Category: Security

Wardha army ammo depot blast toll 18, one missing

Nagpur, June 1 (IANS) The toll in Tuesday's massive fire and explosion at India's largest ammunition depot in Pulgaon, in…

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Ammo depot fire toll rises to 18

Pulgaon (Maharashtra), June 1 (IANS) The toll in Tuesday's massive fire at India's largest ammunition depot in Maharashtra's Pulgaon town,…

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Thousands fleeing as battle for Fallujah continues: UN

United Nations, June 1 (IANS) Nearly 3,700 people, or 624 families, have fled Fallujah over the past week amid a…

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N Korean missile launch fails, Pyongyang official visits Beijing

Beijing, May 31 (IANS) A senior North Korean official arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks between his country and…

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Parliamentary panel on home chief wants NIA probe into ammo depot fire

Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs chairman Pradip Bhattacharya on Tuesday demanded a National Investigation Agency…

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IS using ‘human shields’ as Iraqi forces advance in Fallujah

Baghdad, May 31 (IANS) Islamic State is using several hundred families as “human shields” in Fallujah, Iraq, witnesses told the…

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Freed pilot Savchenko new Ukrainian lawmaker

Kiev, May 31 (IANS) Ukraine's former military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who was freed after two years in Russian prison and…

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1.2 million Afghans internally displaced in war

Kabul, May 31 (IANS) The number of internally displaced people has doubled to 1.2 million in the past three years…

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Haryana Jat agitation: Parkash Singh panel blasts administration, police

Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) The Parkash Singh Committee report on the large-scale violence during the Jat agitation for reservation in…

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China to press US on maritime issues

Beijing, May 31 (IANS) Beijing will pressure Washington over maritime issues during the upcoming annual strategic and economic dialogue, as…

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16 dead in fire at India’s biggest ammo depot

Pulgaon (Maharashtra) May 31 (IANS) At least 16 persons, including a lieutenant colonel and a major, were killed and 17…

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Afghan conflict gets momentum since change in Taliban leadership

Kabul, May 31 (IANS) The turmoil in Afghanistan has got impetus since Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed as the…

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Lt. colonel, major among 16 dead in army depot blaze

Nagpur, May 31 (IANS) A Lt. Colonel and a Major were among the 16 dead when a massive blaze swept…

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Pakistani arrested in Spain for spreading jihadist propaganda

Madrid, May 31 (IANS) A Pakistani man was arrested on Tuesday in the city L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona for…

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Taliban chief’s body handed over to heirs in Afghanistan

Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) The mortal remains of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, who was killed in a US drone…

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Two army officers among 16 dead in fire at India’s biggest ammo depot

Pulgaon (Maharashtra) May 31 (IANS) At least 16 persons, including two army officers, were killed and 17 injured in a…

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India’s first lithium ion battery soon, will cut imports from China

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) In a step towards self-reliance to meet defence requirements and to cut the dependence on…

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All it takes is a spark: Previous ordnance depots fires

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The following is the list of major fire disasters at India's ordnance depots that have…

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Shunted out Kerala Police chief vents his anger

Thiruvananthapuram, May 31 (IANS) Kerala Police chief T.P. Sen Kumar, who was shunted out by the new Left Front government…

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‘JF-17 aircraft capable enough to meet Pakistan defence needs’

Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) The JF-17 multi-role combat aircraft is capable enough to meet Pakistan's defence requirements, a top Pakistani…

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