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180 contracts worth Rs 1,96,000 crore signed with India industry since 201
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Defence Ministry has signed more than 180 contracts valued at over Rs 1,96,000 crore with the Indian industry since 2014 while a few are in the pipeline to be signed in the near future.
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India, Nepal joint military exercise begins in Rupendehi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): A joint military exercise between Indian and Nepali Army commenced at the Nepal Army Battle School (NABS) in country's Rupendehi district on Tuesday with an aim to enhance interoperability at military level in jungle warfare, anti-terrorism combat as well as d
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India-China joint training exercise on counter-terrorism from Dec 7India-C
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): An estimated 260 Indian and Chinese military personnel will participate in a joint training exercise, scheduled to be conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya from December 7 with focus on training for counter-terrorism operations in the semi-urban terrain, the Defence M
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950 ceasefire violations along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir in three months: M
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Defence, Shripad Naik on Monday informed Rajya sabha that there have been 950 incidents of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir region from August to October.
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31 ISIS terrorists surrender to Afghan forces in Achin district: Defence M
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Nangarhar [Afghanistan], Dec 01 (ANI): As many as 31 Islamic State terrorists, along with 62 women and children have surrendered to the Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the government said on Saturday.
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Japanese Defence Minister visits Hindon airbase
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono visited the Indian Air Force Base at Hindon on Saturday where he was given an overview about the organisational structure of the IAF, as well as its operational capability, Defence Ministry said on Saturd
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Death toll rises to 46 in Albania quake
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], Nov 29 (Xinhua/ANI): The death toll in this week's powerful earthquake in Albania has climbed to 46, the country's defence ministry said on Thursday.
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Defence Ministry to discuss projects worth over Rs 30,000 crore for light
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Nov 28 (ANI) The Defence Ministry is likely to take on Thursday a decision on the first "Make in India" project under Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's strategic partnership policy for manufacturing of naval utility helicopters for the Navy.
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Al-Nusra Front planning to strike Idlib in Syria: Russia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 26 (ANI): Russia's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said that terrorists belonging to the Al-Nusra Front, also described as al-Qaeda in Syria, are planning a joint operation with the White Helmets organisation or Syria Civil Defence forces of launching airstrikes and use of
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Russia registers 24 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hrs
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday that the commission monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire along the Turkish-Syrian border has registered 24 truce breaches over the past 24 hours.
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$10 billion targeted for creating job opportunities for 20-30 lakh people
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], Nov 22 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said his ministry has set a target of $26 billion for aerospace, defence services and goods by 2025 under the Defence Production Policy and in that, approximately $10 billion is targeted for creating job opportunities f
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BJP MP Lekhi backs Pragya Thakur's nomination in defence ministry panel
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): BJP lawmaker from New Delhi Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday endorsed the nomination of her fellow parliamentarian Pragya Singh Thakur in the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Defence.
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