Category: Security

Parrikar tells defence units to become lead integrator

Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Pitching for more innovation and indigenisation, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday advised the state-run defence…

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India, Mozambique to fast-track farm sector cooperation

Maputo, July 7 (IANS) India and Mozambique on Thursday agreed to fast-track agricultural cooperation after delegation-level discussions headed by Prime…

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Chilcot probe notwithstanding, Australia defends supporting Iraq War

Canberra, July 7 (IANS) Following the publication of the British Chilcot report which questioned the motives behind the Iraq War…

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Bush hasn’t read Chilcot report, but says world better off without Saddam

Washington, July 7 (IANS) Former US President George W. Bush, the main promoter of the Iraq war during 2003-2011, has…

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Any intruding aircraft will be shot down during Olympics: Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (IANS) Brazil's government has warned that it will shoot down any unidentified aircraft that violates…

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Indian, Pakistani armies exchange Eid sweets on LoC

Jammu, July 7 (IANS) The Indian and Pakistani armies on Thursday exchanged sweets and greetings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr…

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British probe vindicates New Zealand’s ‘no’ to Iraq war

Wellington, July 7 (IANS) New Zealand opposition on Thursday said they were vindicated over their decision to refuse to join…

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Rajnath to inaugurate BRICS drug control meeting

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday will inaugurate the second anti-drug working group meeting…

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Website to preserve history of WWI Sikh soldiers

London, July 7 (IANS) As the world marks the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest…

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Extension of US troops’ presence in Afghanistan welcomed

Kabul, July 7 (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has welcomed Washington's decision to extend the presence of American troops'…

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Sri Lanka arrests 16 Indian fishermen

Colombo, July 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday said it arrested 16 Indian fishermen for illegal poaching in…

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HAL must be modernised, if Tejas are to be saved

By Admiral Arun Prakash (retd) If the recent induction of the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has received a…

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Austria protests Hungarian implementation of border controls

Vienna, July 7 (IANS) Hungary's decision to tighten entry controls along its shared border with Austria has proved to be…

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Obama to maintain 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan into 2017

Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that he will maintain about 8,400 American troops in…

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Pakistani army chief asks commanders to stop militants from crossing into Afghanistan

Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday ordered military officials not to allow anyone to…

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CRPF trooper shoots self in Kashmir

Jammu, July 6 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper on Wednesday shot and killed himself in Jammu and…

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Iraq invasion was ‘not last resort’: Chilcot Inquiry

London, July 6 (IANS) Britain went to war in Iraq before all peaceful options for disarming Saddam Hussein were exhausted,…

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Indian, Pakistan troopers exchange Eid greetings, sweets

Jammu, July 6 (IANS) Officers and personnel of India's Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday exchanged sweets to…

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4 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Kabul, July 6 (IANS) At least four persons were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack in north Afghanistan's Sar-e-Pul…

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Syria marks Eid ul-Fitr with nationwide 72-hour truce

Damascus, July 6 (IANS) A 72-hour truce was announced on Wednesday in all Syrian cities by the General Command of…

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