World
Heavy shelling and civilian casualties dash hopes for Karabakh ceasefire
Hopes that a Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan might hold were further dashed Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of intense shelling on…
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Year: <span>2020</span>
Defence
LAC talks: India to push for restoration of status quo ante
With military tensions showing no signs of subsiding along the country’s northern borders, India and China are set to hold the seventh round of their…
India
PLA Rotating Troops on North Pangong Tso, Signals Disengagement Is Far Off
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has started rotating troops on the north banks of Pangong Tso with the intent that it has no immediate…
indian-navy
For Navy helicopters, ‘Make in HAL’, why look to foreign companies?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) started the design and development of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) in 1984. The ALH was developed for both Airforce/Army versions and…
indian-navy
INS Sahyadri, INS Kora adjudged best Navy ships
VISAKHAPATNAM: Coveted trophies for best ship were awarded to INS Sahyadri among capital ships and INS Kora among corvettes at the Fleet Award Function (FAF),…
World
‘Element of instability’: UAE on Turkish Army’s presence in Qatar
Turkey’s army in Qatar is an element of instability in the Gulf region, a senior official of the United Arab Emirates said on Saturday, adding…
CDS visits Jammu, reviews security on LAC, LoC
General (Gen) Bipin Rawat, the chief of defence staff (CDS), arrived in Jammu on a two-day visit on Saturday amid a spike in skirmishes with…
World
Pakistan opposition parties accuse army of meddling with polls
For the first time, Pakistan’s two major Opposition parties have come out openly against the country’s powerful military, accusing it of rigging the 2018 elections…
LeT commander, 3 other terrorists killed in Kashmir
Four terrorists, including a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were killed in two separate encounters in south Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The police…
India
5% quota for ex-personnel of armed forces in UP Group C jobs
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to provide 5 percent horizontal reservation in Group C jobs in the state government services to armed forces…
Defence
DRDO’s Rustom-2 Drone Takes-off, India Goes for Armed Heron
Overcoming the initial program setbacks, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Friday flight tested the Rustom-2 medium altitude long endurance indigenous prototype drone…
India
Rattled Pakistan reacts to IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria’s ‘two-front war’ remark, spews venom
Days after Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria’s comment that the Indian Air Force is prepared to deal with a two-front war if such a scenario…