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Pakistan NA paves way for Army Act amendment bill proposing 5 years in jai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistan Army Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was approved by the National Assembly on Monday, opening the door to a punishment of up to five years in prison with hard labour for anyone found guilty of disclosing any 'sensitive information' obtained in the course of official business that is
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Chinese President Xi Jinping stresses need to speed up efforts to boost mo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Xi, who is also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks on Wednesday in southwest China's Sichuan Province while inspecting the air force of the Western Theater Command of the People
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Pakistan: PTI forms commission to probe senators’ role in approving Army A
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday formed a one-member commission to investigate the role of its senators in approving the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which proposes up to 5 years of imprisonment for anyone, who discloses sensitive information pertaining to military or
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Soldiers of India, Mongolia participate in Exercise Nomadic Elephant
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Additional Directorate General of Public Information, IHQ of MoD (Army) informed about the troops participation in the exercise in a tweet.
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“Assam Police must examine how Indian Army can be freed after AFSPA”: CM S
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As Assam is aiming to make the state free from the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday asked state police to examine the mechanism of how Indian Army personnel can be freed up after withdrawal of AFSPA.
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Congress earlier denied celebration of Kargil Vijay Diwas terming it NDA's
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajiv Chandrashekhar on Wednesday raised question on the "ideology and thought process" of Congress of doing "politics of appeasement" for not celebrating Kargil Vijay Diwas earlier terming the event as NDA's war.
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"Nation will never forget supreme sacrifice of jawans": Army Chief on Karg
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Paying rich tributes to the valour of the Indian armed forces on the 24th Kargil Vijay Divas, Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Wednesday said the jawans, who made the supreme sacrifice in the 1999 conflict with Pakistan, will forever live on in the hearts and minds of the people.
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“Feel honoured to be amongst the brave:” Former Army officers recollect me
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI at the Kargil War Memorial in Ladakh today, General Malik said “This place is unforgettable for me. I feel proud of the armed forces particularly the Indian Army which I was heading at the time. The manner in which they recaptured ground in the most challenging of circumstanc
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Taiwan tracks 25 Chinese military planes, 4 naval ships around country
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"25 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities," the MND said on Tuesday.
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Argentina signs LoI with Hindustan Aeronautics to acquire light, medium ut
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Argentina’s Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on productive cooperation and acquisition of Light and Medium Utility Helicopters for Argentinian armed forces.
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Tri-Services All Women Motorcycle Rally reaches Jammu, honours heroes of K
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The Tri-Services All Women Motorcycle rally was given a heartwarming welcome by students of St Mary's Presentation Convent School. The team members interacted with the students and motivated them to join the Armed Forces," said Lt Col Suneel Bartwal, PRO (Defence).
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Documentary reveals the story of forgotten genocide in Bangladesh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The brutal genocide in Bangladesh by Pakistani armed forces which continues to haunt the nation even after more than half a century, was revealed in detail in the documentary by Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) in the Human Rights Film Festival at The Hague.
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