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Defence forces get 7% hike in budget
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Defence budget for the first time touched the figure of Rs 3.05 crore as the government hiked it by Rs 19,873 crore from last year's allocation of Rs 2,85,423 crore, the government said today.
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5 IDF soldiers charged with beating Palestinian detainees
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): Five Israel Defence Forces soldiers were arrested for allegedly beating two Palestinian detainees while they were handcuffed and blindfolded.
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Defence forces lost 334 personnel to suicide cases since 2016
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 7 (ANI): In the last three years, the Army, Navy and the Air Force have lost 334 soldiers to suicide related cases across the country since 2016, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
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DRDO weapon systems worth Rs 2.75 lakh crore to be inducted in defence for
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan 03 (ANI):The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said that its weapon systems and platforms worth over Rs 2.75 lakh crore have either been inducted into the services or would be joining them soon.
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Communication satellite GSAT-7A launched
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In a major boost for the communication capabilities of the defence forces, communication satellite GSAT-7A was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday.
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Punjab CM deplores attempts to politicise armed forces
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Nov 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday deplored attempts to politicise the defence forces, asserting that the armed forces were meant to report only to their regimental heads and not work at the behest of the political dispensation. Th
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Transform or perish: Army Chief to defence forces
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday underlined that either the armed forces transform itself as per modern necessities or else they perish.
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MoD spokesperson taunts former Navy chief on Twitter, apologises later
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): A war of words broke out on social media after an "inadvertent" post by the spokesperson for Ministry of Defence (MoD) upset serving and non-serving officers of the Indian defence forces. The spokesperson for MoD, however, later withdrew her tweet and apologi
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DAC approves procurement of defence equipment worth Rs 9,100 cr
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, met on Tuesday and accorded approval for the procurement of equipment worth over Rs 9,100 crore for the defence forces.
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Kerala Govt. to organise farewell for defence forces
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India] Aug 22 (ANI): Kerala government will organize a farewell for various defence forces who helped in relief and rescue operations during recent unprecedented floods in the state, announced Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while addressing a presser on Wednesday eve
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Defence forces celebrate International Yoga Day from Ladakh to Bay of Beng
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 21 (ANI): As the fourth edition of the International Yoga Day kicked off today, armed forces did their bit by organising yoga sessions across the country.
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DAC approves Equipment Acquisition proposals for Defence forces
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jun 7(ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday accorded approval for the procurement of equipment for the Defence Forces valued at over Rs 5500 crore.
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