Ordnance factories are keen to partner with MSMEs to leverage maximum output for the defence preparedness of the Armed forces and security agencies, a senior official said here on Friday.


Ordnance factories keen to partner MSMEs: Official


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In what is considered the biggest haul since 2006 in the state, police in Maharashtra's Nashik arrested three men and seized a large cache of arms from a vehicle near a toll plaza on the Agra-Mumbai highway early on Friday, an officer said.


Arms cache seized near Nashik, terror angle unlikely: Maharashtra Police


In what was termed the biggest haul in the state since 2006, police in Maharashtra's Nashik arrested three men and seized a large cache of arms from a vehicle near a toll plaza on the Agra-Mumbai highway early on Friday, an officer said.


Arms seized near Nashik, biggest haul since 2006: Maharashtra Police


As cyber attacks grow, 69 per cent of the organisations in India said that ransomware is a significant risk to them while 43 per cent revealed they have experienced ransomware attacks in the past year, a KPMG survey said on Friday.


Ransomware biggest threat for most Indian firms: Report


Prohibitory orders clamped in Rajasthan's Udaipur and Rajsamand districts two days ago are to continue on Friday too, officials said even as 175 persons, mostly right-wing Hindu activists, were arrested and several others detained for violating orders by taking out rallies and raising slogans.


Prohibitory orders in Udaipur, Rajsamand to continue


The Manipur High Court has directed the Centre to pay compensation of Rs 7 lakh to the father of a victim of an "encounter" which took place in 2010 in the state.


Manipur HC orders compensation to 'encounter' victim's family


The Reliance Anil Ambani group has filed a Rs 5,000-crore ($ 780 million) defamation suit here against Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi, accusing him of making "false, defamatory and libellous statements".


Anil Ambani Group sues Congress' Singhvi for Rs 5,000 crore


Industrial conglomerates GE and the Tata Group have entered into a pact to manufacture "CFM International LEAP" engine components in India, for the global supply chain, a company statement said on Thursday.


Tata, GE join hands to manufacture jet engine components


The Union Home Ministry is set to spend Rs 1,054 crore in the next two years on the procurement of modern weapons, vehicles and other equipment for central paramilitary forces, an official said on Thursday.


Centre to spend Rs 1,054 cr on modernising paramilitary forces


Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)  may clear all its backlog by the end of December.


DAC may clear all backlog by year end: Sitharaman


In view of spate of cash van robberies across the country earlier, the Union Home Ministry has proposed a new draft standard operating procedures (SOP) for replenishing ATMs, setting a deadline for 9 p.m. in urban areas, 6 p.m. in rural areas and 4 p.m. in Maoist-affected areas, an official said on Thursday.


Home Ministry sets new time deadline for ATM replenishment


Telangana is keen to have a partnership with Israel in cybersecurity and emulate its world-class robust architecture, a senior official said on Thursday.


Telangana seeks Israel's help in cybersecurity


The BSF on Thursday seized seven gold biscuits, being smuggled in from Bangladesh, in West Bengal's Nadia district, a BSF official said.


BSF seizes smuggled gold biscuits in Bengal


After the Maldives signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with China in a surprise move, India on Thursday broke its silence on the matter saying that it expected the Indian Ocean archipelago nation to be sensitive to New Delhi's concerns.


Maldives-China FTA: India breaks its silence


The Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Mumbai Metro One on Thursday launched the first mobile security product, "SecuCare" app to make commuters more secure.


Mumbai Metro launches 'SecuCare' app for safer commuting


Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was happy to receive an appreciation note from Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who lauded his effort in supporting the Armed Forces Flag Day awareness campaign.


SRK gets appreciation note from Nirmala Sitharaman


Four Russians, including two women, were detained for flying a drone equipped with a camera over Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri on Thursday, said police.


Four Russians fly drone over Jagannath Temple, detained


After Sri Lanka handed over the Hambantota port to China on a 99-year lease last week, India on Thursday said it expects Colombo to keep the region's security concerns in mind


India hopes Sri Lanka will keep security concerns in mind


Global humanitarian NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) announced on Thursday that at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed after violence broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine state late August.


6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar: Report


In light of the increasing strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific region, Australia is willing to join the Malabar naval exercise if invited by the other three participating nations of India, the US and Japan, a senior Australian official said here on Wednesday.


Australia ready to join Malabar naval exercise


The Army on Wednesday deployed a team from the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) to trace three soldiers missing after an avalanche hit their post in Gurez Sector of the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.

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