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Armed Forces present evidence of shooting down Pak F-16 at joint press con
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Pakistan used a F-16 aircraft in its futile attempt to target military establishments in India on Wednesday, senior officials of the three armed forces said at a joint media briefing on Thursday, where they presented proof of the intercepted and shot down
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Defence personnel alerted against Pakistani spy on Facebook
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Pakistani intelligence agencies are using fake Facebook profiles with names of Indian women in an attempt to honey trap Indian defence forces' personnel, prompting authorities here to send out an alert.
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Defence Ministry signs contract for 72,400 assault rifles with American fi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): The government on Tuesday signed a contract for supplying 72,400 modern assault rifles for the Indian Army and other two defence forces from global manufacturer Sig Sauer.
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Was Rafale meant to strengthen defence forces or industrialists: Shiv Sena
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 9 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Saturday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked whether the Rafale fighter jets deal was inked to strengthen the country's defence forces or industrialists.
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PM Modi stole Rs 30,000 cr from defence forces, gave it to Anil Ambani: Ra
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Escalating his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the former stole Rs 30,000 crore from the defence forces and handed over the money to Reliance Gro
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Want defence forces to be 'Sudarshan-Chakra' for anti-India forces: Rajnat
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India) India’s defence structure needs to be strengthened to prove like ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ for anti-India forces, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Sunday.
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Defence forces get 7% hike in budget
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 4 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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