

India’s First Honour to Malala Yousafzai from Karnataka

Cyclone Phailin: Indian Armed Forces Step Up Rescue, Relief Operations

India, Australia Ink Pact to Focus on Clean Fuel Production

Refurbished INS Vikramaditya to Join Indian Navy in January 2014

Defence Ministry Discriminated against Indian PSU: Praful Patel

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