Category: Defence

UN lifts bar on Mumbai company’s oil tanker

Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The United Nations has lifted sanctions imposed on an oil tanker owned by a city-based company…

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Will consider tackling NATO missile defence threat, says Putin

Moscow, May 13 (IANS) Russia is being forced to look for ways to neutralise threats to its national security due…

10 years ago

GNLA chief flees to Bangladesh, 24 rebels surrender

Shillong, May 13 (IANS) Twenty-four more rebels of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on Friday surrendered in the…

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Afghan envoy meets Raheel Sharif to de-escalate border tension

Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Kabul envoy to Islamabad Omer Zakhilwal met Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif on Friday and…

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No probe ordered into steel quality of Navy tanker: Defence ministry

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The defence ministry on Friday denied ordering any probe in the alleged use of inferior…

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World’s largest cargo aircraft lands at Hyderabad

Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) The world's largest cargo aircraft AN-225 Myria landed here for a stopover on the way to…

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US police should learn to avoid shootings, proposes new bill

New York, May 13 (IANS) Police departments across the US could lose public funding if cops do not avoid taking…

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Spaniards rescued in Malaysia ‘never lost hope’

Kuala Lumpur, May 13 (IANS) Spanish nationals Marta Miguel and David Hernandez, who disappeared 11 days ago while sailing in…

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‘Amendment to US National Defense Authorization Act will boost ties with India’

Washington, May 13 (IANS) A bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act will bolster US-India defence ties, facilitate the…

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Islamabad’s envoy lambasts anti-Pakistan NYT editorial

Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani has, responding to the New York Times editorial,…

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US commander demoted over Iran incident

Washington, May 13 (IANS) The US Navy has demoted the commander of 10 American sailors who in January entered Iranian…

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Report on Jat agitation violence blames officials for laxity

Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) The Parkash Singh Committee, set up to probe lapses into the official response to the violence…

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Colombian government, rebel group agree on peace deal

Bogota, May 13 (IANS) The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) rebel negotiators announced a mechanism…

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China raises Tibet Military Command’s power rank

Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China has raised the rank of Tibet Military Command's authority level in an effort to strengthen…

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China aims to complete military reform by 2020

Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China is aiming to complete military reforms by 2020, an official statement said. In the next…

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Australian security worker shot dead in Baghdad

Canberra, May 13 (IANS) An Australian security official working at the embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad was shot dead during…

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Terror suspect released in Italy

Bari (Italy), May 12 (IANS/AKI) One of three asylum-seekers arrested on suspicion of links to the IS terror group and…

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Pak’s nuke weapons cause of concern: India

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India on Thursday said Pakistan's present nuclear policy has been a cause of concern internationally,…

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Border fencing escalates Pakistan-Afghanistan tension

Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Tension along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has escalated over the fencing of a two km area at…

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Pakistani envoy summoned in Bangladesh in tit-for-tat move

Dhaka/Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) In an apparent tit-for-tat move, Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shuja Alam was summoned to the…

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