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Rising aircraft accident rate is sign of China flexing military might: Exp
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore City [Singapore] Feb.13 (ANI): Defence and military experts are of the view that the frequent aircraft mishaps taking place in China and in its immediate neighbourhood should be seen as Beijing flexing its military might, rather than as incidents that will bring down the morale of
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35 killed in Syria regime attacks
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Feb 6 (ANI): At least 35 civilians were killed and dozens were injured by Syrian regime attacks in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, Syrian civil defence forces said on Tuesday.
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Maldives crisis: Army stormed inside Supreme Court
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 05 (ANI): Just hours after Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the country, country's National Defence Force stormed inside the Supreme Court (SC) premises in Male.
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1 feared dead in Japan chopper crash
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Feb 5 (ANI): One person was feared killed when a Japanese Self-Defence Force (SDF) helicopter crashed near an elementary school in Saga Prefecture in Kyushu Island in southwestern Japan on Monday.
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Japan deploys ships, seaplanes near Korean Peninsula
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Jan 13 (ANI): Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) has deployed its ships and seaplanes in waters near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Korean Peninsula in an attempt to thwart North Korea from evading United Nations (UN) sanctions.
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Eighth Indo- Maldives joint military exercise concludes
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 29 (ANI): A closing ceremony to mark the culmination of 14 days joint training between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces was held at Belgaum in Karnataka.
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'Exercise Ekuverin' commences in Belagavi
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Belgavi (Karnataka) [India], Dec16 (ANI): Exercise Ekuverin, the joint military exercise of the Indian Army and Maldives National Defence Force, commenced on Friday with a colourful opening ceremony at the Maratha Centre here.
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HAL striving to achieve basic certification of LUH by mid-2018
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Chairman and Managing Director T Suvarna Raju on Wednesday said the company was making effort to achieve a basic certification of Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) by the mid of 2018.
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Three suspected ULFA-I cadre shoot dead father, son in Assam
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Tinsukia (Assam) [India], December 12 (ANI): Three suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) (ULFA-I) cadre dressed in army fatigues have shot dead a Village Defence Force (VDF) president and his son in Simaluguri area of the district.
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Two Palestinians shot dead in Gaza clashes over Trump's Jerusalem move
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Gaza [Israel], December 8 (ANI): Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians on Friday near the Gaza border in clashes over United States President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
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Military must be kept out of politics: General Rawat
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said the military must be kept out of politics.
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Nepali duo steals defence forces uniform in Ludhiana's govt factory
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Around 60 uniforms of various defence forces were stolen by a Nepali father-son duo from a factory in Ludhiana's Civil Lines.
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