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11 Taliban terrorists killed, 9 wounded in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 27: As many as 11 Taliban terrorists were killed and nine others were wounded after they clashed with the Afghan defence forces in the northern Jawzjan province of the country.
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General Rawat meets Maldivian Defence Minister, Chief of Defence Forces of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sept 30 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat who is on a five-day visit to Maldives called on the defence minister and other senior officials of the island nation on Monday.
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5 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Sept 7 (Sputnik/ANI): The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that they had spotted five rockets fired from the Palestinian Gaza enclave into Israeli territory.
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Rajnath Singh pays homage to Japan's SDF forces
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sept 2 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday evening (local time) paid his respects to Japanese self-defence forces (SDF) personnel, who died in the line of duty, by laying a wreath at Ichigaya.
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Israel intercepts 2 rockets fired from Gaza
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Aug 26 (ANI): The Israel Defence Forces on Sunday night claimed that three rockets were fired from Gaza to Israel.
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Defence Minister to induct Apache attack choppers at Pathankot Air Base
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 22 (ANI) Boosting the firepower of India's defence forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will officially induct the first batch of Apache attack helicopters into the Indian Air Force on September 3 in Pathankot.
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Israel shoots down 2 out of 3 rockets fired from Gaza
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Aug 18 (ANI): Israel on Saturday said that it has shot down two out of three rockets fired from the Gaza strip.
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CDS will strengthen command structure of defence forces: Punjab CM
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to have a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the country as a vital step in strengthening and streamlining the command structure for the defen
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Govt seeks defence forces' views on Chief of Defence Staff post
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 15 (ANI): The government has asked the defence forces to submit their views on the creation of the new post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) for the three defence forces.
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Rajnath approves extension of benefits of Child Care Leave to single male
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved an extension of benefits of Child Care Leave (CCL) to single male service personnel, in line with a recent order of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) extending similar benefits to civilian emplo
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Specialist cadre needed for space warfare, feel defence forces
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 28 (ANI): During country's maiden space warfare exercise, the defence forces have realised that there is a need for developing a specialist cadre from the military and scientific community to further strengthen Indian expertise in the space arena.
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Modi says India will not succumb to pressure on national security, Pakista
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will not succumb to any international pressure on the issue of national security and ensure modernisation of defence forces, while noting that the Vajpayee government had given "an effective ans
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