Efforts made to strengthen medical education: Health Minister
May 14th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In order to overcome the human resource shortage in the health sector, the government has increased the number of medical seats at the post-graduate level ... Read more...
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Army chief’s age row: Defence ministry too moves apex court
January 17th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The defence ministry Tuesday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court in army chief General V.K. Singh's age controversy matter, requesting the court to hear ... Read more...
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No rift with government on age issue: Army chief
January 5th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh has denied that he was at loggerheads with the defence ministry over his age and said it was a ... Read more...
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Army chief’s plea to change age rejected, to retire in May 2012 (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) In a major setback to Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh in his quest to have official records change his year of birth from 1950 ... Read more...
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Capsized naval ship to be decommissioned in 2012
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vindhyagiri, which capsized earlier this year, will be decommissioned in 2012, an official said here."We have decided that INS Vindhyagiri should be ... Read more...
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China’s refitted aircraft carrier undergoes sea trial
November 29th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 29 (IANS) China's refitted aircraft carrier sailed for its second sea trial Tuesday, authorities said.The ministry of national defense said that prior to sailing, the aircraft carrier had ... Read more...
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China to amend military service law to get more college students
June 27th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) China's top legislature Monday started reviewing a draft amendment to the country's military conscription law for the first time in 13 years with the purpose of ... Read more...
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Threats from advanced military just a myth: China
June 13th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 13 (IANS) China has downplayed some Western media reports about the country's ever-increasing military strength and its "menacing potential", saying there was nothing "big and evil" evolving in ... Read more...
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Prince Harry to appear on cover of men’s magazine
March 27th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) Prince Harry will appear on the cover of a men's magazine with wounded soldiers who would trek to the North Pole. Proceeds from the magazine's sales ... Read more...
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David Miliband terms Gaddafi’s son’s LSE lecture in his father’s name “horrific”
March 7th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said it was 'horific' to see that a London School of Economics lecture in the name of his father was delivered ... Read more...
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China used downed US F-117 Nighthawk to reverse engineer its first stealth jet
January 24th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 24(ANI): China built the radar-evading Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jet by using technology gleaned from a downed F-117 Nighthawk, a stealth ground attack aircraft formerly operated by the United States ... Read more...
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Former Miss England ‘Combat Barbie’ all set for Afghan war duty
January 10th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 10 (ANI): Former Miss England Corporal Katrina Hodge, who returned to army life after her stint as a beauty queen, faces deployment to Afghanistan.Hodge, dubbed Combat Barbie, swapped active service ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan police recruits record number of Tamils in force
January 8th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Jan 8 (ANI): A record number of Tamils have reportedly been recruited by the Sri Lankan police force at a ceremony near Colombo.Currently, only a few thousand Tamils are a part ... Read more...
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Elephants get a retirement home in Kerala district
November 21st, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Juhan SamuelKottor (Kerala), Nov.21 (ANI): A unique retirement home for elephants in Kottor village in Kerala's Kozhikode District takes care of sick, old and injured pachyderms under the supervision of a ... Read more...
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Sam Champion’s father - Lt. Col. James H. Champion passes away
October 27th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The “Good Morning America” weatherman - Sam Champion has lost his father. His father, Lt. Col. James H. Champion passed away on Monday at the ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan ex-Army chief convicted for engaging in politics while on active service
August 13th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by BNO News
SRI LANKA (BNO NEWS) – A Sri Lankan military court convicted an ex-Army chief for engaging in politics while on active service on Friday, Al Jazeera television reported.General Sarath Fonseka was sentenced ... Read more...
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Prince Charles questions why blacks, Indians not recognised as UK war heroes
July 21st, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): Prince Charles has questioned why black and Asian war heroes of Britain have gone unrecognized so far.He believes a rewrite of history is required to bring the contributions ... Read more...
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Tomorrow 31st May is ‘Memorial Day’
May 30th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, May 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tomorrow the 31st of May is the Memorial Day. It used to be earlier known as Decoration Day, and the goal of this day is to ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton is the ‘celebrity ambassador’ for ‘Song for Soldiers’
May 28th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Socialite Paris Hilton has been named as the official ‘celebrity ambassador’ for Song for Soldiers. The new organization Song for Soldiers is the latest ... Read more...
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Nursing is top priority profession now, says Azad
May 12th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Calling nursing profession a top priority, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said the government will soon be opening 169 new nursing schools in the country.
This, ... Read more...
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New military secretary takes over
February 1st, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Lt.Gen. G.M. Nair Monday took over as the Indian Army's new Military Secretary, one of the eight principal advisors to the army chief.
Nair takes over after the ... Read more...
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Debbie Schlussel calls for ban on single mothers in the military
November 26th, 2009 - 3:31 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a statement that is going to raise a big debate, Debbie Schlussel has recently called for a ban on single mothers in the military because ... Read more...
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USS New York now in active service
November 8th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The salvaged steel of the bombed twin towers (World Trade center) has been now made into the USS New York, and it was put into ... Read more...
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Ex-Army officials may be booked under Pak Official Secrets Act for’ revealing’ statements’
September 3rd, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.3 (ANI): The Pakistan military is closely evaluating a series of statements and interviews made by former Army officials in the recent past to ascertain whether they are guilty of breaching ... Read more...
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India joins elite group with launch of the INS Arihant nuclear sub
July 27th, 2009 - 4:49 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The launch of India’s first nuclear powered submarine, the INS Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies) for sea-trials, puts the populous South Asian nation into an elite class of countries that have constructed ... Read more...
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Madras High Court says tainted armymen can be tried in criminal courts
July 15th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, July 15 (ANI): The armed forces personnel accused of committing murder, rape and other such crimes can be tried in a criminal court and not necessarily through court martial, the Madras ... Read more...
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Russia to test launch ballistic missile
April 10th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 10 (RIA Novosti) Russia will test launch later Friday a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) ... Read more...
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US offers immigrants citizenship to join army
February 15th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 15 (IANS) The US Army is wooing skilled immigrants to join it, including those who know Hindi and Tamil, by offering them a chance to become citizens in as ... Read more...
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Brit troops death toll in Afghanistan and Iraq hits 300
November 14th, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 14 (ANI): The British military death toll in Afghanistan and Iraq has hit 300 when two Royal Marines were killed in an explosion in Helmand province. The deaths bring ... Read more...
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Petrol tanker collision kills 43 Nigerian soldiers
May 22nd, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Abuja, May 22 (DPA) At least 43 soldiers died when a vehicle from their convoy slammed into a petrol tanker in north-east Nigeria, army spokesman Brigadier-General Emeka Onwumaegbu said Thursday. Onwumaegbu said ... Read more...
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Prince Harry will have to wait for a while to prove his prowess on the battlefield
April 26th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin
London, Apr 26 (ANI): Prince Harrys dream of proving him as a soldier by returning to the frontline in Afghanistan were dashed yesterday, when Chief of the General Staff, Gen Sir ... Read more...
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Prince Harrys pet name for Chelsy Davey - ‘Wifey’
March 16th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin
London, March 16 (ANI): Prince Harry has given a special pet name to his girlfriend Chelsy Davey - wifey.According to friends, the couple have no plans of getting married just yet, ... Read more...
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Prince Harry’s Afghanistan deployment may be cut short
February 29th, 2008 - 6:28 pm ICT by admin
DPA
London, Feb 29 (DPA) The top brass of the British Army is expected to decide shortly whether Prince Harry should remain on active service in Afghanistan after his deployment there was leaked ... Read more...
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