Pakistani jails are ‘lightly constructed’ coops: daily
April 23rd, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Criticising security in Pakistan's prisons, a daily has described jails as "lightly constructed" chicken coops guarded by men "armed with paper darts and a catapult".The ... Read more...
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India, US war drill kicks off in Rajasthan
March 5th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Indicative of their growing interoperability and comfort levels in joint operations, the Indian and US armies Monday kicked off a war drill in Rajasthan that ... Read more...
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US troops to celebrate Holi with Indian Army
February 27th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A group of 200 US army troops will get a taste and a feel of Holi, the Indian festival of colours, even as they test ... Read more...
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Russian army to get Boomerang armoured carriers
February 22nd, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Army will get its first Boomerang armoured personnel carriers in 2013, a top military official has said.Ground Forces chief Col. Gen. Alexander Postnikov ... Read more...
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India’s Andaman military command completes a decade
October 9th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India's Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), a tri-services military formation based in Port Blair, has completed a decade of its existence and has over the ... Read more...
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Indian Navy’s $430-million order for 8 landing ships
September 30th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The Indian Navy will boost its capability to take the battle literally to the enemy's shores with the placing of a $430 million (Rs. 2,100 ... Read more...
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Nepal’s biggest scam pits police against politicians
June 13th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 13 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, Nepal's top police officials, disgraced in a UN security equipment sale scandal, are lobbying for action against politicians, deepening the wedge between ... Read more...
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Attack choppers to add teeth to Indian Army’s strike corps (With Images)
May 18th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) With the rapid evolution of battlefield concepts, the Indian Army is preparing to shore up its aviation wing with attack and tactical-lift capabilities to increase ... Read more...
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Medvedev to meet World War II veterans
May 8th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet World War II veterans and representatives of patriotic organisations, and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown ... Read more...
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Antony to visit border areas ahead of army war game
April 29th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Ahead of a major army war game in the Rajasthan desert mid-May, Defence Minister A.K. Antony will visit the area Monday to inspect the build-up ... Read more...
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Libyan families flee Ajdabiya town as Gaddafi regime renew attacks
April 18th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Apr 17 (ANI): Many families have fled the rebel held key town of Ajdabiya after the Libyan regime renewed attacks in a bid to regain the territory in the eastern parts ... Read more...
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UK’s ‘dirty secret’ of selling arms to Libya months before war revealed
April 5th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5 (ANI): Britain sold weapons to Libya and other dictatorships in North Africa and the Middle East just four months before Colonel Muammar Gaddafi ordered a crackdown on a pro-democracy ... Read more...
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Gaddafi army ‘not at breaking point’ despite repeated Allied air strikes
April 1st, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.1 (ANI): The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen has said that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's armed forces are not at a 'breaking point' despite hundreds ... Read more...
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Six killed as Yemen police fire on anti- government protesters
March 13th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Mar.13 (ANI): Police forces in Yemen have killed atleast six people, including a 15 year old student and injured many more, after they attacked anti- government protesters in the capital city ... Read more...
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Bahrain king hails military crackdown on protesters
February 18th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Manama/Tehran, Feb 18 (IANS) Bahrain's king has praised the military for its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Manama even as he stressed that the government has widened the scope for "peaceful and ... Read more...
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Nepal’s new ‘crown prince’ gets a Christmas reprieve
December 24th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 24 (IANS) Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala's son-in-law, who became embroiled in a long and increasingly acrimonious controversy after locking horns with deposed crown prince Paras Bir ... Read more...
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Nepal ex-crown prince’s gun brawl case gets a sequel (Lead)
December 23rd, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 23 (IANS) Nine days after Nepal's controversial former crown prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah was arrested following reports that he was involved in a gun brawl with an ... Read more...
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Nepal ex-crown prince’s gun brawl case gets a sequel
December 23rd, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 23 (IANS) Nine days after Nepal's controversial former crown prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah was arrested for his reported gun brawl with an influential minister's son-in-law, royalists struck ... Read more...
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Turkey offers to dramatically increase sale of military hardware to Pak
December 8th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Ankara (Turkey), Dec 8(ANI): Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties to "greater heights" through enhanced cooperation in a range of areas, including defence, with Turkey offering military hardware ... Read more...
