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No discrimination in selection process in armed forces: MoS Nityanand Rai
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The selection process in the armed forces is open to all citizens without any discrimination on the basis of caste, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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84,659 vacancies in armed forces, govt to fill it by Dec 2023: MoS Rai to
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Union Government on Tuesday informed that it has decided to fill up the existing vacancies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles by December 2023.
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Advanced ammunition is reality of new age warfare: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called for innovations in the field of ammunition for the creation of a strong and self-reliant base that keeps the Armed Forces fully prepared to deal with future challenges.
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'Attack and then report to us' is the policy now: BJP chief JP Nadda tells
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday asserted that instead of importing bulletproof jackets in the country, India is now exporting them and said "Attack and then report to us is the policy now".
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Defence Ministry approves proposals worth Rs 28,732 crore for armed forces
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Tuesday approved procurement proposals worth over Rs 28,732 crore for the armed forces including swarm drones, bulletproof jackets, and carbines.
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Govt accords high priority to indigenisation of SDRs for armed forces
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The government has fast-tracked the indigenisation of Software Defined Radios (SDRs) with the country's premier research and development institutions - Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpu
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French envoy Lenain pays tribute to IAF on Kargil Vijay Diwas
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Ambassador of France to India, Emmanuel Lenain on Tuesday paid tributes to the brave soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil War against Pakistan on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, when India commemorated 23 years
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Ukrainian president appoints new commander of special operations forces
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday signed a decree to appoint a new commander of the Special Operations Forces (SOF), a branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Begaj takes oath as new president of Albania
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The newly-elected President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj, took oath here on Sunday at a swearing-in ceremony in the parliament.
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Self-reliant India is well-equipped to give befitting reply to anyone who
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 24 (ANI): Highlighting the Centre's effort to build a self-reliant defence ecosystem, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that self-reliant India is well-equipped to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye.
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"Not willing to be a slave": Sri Lankan Air Force personnel leaves service
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 24 (ANI): A member of Sri Lankan Air Force left the service claiming that he did not want to be a slave to country's armed forces, media reports said.
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Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy ship spotted near Taiwan ahead of an
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], July 23 (ANI): A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ship was spotted near the east coast of Taiwan, ahead of the second session of Han Kuang annual war-games, the nation's largest military exercises involving all branches of the armed forces, designed to test the co
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