Army chief loses court battle on age row (Roundup)
February 10th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh suffered a blow Friday in the Supreme Court, forcing him to withdraw his plea demanding that his birth date ... Read more...
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Supreme Court trips army chief in age row battle (Evening Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh suffered a blow Friday in the Supreme Court, forcing him to withdraw his plea demanding that his birth date ... Read more...
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Russian air force to buy 30 choppers
January 16th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force is to acquire up to 30 Kamov Ka-226 light helicopters for courier and communications duties by 2020, Defence Ministry spokesman Vladimir ... Read more...
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Israel, US call off joint military drill
January 16th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 15 (IANS) Israel and US have dropped plans for a large-scale joint exercise initially scheduled in May, Xinhua reported Sunday citing Israel's Army Radio.Thousands of US troops were ... Read more...
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China denies sending troops to North Korea
December 28th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) China Wednesday denied reports that its army had entered North Korea following the death of its leader Kim Jong-il.Defence ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said the media ... Read more...
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Russia test launches RS-18 ballistic missile (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia successfully test-launched intercontinental ballistic missile -- RS-18 (SS-19 Stiletto) -- Tuesday from the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan, said the defence ministry.The missile is ... Read more...
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Russia successfully test fires Bulava missiles
December 24th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia successfully test launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles Friday, defence officials said Friday.The Bulava missiles were launched from the Borey-class Yury Dolgoruky nuclear-powered submarine in ... Read more...
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Thousands of missing Libyan missiles threat to London Olympics
December 19th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Thousands of missing missiles that have fallen into the hands of terrorists after the fall of the Muammar Gadaffi regime in Libya now poses a threat ... Read more...
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Russians get trained for Austrian sniper rifles
December 10th, 2011 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A number of Russian servicemen are being given special training in handling a new sniper rifle bought from Austria, a top military official has said.Defence ... 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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‘Only 17,000 US soldiers left in Iraq’
November 25th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 24 (IANS) The US is continuing to draw down its troops in Iraq as scheduled, as there are only 17,000 US troops remaining in Iraq besides ... Read more...
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Kremlin appoints 200 new guards
November 6th, 2011 - 7:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 200 Kremlin guard recruits took the oath of allegiance at the WWII memorial hill in Moscow Saturday, a defence ministry spokesman said."About 200 recruits ... Read more...
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China warns US firms over Taiwan arms sales
September 22nd, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Foreign companies supplying weapons to Taiwan are infringing the territorial integrity of China, the foreign ministry said Thursday."Whoever engages or participates in activities or ... Read more...
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China tests new aircraft carrier
September 1st, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's first aircraft carrier has successfully completed its maiden sea trials and returned to a shipyard for further refurbishing, the Chinese defence ministry said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Russia tests ballistic missile
August 27th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian nuclear submarine has successfully launched the Bulava ballistic missile to its maximum range of 8,000 km, a defence ministry spokesman said Saturday.Nuclear submarine ... Read more...
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China criticises Japan’s 2011 defence white paper
August 4th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 4 (IANS) China Thursday expressed "strong opposition" to Japan's 2011 defence white paper, saying the document plays up the "China threat theory" and has ulterior motives.Defence ministry spokesman ... Read more...
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Russia test-fires ballistic missile
July 28th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Wednesday successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Barents Sea, a defence ministry spokesman said.The Sineva missile was launched from the Northern Fleet's ... Read more...
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Don’t shoot as you’ll wake up Afghans, soldiers told
July 18th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Coalition soldiers in Afghanistan were told not to shoot Taliban guerrillas planting mines as gunfire would "wake up and upset the locals", a former ... Read more...
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Fire, blasts at Moscow military base
July 16th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A fire broke out at a military base in Moscow Friday, accompanied by a series of explosions, an official said.A defence ministry spokesman said there ... Read more...
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Yemen denies military base’ seizure by militants
May 28th, 2011 - 8:01 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, May 28 (IANS) The Yemeni defense ministry has denied reports suggesting anti-government armed tribesmen took control over military bases and shot down military planes outside the capital, ... Read more...
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Russia regains contact with lost satellite
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 22 (IANS) Russian authorities have re-established contact with a military satellite missing since February, Xinhua reported Friday.The space forces received telemetric information from the Geo-IK-2 satellite and analysis ... Read more...
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Qatar to join foreign air raids on Libya
March 21st, 2011 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
Paris, March 21 (IANS) Qatar has decided to participate in the military offensive by international forces against Libya, a French defence ministry spokesman said.Speaking at a press conference Sunday, Laurent ... Read more...
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Russia launches navigation satellite
February 26th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 26 (IANS) Russia has launched a satellite which is part of a network that is its answer to the US Global Positioning System (GPS).The Russian Space Forces successfully launched a ... Read more...
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British officer terms handing of combat operations to Afghans ‘disaster’
January 14th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14 (ANI): A top British commander serving in Afghanistan has expressed fears the handing over of combat operations in 2014 to the Afghan Army, terming such a move as a ... Read more...
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British commanders want tanks to fight Taliban’
December 20th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
London/Kabul, Dec. 20 (ANI): Senior British Army commanders have asked for Challenger 2 tanks to be deployed in the southern Afghan province of Helmand to fight the Taliban.The tanks would provide ... Read more...
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Fire at Bengal army ammunition depot, no casualties
November 20th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) A fire broke out at the army ammunition depot in the cantonment town of Binnagudi in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Saturday, but there were no casualties, a defence ... Read more...
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Russian fighter crashes, crew untraced
November 19th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A MiG-31 Foxhound fighter aircraft crashed Friday in Russia's Perm region. Though the two crew members ejected safely, they were yet to be located, officials said.A security ... Read more...
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India, Vietnam plan joint army training
October 13th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Oct 13 (IANS) India Wednesday announced a slew of measures to expand its defence ties with Vietnam, including joint training of armies and support to strengthen and upgrade the capabilities of ... Read more...
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ROK alleges N. Korea of restoring facilities at destroyed Yongbyon nuclear reactor
October 6th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Oct 6 (ANI): South Korea's defence ministry has alleged that North Korea is restoring facilities at its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, which was destroyed in 2008 as part of an agreement made ... Read more...
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Five killed in suicide terror attack in Russia
September 5th, 2010 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least five people were killed and 39 injured early Sunday in a suicide terror attack on a military unit in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, ... Read more...
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Army soldier arrested on molestation charge
August 4th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) An army soldier has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman green police volunteer here, police said Wednesday.
Lance Naik Pradeep Jagdale, attached to the Eastern Command headquarters at ... Read more...
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Global outrage over leak of 90,000 secret US military files
July 27th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jul 27 (ANI): The leak of some 90,000 secret US military files triggered outrage from nations fighting in Afghanistan, amid fears it could endanger the lives of international forces battling ... Read more...
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Five Afghan soldiers killed in NATO air strike
July 7th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 7 (ANI): A Nato air strike has mistakenly killed five Afghan soldiers while they were on patrol in the country's eastern Ghazni province.According to the Daily Express, Afghan Defence Ministry ... Read more...
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NATO airstrike accidentally kills five Afghan soldiers
July 7th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 7 (DPA) A NATO airstrike Wednesday mistakenly hit an Afghan army unit in southern Afghanistan, killing five soldiers, a Defence Ministry spokesman said.
The soldiers were conducting an anti-insurgent operation in ... Read more...
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One killed, 24 hurt in Russian ammunition blast
June 23rd, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One person was killed and 24 injured in an ammunition blast at a military training facility in central Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said Wednesday.
The blast occurred ... Read more...
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