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Centre approves water supply project for Jaisalmer and Barmer military stations
March 19th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal relating to provision of long term water supply scheme for Army and Air Force stations in Jaisalmer and Barmer ...
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Civilians of unit run canteens of defence forces allege mismanagement
March 19th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Civilians of Unit Run Canteens (URCs) functioning under the three wings of India's defence forces - Army, Navy and Air Force have sought parity in pay and ...
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Congress official urges ex-servicemen not to return medals
March 18th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Four days after a protest rally by ex-servicemen, an All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader has called upon retired defence officials not to be "misguided" into ...
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Pallam Raju rules out surgical strike on Pak terror hubs
March 18th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 18 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any surgical strike on terror camps inside Pakistan, but said ...
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Antony commissions new generation Coast Guard vessel
March 17th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, March 17 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony commissioned ICGS Vishwast, a new generation Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel (OPV), at an impressive ceremony here Wednesday.
"Vishwast, meaning 'Trustworthy', is a projection of ...
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Pension bonanza for ex-servicemen after Supreme Court ruling
March 16th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Some 30,000-40,000 armed forces officers who were commissioned or retired between 1986 and 1996 are in for a pay arrears and pension bonanza with the Supreme Court ...
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Two Al Qaeda men killed in Yemen airstrike
March 15th, 2010 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
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Sana'a (Yemen), March 15 (DPA) At least two senior members of Al Qaeda were killed in an airstrike by the Yemeni Air Force in a remote village in the south of the ...
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Cabinet clears $2.35 bn for Russian aircraft carrier
March 11th, 2010 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A cabinet panel Wednesday cleared the $2.35 billion fresh price for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov that India has purchased from Russia, an official said. The ...
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Government accepts recommendations on ex-servicemen’s pension
March 10th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it has accepted the remaining recommendations of a committee headed by the cabinet secretary to bridge the gap between pensioners who retired at ...
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India believe 74 missing defence personnel in Pak custody
March 10th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): The Union Government on Wednesday said that 74 missing defence personnel languishing in Pakistani jail.
Replying to questions in the Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister S M ...
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Govt. implements committee recommendations on ex-soldiers pension
March 10th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): To reduce the gap between past and current ex-servicemen pensioners, the Central Government has accepted all the recommendations of the committee under the Cabinet Secretary to ...
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Shortage of 14,448 officers in Army, Navy and Air Force
March 10th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): The Armed Forces are no more considered a viable career option and implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission to make the Services more attractive has not been ...
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Indian Navy, Coast Guard avert pirate threat to merchant vessel
March 6th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Kochi, March 6 (IANS) Prompt action by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard Saturday averted what could have been a pirate threat to a merchant vessel bound for Orissa's Paradip port.
"The ...
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Russia will maintain, not build up n-arsenal: Medvedev
March 5th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Moscow, March 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is not planning to build up its strategic potential, but will keep its nuclear weapons, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
"Today we have no need to build ...
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Hyderabad air crash probe begins
March 4th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) A day after an Indian Navy trainer aircraft crashed into a two-storeyed building in a densely-populated area during an air show here, a probe into the incident began ...
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Probe ordered into naval aircraft crash
March 3rd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) The Indian government Wednesday ordered a probe into the crash of an Indian Naval aircraft during an air show here, which killed the pilot and his co-pilot.
The other ...
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Reports of alien sightings to be binned in Britain
March 1st, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
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London, March 1 (IANS) Britain's defence ministry is fed up with mounting reports of alien sightings and says it will destroy all future reports in order to save staff time.
Reports of sightings ...
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Lieutenant General Rath withdraws petition from the Armed Forces Tribunal
February 25th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The former commander of 33 Corps, Lieutenant General P K Rath withdrew his petition from the Armed Forces Tribunal against his court martial in the Sukhna Land ...
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‘China may build up N-capability to counter US missile shield’
February 25th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Moscow, Feb 25 (IANS) China may strengthen its nuclear capability in response to the US global missile defence plans, said a Russian military expert.
"At present, China has a very limited nuclear potential, ...
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Procedures violated in ordering my court martial: Avdhesh Prakash
February 25th, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Lt. Gen. (retd) Avdhesh Prakash, the former military secretary at army headquarters who has won a temporary reprieve against a court martial ordered against him, alleges that ...
