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Amid Pahalgam tension, defence secretary meets PM Modi
PM Modi has held several high-profile meetings with top government officials and military leaders since April 22.
Updated on May 05, 2025 01:26 PM IST
Trump ‘doesn't have 100% confidence’ in Hegseth? ABC interview to shed light
During a tense interview marking his 100th day in office, President Trump downplayed his confidence in Defense Secretary Hegseth.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 12:41 PM IST
Hegseth replaces military lawyers saying they were not ‘well-suited’
Following the abrupt firing of key military leaders, Hegseth defended Trump's choice of a retired general who doesn't meet the legal criteria for chairman
Published on Feb 25, 2025 01:26 PM IST
PTI |
Pete Hegseth gets leadership advice over ‘political attacks’ on Black Hawk pilot
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced criticism for his “absurd political attacks” in the wake of deadly plane-helicopter collision in Washington, DC.
Published on Feb 03, 2025 09:10 PM IST
Pete Hegseth confirmed as Trump's defence secy amid abuse allegations
Vice-President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote that confirmed the 44-year-old former Fox News anchor's appointment as US defence secretary
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 10:07 AM IST
Pete Hegseth's mom blasts media amid report he could be dropped as defence pick
Pete Hegseth's mother has spoken out amidst reports that Donald Trump is contemplating replacing her son with Ron DeSantis for defence secretary.
Updated on Dec 04, 2024 10:51 PM IST
Rajesh Kumar Singh to be new defence secretary as top bureaucrats reshuffled
The ACC also approved the appointment of Punya Salila Srivastava, currently serving as special secretary in the prime minister’s office, as the new health secretary
Published on Aug 17, 2024 02:08 PM IST
Austin returns after secret ICU stint; Pentagon remains mum on discharge
On December 22, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical operation at Walter Reed and returned home the next day. He was admitted to ICU on Jan 1.
Updated on Jan 08, 2024 03:56 PM IST
Shweta Kukreti
Biden orders US strike on Iran-backed forces in Iraq. ‘A response to…’: Pentagon
Defence secretary Lloyd Austin said US conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataeb Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq.
Updated on Dec 26, 2023 09:08 AM IST
India keen on joint production of Stryker armoured vehicles with US
Defence secretary Giridhar Aramane said the discussions on the armoured vehicles were taking place under the roadmap concluded in June
Published on Nov 10, 2023 07:14 PM IST
Rahul Singh
India, US are firming up a counter to China
Mr Singh and Mr Austin are paving the way for their respective bosses to take the relationship forward and build an effective counter response to China.
Published on Jun 05, 2023 08:56 PM IST
HT Editorial
HT This Day: April 9, 1947 -- Indian currency to be independent
The Central Assembly today passed three important bills, one delinking the rupee from the sterling, another providing for production and marketing of rubber and a third giving protection to several industries as recommended by the Tariff Board.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 10:00 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Defence ministry official in home quarantine
The chief of defence staff and the three service chiefs have had no direct contact with Kumar in the past four to five days, the officials added.
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 01:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondents
Defence secretary is 1st top bureaucrat to test Covid +ve, goes into quarantine
Necessary contact tracing is being carried out in the case of the defence secretary to identify people he may have recently come in contact with and who may now be in the high-risk category, officials said.
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 08:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
PMO reviews India’s preparedness to deal with coronavirus cases
The cabinet secretary, home secretary, foreign secretary, defence secretary, health secretary, civil aviation secretary and several other top officials attended the meeting.
Published on Jan 25, 2020 10:15 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
200 fighter jets will be acquired: Defence secretary
The Air Force has Sukhoi 30 MKIs, Mirage 2000s, Mig 29s and the ageing Jaguars and Mig 21 Bisons in its inventory of fighter jets at present. The last fleet of seven swing-wing MiG-27 fighters, which played an important role during the 1999 Kargil war, was decommissioned on December 27.
Updated on Jan 13, 2020 06:31 AM IST
Kolkata | Press Trust of India
India, Australia negotiations for military cooperation nearly over
The people said one of the biggest developments in the security dialogue between India and Australia was New Delhi’s assumption of a larger role in the Indo-Pacific.
Published on Dec 10, 2019 06:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
What the return of the Rajapaksa family means
Minorities are apprehensive. Institutions may get weaker. And post-war accountability looks challenging
Published on Nov 19, 2019 11:51 AM IST
Alan Keenan
Sri Lanka’s new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is a war hero and polarising figure
Rajapaksa is the younger brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the two nationalists gave the military a free hand to crush the Tamil separatists and end a 26-year civil war that had left more than 100,000 people dead.
Updated on Nov 17, 2019 04:05 PM IST
Colombo | Reuters
Before announcement, PM Modi set ball rolling for Chief of Defence Staff
The Implementation Committee comprises the Defence Secretary and the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee among others.
Updated on Jun 15, 2020 06:38 PM IST
New Delhi | Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena vows to block Easter attacks probe: Report
Maithripala Sirisena summoned an emergency meeting of his cabinet on Friday night to oppose the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the April 21 attacks that killed 258 people and wounded nearly 500.
Published on Jun 08, 2019 09:58 AM IST
Colombo | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka police chief resigns over Easter bombings: President Maithripala Sirisena
Sirisena’s nominee has to be confirmed by a constitutional council.
Updated on Apr 26, 2019 01:24 PM IST
Colombo | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka’s defence secretary resigns following suicide bomb attacks
He said that security agencies were actively responding to intelligence they had about the possibility of attacks before they were launched.
Updated on Apr 25, 2019 07:22 PM IST
Colombo | Reuters
Sri Lanka President asks security officials to quit; toll 359
The opposition has questioned the government’s failure to act, especially after Indian officials warned their Sri Lankan counterparts at least three times about possible terror attacks on churches.
Updated on Apr 25, 2019 12:03 AM IST
Colombo | Agencies
Sri Lanka never expected bombings of such magnitude: Defence Secretary
No group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attacks, but police have arrested 24 people - mostly members of an Islamist extremist group - in connection with the blasts that also killed 31 foreigners, including eight Indian nationals.
Published on Apr 23, 2019 12:43 PM IST
Colombo | Press Trust of India
American missile award for DRDO chairman Satheesh Reddy
DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy contributed to the Agni-5, the 5,000km range surface-to-surface, long-range strategic missile.
Updated on Mar 04, 2019 10:25 AM IST
Bengaluru | Indo Asian News Service
Understanding the fine print of the Rafale negotiations
Seen in the light of the four issues I have raised, there’s a clear need for further explanation by the government. It certainly seems as if matters weren’t handled properly. Whether that suggests corruption is, however, a different matter. As yet, that’s by no means proven
Published on Feb 16, 2019 07:19 PM IST