(After 2)Mamata’s patriotic song becomes swansong for ex-servicemen
September 18th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Former railway minister Mamata Bannerjee's patriotic song for the country's armed forces and promise of railway jobs for ex-servicemen became quite a hook for many ... Read more...
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Give all benefits to ex-short service commission officers: Court
September 5th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) In a ruling that will benefit Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the armed forces, the Delhi High Court has said that those officers who ... Read more...
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Lt Gen Kakria is armed forces medical services chief
June 1st, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Lieutenant General H.L. Kakria, the senior-most medical officer in the army and a renowned surgeon, has taken over as the director general of the armed ... Read more...
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Osama’s death could deepen suspicions about Pakistan
May 2nd, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 2 (ANI): The killing of Osama bin Laden deep inside Pakistan in an American operation, seems almost certain to further inflame tensions between the United States and Pakistan and ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror suspect Rana to be arraigned May 4
April 27th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 27 (IANS) Pakistani Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana is set to be arraigned in a US district court here May 4 for his role in the November ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror suspect Rana’s trial on May 16
April 12th, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 12 (IANS) The trial of Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, co-accused with David Headley in the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, is expected to start in Chicago as scheduled May ... Read more...
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Kabul terror attack hero wins Ashok Chakra
January 26th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Major Laishram Jyotin Singh, an army doctor who died fighting a suicide bomber in Kabul, was Wednesday conferred the country's highest peacetime gallantry medal, Ashok Chakra, ... Read more...
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Army doctor killed in Kabul attack gets Ashok Chakra
January 25th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Major Laishram Jyotin Singh, a doctor with the army who died fighting terrorists in an attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, will be conferred the ... Read more...
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Ashoka Chakra for Maj Jyotin Singh (Lead)
August 14th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Major Laishram Jyotin Singh of the Army Medical Corps has been posthumously honoured with the Ashok Chakra, the highest peace-time gallantry award.
Major Singh, an official on deputation ... Read more...
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Ashok Chakra for Maj Jyotin Singh
August 14th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Major Laishram Jyotin Singh of the Army Medical Corps has been posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest gallantry award during peace time.
Major Singh, a security ... Read more...
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Court orders Permanent Commission for women in army, air force (Second Lead)
March 12th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday ordered the grant of Permanent Commission in the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF) to over 50 women officers who ... Read more...
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Indian sends aircraft to Kabul to bring back bodies
February 27th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A special aircraft was sent to Kabul Saturday to bring back the bodies of nine Indians, including two major-rank army officers, who were killed in terror ... Read more...
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Seminar on containment of avian flu held in Siliguri
January 16th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri (West Bengal), Jan 16 (ANI): A two-day seminar titled 'Strengthening cross border emergency preparedness and response mechanism for HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza)' was organised in Siliguri here to prepare against ... Read more...
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Hate preacher compares Brit soldiers in Afghanistan to Nazi war criminals
January 5th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 5(ANI): Radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary has caused fresh outrage by comparing British troops fighting in Afghanistan to Nazi stormtroopers, saying that they were committing "war crimes and many atrocities, ... Read more...
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Pakistan arrests nine suspected terrorists
January 30th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (DPA) Pakistani police captured nine people they accused of being involved in a string of bombings, including last year's suicide attack on the Danish embassy in Islamabad, for which ... Read more...
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Afghani woman alleges fraud marriage by Major, Army starts probe
December 30th, 2008 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Indian Army is probing charges that one of its doctors allegedly duped a young Afghan woman into wedlock despite being married, a senior army official ... Read more...
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Indian Army deputes psychiatrists to combat stress among troops
December 30th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Indian Army has stationed psychiatrists close to its troops in forward areas to combat stress that has driven many soldiers to kill themselves or fellow soldiers, ... Read more...
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Army officer’s arrest for terror of serious concern: Antony
November 7th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday said it was "a matter of serious concern" that a high ranking army officer had been arrested in connection with the Sep ... Read more...
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No resentment among armed forces over Sixth Pay Commission report
October 20th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , Oct 20 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony today informed Lok Sabha that no armed forces officer sought pre mature retirement due to resentment against Sixth Pay Commission ... Read more...
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India working on herbal cure for AIDS: Kalam
September 8th, 2008 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Indian and Japanese scientists are working on developing herbal and Ayurvedic formulations to treat the dreaded HIV/AIDS, former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said here Monday.“Indian and ... Read more...
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Vir Chakra awardee is army’s medical chief
June 2nd, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Lt. Gen. Naresh Kumar Parmar, a recipient of the Vir Chakra for gallantry during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, has taken over as the Director General of Medical ... Read more...
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Armed Forces Medical Services get 117 more posts
May 23rd, 2008 - 1:51 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) In view of the increasing burden on the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), the cabinet Thursday approved an additional 117 senior-level posts in in the Army Medical ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves defence restructuring
May 22nd, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi , May 22, (ANI): To promote better cadre management, the Union Cabinet today gave its approval for restructuring of 117 posts in selected ranks in the Army Medical Corps ... Read more...
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Army doctor fakes suicide to elope; lands in jail
April 13th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) In a plot straight out of Bollywood, an Indian Army doctor faked his suicide to elope with a senior officer's wife but failed to factor in sleuths ... Read more...
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Donate organs and live for eternity: Priyanka
March 7th, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by admin
By Praful Kumar Singh
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra today pledged to donate her organs, and said "one should understand the importance of organ donation because one lives for ... Read more...
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New Indian Army medical college to begin MBBS course
February 26th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A newly established Army College of Medical Sciences (ACMS) here is to commence its first MBBS course later this year, it was announced Tuesday. Affiliated to the ... Read more...
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Another blast in Northwest Pakistan kills three
February 26th, 2008 - 12:31 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Islamabad, Feb 25 (Xinhua) At least three people were killed and scores injured in northwestern Pakistan Monday on the same day a top ranking military officer was killed in suicide bombing in ... Read more...
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