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Sitharaman issues rank parity orders for military, AFHQ civil officers
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Friday issued orders to ensure parity between the armed forces and civil service officers at the Armed Forces Headquaters, here.
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Suicide attack foiled in Jalalabad city
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec 31 (ANI): The Afghan security forces have foiled a plot by the anti-government armed militant groups to conduct a "deadly" suicide attack in the Jalalabad city of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
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'Denial of treatment to martyr's wife a blow to morale of armed forces'
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The father of Kargil martyr Vijayant Thapar, VN Thapar, on Saturday condemned the denial of treatment to another Kargil martyr's wife by a private hospital in Haryana, and said incidents like these were a blow to the morale of the armed forces.
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London to beef up its police presence for New Year's Eve
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 29 (ANI): The city of London would be turned into a fortress on New Year's Eve as armed police from the Scotland Yard and Metropolitan Police, along with covert officers and dog units will patrol its streets, to avoid any untoward incidents.
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Pilot killed as military jet downed in northern Hama: Syria military
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Amman [Jordan], Dec 27 (ANI): Syria's armed forces said a military jet was downed by insurgents in northern Hama province on Tuesday, in which the pilot was killed.
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Turkey expels 2,700 personnel over suspected terror links
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 24 (ANI): Turkey on Sunday dismissed at least 2,756 personnel from various institutions, with a new statutory decree being initiated, under the state of emergency.
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Counting for RK Nagar bypoll begins
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): The counting of votes for Chennai's R K Nagar Assembly constituency began at 8 a.m on Sunday.
Policeman killed in clashes with robbers in Balochistan
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], Dec 22 (ANI): A police officer was killed and three others were injured after an armed gang opened fire on them in Balochistan's Osta Muhammad area on Friday.
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US court rejects Trump's bid to stop transgender military enlistment
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Dec 22 (ANI): A federal appeals court in Virginia has ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to delay accepting transgender recruits into the military.
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'Hamesha Vijayee' exercise in Rajasthan tests armed forces' capability
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Indian Army's Southern Command, conducting exercise 'Hamesha Vijayee', is out in the deserts of Rajasthan to evaluate the capability of the armed forces to strike deep into the enemy territory in an integrated air-land battle.
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Former US army official questions "Chinese militarization of Pakistan"
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], December 19 (ANI): A former US army official has questioned what he calls the "Chinese militarization of Pakistan", citing an official CPEC announcement on September 17, 2017, whereby China would "assist" Pakistan in "capacity building" of its "civil armed forces."
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South Asian peace only if Pak 'miltablishment' stops support to Islamic te
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec 16 (ANI): Nuclear-armed Pakistan, which is in the eye of the storm intentionally for giving militants and terrorists a base to operate from, some of them with the backing of the country's army, necessarily has to make a choice to change to ensure peace in South
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