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Centre extends AFSPA in Nagaland for 6 months
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The Central government on Monday extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland for six more months.
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Centre amends defence forces rules, Chief of Defence Staff to serve till 6
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): The Central government has amended the service rules of three armed forces where the retirement age for services chiefs can be extended to 65 years if they are appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), said a defence official.
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Taliban attack kills 10 Afghan soldiers in Helmand
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec 28 (ANI): At least 10 members of the Afghan armed forces and four others sustained injuries after a bomb exploded near an army checkpoint in Sangin district of the southern Helmand province in the wee hours of Saturday, the army said.
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Indian armed forces ensure protection of human rights of adversaries also:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Indian armed forces not only ensure the protection of human rights of our own people but also of adversaries and deal with the prisoners of war as per the Geneva Conventions, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Friday.
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Decision to create CDS is major step towards bringing about jointmanship b
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the decision to create Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is a major step towards bringing about jointmanship between the Armed Forces.
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CDS to facilitate restructuring of military commands
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI) The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) appointed by the Narendra Modi government will facilitate the restructuring of military commands of the armed forces and create the required jointness among them to establish the theatre commands in future.
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IAF chief to embark on 4-day visit to Egypt
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 23 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will embark on a four-day visit to Egypt beginning from Tuesday with an aim to strengthen the long-standing bilateral relations between New Delhi and Cairo.
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North Korea holds party meeting to bolster army
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Dec 22 (ANI): North Korea leader Kim Jong-un presided over a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party and discussed "important organisational and political measures and military steps to bolster up" the country's armed forces.
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Trump officially launches US Space Force
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, authorising the establishment of Space Force which would become the sixth branch of the armed forces.
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Armed force officers at NDA pay homage to their course-mates, recall their
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Indian Armed Forces officers of the 87th batch of National Defence Academy (NDA) paid homage to martyrs who were their course-mates here on Friday.
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27 armed forces' veterans take part in Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Dec 19 (ANI): Twenty seven veterans of the Indian armed forces took part in celebrations of 49th 'Victory Day' in Dhaka between December 15 to 19 to mark the country's liberation from Pakistan.
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Pak Armed Forces express 'pain and anguish' on Pervez Musharraf's death se
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], Dec 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Armed Forces on Tuesday expressed 'pain and anguish' over the sentencing to death of the former military dictator and president General Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case.
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