Sudhi Ranjan Sen With Inputs From Reuters

Chinese and Indian soldiers are engaged in a major stand-off in Ladakh after Chinese troops yesterday stopped work on the construction of an irrigation canal being built under the rural development or MNREGA scheme, sources told NDTV.

43 people were killed by suspected militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) or NDFB(S) in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts of Assam on Tuesday evening.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been briefed by his security advisors after a Pakistani Taliban group behind this week's devastating suicide bombing at Wagah mentioned him in a tweet and talked of "revenge."

Swiss officials told the Indian government that in 2006, Indians held about 23,000 crores in banks there. In 2010, the amount fell to 9,000 crores.

The Supreme Court has set an end-March deadline for the investigation that is meant to determine which Indians have hidden untaxed money abroad. An array of sources warn that despite estimates of billions of dollars of black money that stand to be recovered, what is likely to be traced is a far more modest amount.

The US is hoping that India will choose Sikorsky Aircraft's S-70B Sea Hawk helicopters at a 16-aircraft tender worth over $1 billion.

Army commanders from China and India are likely to hold a third flag meeting tomorrow in Ladakh over Beijing's refusal to withdraw a platoon that has set up camp 10 kilometres inside Indian territory in the Depsang Valley.

The government today deferred a decision on a deal to buy 197 light-utility helicopters pending completion of an investigation into kickback allegations, the latest setback to efforts to upgrade the country's ageing arsenal. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the highest decision-making body chaired by Def...

Chinese and Indian soldiers are engaged in a major stand-off in Ladakh after Chinese troops yesterday stopped work on the construction of an irrigation canal being built under the rural development or MNREGA scheme, sources told NDTV.

43 people were killed by suspected militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) or NDFB(S) in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts of Assam on Tuesday evening.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been briefed by his security advisors after a Pakistani Taliban group behind this week's devastating suicide bombing at Wagah mentioned him in a tweet and talked of "revenge."

Swiss officials told the Indian government that in 2006, Indians held about 23,000 crores in banks there. In 2010, the amount fell to 9,000 crores.

The Supreme Court has set an end-March deadline for the investigation that is meant to determine which Indians have hidden untaxed money abroad. An array of sources warn that despite estimates of billions of dollars of black money that stand to be recovered, what is likely to be traced is a far more modest amount.

The US is hoping that India will choose Sikorsky Aircraft's S-70B Sea Hawk helicopters at a 16-aircraft tender worth over $1 billion.

Army commanders from China and India are likely to hold a third flag meeting tomorrow in Ladakh over Beijing's refusal to withdraw a platoon that has set up camp 10 kilometres inside Indian territory in the Depsang Valley.

The government today deferred a decision on a deal to buy 197 light-utility helicopters pending completion of an investigation into kickback allegations, the latest setback to efforts to upgrade the country's ageing arsenal. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the highest decision-making body chaired by Def...