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Sri Lanka bombings: Prez asks Defence Minister, IG to resign
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday asked Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General (IG) of Police Pujith Jayasundara to resign following the devastating Easter Sunday bombings over allegations of mishandling intelligen
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British Army chief criticises soldiers behaviour after claims of sexual as
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 6 (ANI): British Army Chief of the General Staff Mark Carleton-Smith on Friday condemned the "unacceptable" behaviour displayed by soldiers after several allegations including claims of sexual assault raised questions over troops' conduct.
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Rajasthan HC issues notice to Defence Secy over sexual harassment case aga
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Rajasthan High Court issued a notice to the Defence Secretary on Wednesday in connection with a sexual harassment case filed by a woman Army officer against a Brigadier.
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US acting Defence Secy arrives in Afghanistan on surprise visit
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 11 (ANI): Patrick Shanahan, the US' acting Defence Secretary, made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday.
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Govt trying to cover up on Rafale, says Hindu Group Editor N Ram
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Chairman of The Hindu Group N Ram, who wrote about the then Defence Secretary Mohan Kumar's dissent note on Rafale fighter negotiation issue, said on Friday that the government was trying to "cover up" on the matter and asserted that he does not re
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Defence Ministry had not objected to pricing part in Rafale deal, says for
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): The Defence Ministry had given a dissent note to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) over sovereign guarantee aspect of the negotiations in the Rafale fighter deal but it had nothing to do with pricing issue, the then Defence Secretary G. Mohan Kumar sa
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Sitharaman, US Acting Defence Minister discuss bilateral ties over phone:
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Acting Defence Secretary of the United States Patrick M Shanahan talked to each other over the phone and discussed bilateral ties between the two countries, said Defence sources.
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Will not stay longer than necessary in Afghanistan: NATO Chief
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): NATO's Secretary General, Jons Stoltenberg, stated that alliance troops would not stay "longer than necessary" in Afghanistan, during a meeting with the US acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Monday.
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I gave Mattis a second chance: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that he gave Defence Secretary James Mattis a "second chance" after the retired Marine general was "ingloriously fired" from military leadership by former president Barack Obama.
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Russia slams UK over warship in Ukraine
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 22 (ANI): Russia has hit out at the United Kingdom and its Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, over the docking of HMS Echo in Ukraine's Odessa amidst the Kerch Strait row, which has worsened Russia-Ukraine relations.
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Mattis calls for ceasefire between Houthi and Saudi-led forces in Yemen
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday called for a ceasefire in Yemen as the nation is engulfed in a war between Houthi rebels and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces.
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Khashoggi case: US Defence Sec calls for transparent investigations
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], Oct 28 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary James Mattis met Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and called for a transparent investigation into Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death while condemning the incident.
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