Category: Defence

Banning diesel vehicles doesn’t have scientific basis: Parrikar

Panaji, May 30 (IANS) Banning diesel cars is a "senseless direction" and bereft of scientific merit, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar…

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New mass grave found in Syria’s Palmyra

Damascus, May 30 (IANS) A new mass grave containing some 150 corpses bearing gunshot wounds and signs of torture, “dumped”…

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IS may attack Euro 2016 fans with chemical weapons

London, May 30 (IANS) An Islamic State sleeper cell has plans to carry out attacks targeting English and Russian football…

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Supreme Court stays AFT order in Mehta case

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order directing the reversion…

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Kuwaiti court upholds death sentence in mosque bombing

Kuwait City, May 30 (IANS) Kuwait's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence awarded to the main suspect of…

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Iraq in final push to liberate IS-held Fallujah

Baghdad, May 30 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Monday launched the final stage of an offensive aimed at freeing the…

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Five UN peacekeepers killed in ambush in central Mali

Bamako, May 30 (IANS) At least five peacekeepers were killed and one critically injured in an ambush against a convoy…

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Afghanistan mounts pressure on Taliban since Mansour’s death

Kabul, May 30 (IANS) Afghan government forces have increased pressure on Taliban militants since the death of the group's supreme…

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Supreme Court stays AFT order in matter of N.K. Mehta

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order directing the reversion…

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Nine killed in Baghdad bomb attack

Baghdad, May 30 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in two bomb attacks in the…

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African nationals stage protest against growing attacks

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Several African students on Monday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here against increasing attacks…

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Vice Admiral Girish Luthra takes charge of Western Naval Command

Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Vice-Admiral Girish Luthra took over as the new Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command from…

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Top Syrian negotiator quits peace talks

Damascus, May 30 (IANS) The chief negotiator of Syria's main opposition umbrella group has resigned over what he called the…

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Australian man reportedly killed fighting IS in Syria

Canberra, May 30 (IANS) An Australian man has reportedly been killed while fighting against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria.…

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Sonowal asks district officials to expedite updating of NRC

Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday asked deputy commissioners and superintendents of police of 12…

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Six held for assaulting Africans, Rajnath asks police to be active

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Hours after union Home Minister Rajnath Singh condemned attacks on Africans in the national capital…

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Indian army team commence 900 km cycle expedition across Arunachal

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) A 22-member Indian Army team on Sunday embarked on a 900-km-long challenging mountain terrain cycling expedition…

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Haryana gears up as Jats threaten to renew stir; restrictions in Sonipat

Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) With Jat leaders threatening to renew their agitation for reservation in Haryana from June 5, the…

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Unfortunate that I could not meet Sahara members: Subrata Roy

Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) Sahara India chief Subrata Roy on Sunday said it was unfortunate that he could not meet…

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Family of driver killed with Afghan Taliban leader demands justice

Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) The family of the taxi driver who was killed with Afghan Taliban chief Akhtar Mansour earlier…

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