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Sukna land scam: Army officer gets relief
February 22nd, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Armed Forces Tribunal Monday gave two months to Lt Gen Avdesh Prakash to cross question witnesses in the Sukna land scam case.
Prakash, the military secretary, facing ...
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MiG-27 crashes in West Bengal, pilot killed (Lead)
February 16th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) A MiG-27 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in West Bengal Tuesday, defence ministry officials said. The pilot was killed in the accident.
The fighter ...
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MiG-27 crashes in West Bengal, pilot killed
February 16th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) A MiG-27 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in West Bengal Tuesday, defence ministry officials said. The pilot was killed in the accident.
The fighter ...
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Antony claims that India is emerging an outsourcing hub for Defence industry
February 15th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday offered the private industry and foreign companies partnership in the critical technologies in the Defence sector and said that India ...
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13 Yemeni army personnel killed in chopper crash (Lead)
February 15th, 2010 - 6:19 am ICT by IANS
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Sana'a (Yemen) Feb 15 (DPA) Thirteen army personnel were killed and one injured when a military helicopter crashed in the restive province of Saada in northwestern Yemen, the defence ministry reported.
The helicopter ...
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‘Probe 3 mysterious explosion-like sounds in Goa’
February 14th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Panaji, Feb 14 (IANS) Goa Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik Sunday officially requested the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to dispatch a team of experts to "solve the mystery of three ...
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Court decries improper government action against defence firms
February 13th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has pulled up the defence ministry for not following the proper course of law before blacklisting seven defence firms on corruption charges.
"It has ...
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Eurocopter to mark significant presence at DEFEXPO 2010
February 12th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Eurocopter, the world's leading helicopter manufacturer, will show a significant presence at Defexpo 2010, with its star product, the AS550 C3, participating in the ongoing trials for ...
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Consulted minister before action against generals: Army chief
February 11th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Holding media responsible for "sensationalsing" the land scam in Sukhna Cantonment in West Bengal, Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Thursday said he had consulted the defence ...
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Cabinet nod to choppers for VIPs
February 11th, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has given the Indian Air Force its clearance for buying 12 helicopters for the use of VIPs, a defence ministry official ...
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India armed forces release joint warfare doctrines
February 9th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Indian armed forces, in a major step towards synergising their fighting capabilities, Tuesday released three joint doctrines -- on sub-conventional operations, electronic warfare and maritime air ...
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Asian Security Conference to focus on 2030 scenario
February 9th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The concerns that India and other Asian nations will face on security and other fronts two decades hence will be the focus of a three-day conference that ...
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Opposition protests arrest of ex-army chief in Sri Lanka
February 9th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Colombo, Feb 9 (DPA) Sri Lankan opposition parties Tuesday protested the arrest of former army commander Sarath Fonseka, who led the military victory over the Tamil rebels before unsuccessfully running in last ...
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Orissa seeks halt to missile tests during turtle nesting season
February 8th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) Orissa will seek a halt to missile testing from a launch base in Bhadrak district on the state's coast during the nesting period of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, ...
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UK troops fighting Afghan war in outdated armour
February 8th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Feb.8 (ANI): British troops deployed in war-ravaged Afghanistan are fighting the Taliban in outdated body armour, and the blame for this can go to the Ministry of Defence, which has ...
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Iran tests radar evading aircraft
February 8th, 2010 - 4:05 am ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Feb 8 (IANS) Iran has conducted a successful test of its first domestically developed radar-evading aircraft, a senior military official said.
The prototype of the aircraft named 'Sofreh Mahi'(flatfish) which staged ...
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Pakistan Day parade cancelled for security reasons
February 7th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Concerned over rising militant attacks and threat to its security personnel due to an ongoing military offensive in the restive tribal region, Pakistan has cancelled the annual ...
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Defence secretary summoned on blacklisted firm’s court plea
February 2nd, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday summoned Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar to personally appear before it Feb 11 on a petition filed by a company that the defence ...
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Army chief orders court martial of chief advisor (Second Lead)
January 29th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Heeding the "advice" of Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor Friday ordered the court martial of his chief advisor Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash ...
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Army chief orders court martial of chief aide (Lead)
January 29th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Friday ordered a court martial of his chief advisor Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash for his involvement in a land scam ...
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