Category: Defence

Punjab restores pension for widows of employees killed by extremists

Chandigarh, Oct 20 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced restoration of the special family pension for widows…

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US-backed Syrian forces declare victory over IS in Raqqa

Damascus, Oct 20 (IANS) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday declared the "total liberation" of the Syrian city…

8 years ago

Traffic banned on Agra-Lucknow e-way from Friday midnight

Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS) A major section of the 302 km Agra-Lucknow Expressway, which cuts down travel time considerably between…

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BSF officer, attacked by cattle smugglers in Tripura, dies

Agartala, Oct 20 (IANS) An officiating Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF), who was seriously injured in an attack…

8 years ago

One killed in police firing in Bihar

Patna, Oct 20 (IANS) One person was killed and two injured as police opened fire on a group of people…

8 years ago

China began planning the 1962 war as early as 1959

By Bertil Lintner (Editor's Note: For far too long, Neville Maxwell's narrative on the 1962 war -- which sees India…

8 years ago

Nearly 58% of Rohingya refugees are kids

Geneva, Oct 20 (IANS) Nearly fifty-eight per cent of the about 600,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are children who suffer…

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US airstrike kills 5 Al Qaeda militants in Yemen

Aden, Yemen, Oct 20 (IANS) At least five militants of the Yemen-based Al Qaeda branch were killed when a US…

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Pakistan Taliban confirms US drone kills leader

Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) A Pakistani Taliban group on Thursday confirmed that its leader Omar Khalid Khorasani has been killed…

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India, Russia to begin annual joint military exercise

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The India-Russia annual joint military exercises called INDRA is set to begin on Friday, officials…

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Modi conveys Diwali greetings to INSV Tarini crew

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday conveyed Diwali greetings to the crew of Indian Naval…

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Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers on LoC, calls them ‘my family’

Gurez (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in this idyllic…

8 years ago

Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers at LoC

Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated Diwali with soldiers deployed along the Line of Control…

8 years ago

43 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan military base

Kabul, Oct 19 (IANS) At least 43 soldiers were killed and another nine wounded on Thursday in a coordinated attack…

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Prime Minister celebrates Diwali with soldiers at LoC

Srinagar, Oct 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in the border town of Gurez to celebrate Diwali…

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‘It was entirely unexpected that the Chinese would attack’

By Bertil Lintner (Editor's Note: For far too long, Neville Maxwell's narrative on the 1962 war -- which sees India…

8 years ago

Troopers along Punjab border celebrate Diwali

Chandigarh, Oct 19 (IANS) Border Security Force (BSF) troopers celebrated Diwali on Thursday along the border out posts of Punjab's…

8 years ago

Senior Taliban leader presumed dead in US drone strike

Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) A senior Pakistani Taliban leader Omar Khalid Khorasani is presumed dead in recent air strikes on…

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5 policemen detained over attack on Afghan police centre

Kabul, Oct 19 (IANS) The Afghan police arrested five officers in connection with the recent Taliban attack on a police…

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Rahul raises questions on Doklam issue in House panel meet

New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday raised several questions with regard to recent reports…

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