Nine rockets fired at Pakistan Military Academy (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Nine rockets were fired at the Pakistan Military Academy located in Abbottabad, a town where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was gunned down in ... Read more...
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Foreign hand behind failed coup attempt, says Bangladesh
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:50 am ICT by IANS
Petrapole (West Bengal), Jan 21 (IANS) Bangladesh Saturday hinted at a foreign hand behind the coup attempt against the Sheikh Hasina government."There could be a foreign hand," Bangladesh Finance ... Read more...
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Foiled Bangladesh coup shows army is pro-democracy: experts
January 20th, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Bangladesh Army, which has earlier seized power, has proved its loyalty to democracy by foiling a coup attempt aimed at ousting Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Coup attempt: Hasina says she wants democracy, peace
January 20th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) As reports came in of a coup attempt being foiled, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reasserted that she wants democracy and peace in the country.Two ... Read more...
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Bangladesh coup attempt foiled (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 19 (IANS) An attempt to topple Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government by engineering a coup by a group of military officers has been thwarted, the Bangladesh Army ... Read more...
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CBI begins preliminary probe in defence land scam
January 13th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a preliminary enquiry relating to the alleged misconduct by army officials in transferring a plot of land in ... Read more...
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Kayani calls commanders’ meet after defence secretary’s sack
January 11th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has called an emergency meeting of top commanders Thursday in the wake of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
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Celebrating 25 years of India’s first globe sailing expedition (With images)
January 10th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) To commemorate the silver jubilee of the first Indian sailing expedition around the world, the Indian Army Adventure Wing Tuesday held a ceremonial sail-in function with ... Read more...
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Shimla a pedestrian city, says court
January 7th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) Shimla, the erstwhile summer capital of the British Raj, is a pedestrian city and the walkers have the right to walk freely, the Himachal Pradesh High ... Read more...
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Colombo to fight poverty with military’s help
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 22 (IANS) The Sri Lanka government Thursday said it will take the help of the military to fight poverty.The military will be used to fight the "economic war" ... Read more...
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Border coordination centres not closed: Pakistan
December 20th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 20 (IANS) Pakistan has not shut border coordination centres, authorities said after NATO airstrikes close to the Afghanistan border left two dozen Pakistan Army soldiers dead.Associated Press of ... Read more...
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Indian, Bangladeshi war heroes celebrate victory day
December 16th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The launch of a "Race to Dhaka" and a pictorial book depicting the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war marked the 40th anniversary of 'Vijay Divas' as war ... Read more...
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25 Bangladeshi’s to attend 40th anniversary celebrations of ‘71 war
December 7th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Three serving army officers along with 22 Mukti Jodhas (freedom fighters) from Bangladesh will join in the five-day 40th anniversary celebrations of the Bangladesh Liberation War ... Read more...
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President presents standards to five tank regiments
November 27th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patiala (Punjab), Nov 27 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Sunday honoured five armoured regiments of the Indian Army by presenting them standards in this Punjab town.Patil, the supreme commander of ... Read more...
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Army chief to visit Gaya officers academy
November 13th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh will be on a day-long visit to Gaya to formally inaugurate the newly opened Officers Training Academy (OTA) ... Read more...
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China reorganises two military academies
November 5th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 5 (IANS) China has reorganised two of its top military academies, including one that imparts training to the armoured forces.President Hu Jintao and the Central Military Commission (CMC) ... Read more...
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Army considering women officers’ promotion. court told (Lead)
November 2nd, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the army was considering grant of promotion to a section of women officers whose services were restored ... Read more...
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Government clarifies on women army officers’ promotion
November 2nd, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was considering grant of promotion to a section of women army officers whose services were restored ... Read more...
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Goof up reveals locations of military bases
October 19th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) In a major goof up, the Indian Army's forward bases in sensitive Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern states such as Arunachal Pradesh were posted online ... Read more...
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Repairing country’s cricket image new PCB chief’s top priority
October 13th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Zaka Ashraf, the newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said his top priority is to uplift the national team's status in the world ... Read more...
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Indian Army’s officer training set for massive reform
October 12th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The training of Indian Army officers is set for a major change with a decision Wednesday introduce courses on national, strategic and technical aspects in ... Read more...
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Army colonel in dock over cash, pistol in luggage
October 10th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A colonel of the Indian Army, deputed to a paramilitary force and posted in the northeast, has landed in the dock after a pistol and ... Read more...
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Online romance scam dupes thousands
September 28th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 28 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of people in Britain may have been hit or duped by online romance scams, far more than previous estimates.The study undertaken by Monica ... Read more...
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Bangladesh jails 3,036 border guards for 2009 mutiny
September 12th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 12 (IANS) A special court in Dhaka Monday sentenced to jail 182 border guards for their involvement in the February 2009 mutiny, bringing the total of convicted troopers ... Read more...
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Reinstate 11 women officers, apex court tells army
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed the Indian Army to reinstate 11 women officers who had retired before a Delhi High Court order to the armed ... Read more...
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Border guards’ trial begins for Dhaka massacre
August 24th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 24 (IANS) The trial of over 800 mutineers who were involved in the massacre of 74 people, including 57 army officers, at the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in ... Read more...
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Apex court takes up 11 women ex-army officers’ plea
August 11th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday issued a notice to the central government on a plea of 11 former women officers of the Indian Army, who sought ... Read more...
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Home ministry looking into Pakistani prisoner in Ajmer: PM
August 11th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the central government had sought from the Rajasthan government details on Khaleel Chishty, an 80-year-old Pakistani doctor undergoing ... Read more...
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Trooper arrested for misbehaving with Kashmir girl
July 25th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir police Monday arrested an army trooper in north Kashmir Baramulla district for alleged misbehaviour with a school girl.The girl alleged that while she ... Read more...
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Two army officers killed in Siachen bunker fire (Second Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An army major and a lieutenant were burned to death and four soldiers were injured in a fire at their bunker on the Siachen Glacier, ... Read more...
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Two army officers killed in fire in Siachen (Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An Indian Army major and lieutenant were killed in a fire that broke out at a post in Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, sources said ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s top army officers discuss security situation
July 13th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) Pakistan's top army officers met at Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi to discuss the security situation in the country.The 140th Corps Commanders' Conference was held at ... Read more...
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Sukna scam: Rath questions revision order
July 13th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 12 (IANS) Former 33 corps commander Lt. Gen. P.K. Rath Tuesday questioned the validity of a revision order for the general court martial (GCM) to reconsider his ... Read more...
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Chennai boy’s killing: Retired army officer held (Second Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 10 (IANS) A week after a teenager was killed in a military residential campus here, a retired army officer was arrested Sunday after he confessed to the crime ... Read more...
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Chennai boy’s murder cracked: Retired army officer held (Lead)
July 10th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 10 (IANS) A week after a 13-year-old boy was killed in a military residential campus here, a 50-year-old retired army officer was arrested Sunday for the crime after ... Read more...
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