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Stolen NATO supply items seized from Islamabad godown
October 3rd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 3 (ANI): Another godown laden with stolen items of NATO forces, including combat material, has been unearthed in the Pakistani capital's rural area of Tarnol during a police raid, ... Read more...
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NATO’s combat material stolen, sold to Pakistani militants
October 3rd, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 3 (IANS) Combat materials, including sophisticated communication devices and heavy duty generators, meant for NATO troops are stolen by transporters and sold to militants in Pakistan, a media report ... Read more...
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Thai red shirts end protest rally
May 19th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, May 19 (IANS) Thailand's red shirts Wednesday announced the end of their protest rally in Bangkok after armoured personnel carriers broke through the outer barriers of their protest site early in ... Read more...
Three journalists shot, as Thai Army moves in with force to smash Red Shirts’ siege
May 19th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): Gun battles broke out between the Thailand military and protesters inside the Red Shirts rally base in central Bangkok this morning.
An Associated Press photographer has seen three foreign ... Read more...
Thai troops advance on protest site, fire breaks out (Lead)
May 19th, 2010 - 8:14 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, May 19 (DPA) Hundreds of Thai troops, backed by armoured personnel carriers and water trucks, advanced on the southern section of an anti-government protest site Wednesday in the heart of ... Read more...
Iran inaugurates anti-cruise missile system
May 5th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Iaonnis SolomouNicosia, May 5 (ANI): The Iranian government announced on Tuesday the start of production of a missile defence system capable of destroying cruise missiles flying at low altitude.Iranian Defence ... Read more...
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Thai government cracks down on protesters
April 10th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, April 10 (DPA) The Thai government Saturday launched a crackdown on protesters who have seized sections of the capital for weeks in their bid to pave the way for new ... Read more...
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US donates surveillance equipment to Pakistan
March 2nd, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) The US has donated eight armoured personnel carriers and surveillance equipment, including binoculars, global positioning systems and night-vision binoculars, to Pakistan to help fight extremists.
Donated by the Bureau ... Read more...
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Iran starts production of two new missiles
February 7th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 7 (IANS) Iran has begun production of the Qaem anti-helicopter missile and Toofan 5 anti-armour missile, a media report said Sunday.
The Toofan 5 has two warheads and is one of ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to buy frigates, fighter planes and missiles
February 4th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 4 (DPA) Bangladesh plans to buy military hardware, including tanks, frigates, fighter planes and surface-to-air missiles, to strengthen its armed forces, a minister said Thursday.
"To modernise the armed forces, the ... Read more...
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Lanka opposition accuses Rajapaksa of plotting coup
January 25th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Jan.25 (ANI): Sri Lanka's opposition has accused President Rajapaksa of planning to stage a coup if he did not win tomorrow's fiercely contested election.Opposition leaders cited troop movements and a ... Read more...
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Indian Army to acquire 100 Armoured Personnel Carriers
November 11th, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): The Indian Army is set to procure over 100 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), which would be deployed in different kinds of terrains.The Army has initiated the ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted in riot-torn Urumqi, tension prevails (Lead)
July 9th, 2009 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Urumqi (China), July 8 (Xinhua) Riot-hit Chinese city Urumqi appeared calm under heavy paramilitary police presence Wednesday after an overnight traffic curfew, though sporadic violence was still reported.
Traffic restrictions continued to be ... Read more...
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Pak Police poorly trained, ill equipped to handle Taliban onslaught
July 6th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 6 (ANI): The Pakistani police force is underpaid, poorly trained and ill-equipped to handle the Taliban onslaught, as the army drives them from their strongholds in Swat and surrounding ... Read more...
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Pakistani military prepares for South Waziristan showdown
May 26th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Buoyed by its successes against the Taliban in the northwest, Pakistan's military is intensifying its fight against the militants in South Waziristan agency and is moving up ... Read more...
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Three killed in clashes in Yemen
May 3rd, 2009 - 5:22 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a (Yemen), May 3 (DPA) Three civilians were killed and seven people were wounded in clashes Saturday between anti-government protesters and security forces in restive southern Yemen, witnesses and local officials said.
Witnesses ... Read more...
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