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Japanese PM Kishida, Pelosi lay stress on peace in Taiwan Strait as China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have stressed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait amid rising tensions since the visit of the US delegation to the self-governed island.
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Tension escalates as more Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air def
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): As the tensions escalated in the Taiwan strait in the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said that 22 Chinese military aircraft entered the island's air defence zone on Thursday.
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Japan protests against landing of Chinese ballistic missiles in EEZ near O
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 4 (ANI): Japanese government on Thursday condemned the firing of five ballistic missiles by the Chinese military in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and characterised this action as an "extremely coercive" move.
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Taiwan condemns North Korea-style missile firing by China
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): Taiwan on Thursday strongly condemned China's "North Korea" style missile firing into waters near the self-governed island as it asked Beijing to exercise self-restraint amid rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
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China launches multiple Dongfeng ballistic missiles near Taiwan waters
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 4 (ANI): The Taiwan Defence Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has launched multiple Dongfeng (DF) ballistic missiles at the island's Northeast and Southwest waters.
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Azerbaijani military captures several heights in Karabakh: Defense Ministr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Azerbaijani military captured several heights in Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry's press office told Sputnik.
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27 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's air defence zone
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 3 (ANI): China sent 27 aircraft to Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ), the island's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday hours after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taipei following a high-stakes visit that has spiked tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Read More
First grain shipment leaves Ukrainian port, expected to reach Istanbul on
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 1 (ANI): The Turkish Defence Ministry on Monday confirmed the departure of the first shipment with grain cargo from the Ukrainian port of Odessa, adding that the vessel is expected to reach the port of Istanbul on August 2.
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Rajnath Singh announces enhancement of financial aid for orphaned children
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Friday announced that financial assistance to the orphaned children of Ex-Servicemen (ESM) will be revised from Rs 1000 per month to Rs 3000 per month under the 'ORPHAN GRANT SCHEME' of Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Welfare Fund.
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Army to get major firepower boost with DRDO-developed guided rockets for P
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Defence Ministry on Tuesday approved Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) projects which would give a significant boost to the Indian Army's firepower as Guided Extended Range ammunition along with area denial munition rockets for Pinaka rock
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Defence Ministry approves proposals worth Rs 28,732 crore for armed forces
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Tuesday approved procurement proposals worth over Rs 28,732 crore for the armed forces including swarm drones, bulletproof jackets, and carbines.
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Self-reliant India is well-equipped to give befitting reply to anyone who
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 24 (ANI): Highlighting the Centre's effort to build a self-reliant defence ecosystem, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that self-reliant India is well-equipped to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye.
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