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Positive step towards modernisation of armed forces: Defence expert after
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After the Indian Air Force successfully test-fired BrahMos extended-range missile from a Sukhoi-30 fighter, (Retd) Lt. Gen VK Chaturvedi heaped praise on the Indian forces calling it an extremely positive step towards the modernisation of the armed forces.
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India, Cyprus sign agreement on defence and military cooperation
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and his Cyprus counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides signed an MoU on Defence and Military Cooperation, in Nicosia on Thursday.
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IAF successfully test-fires extended-range version of BrahMos Air-launched
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"After being launched from a Su-30 fighter aircraft, the missile hit the target ship in the centre. It was a test of the anti-ship version of the air-launched version of the missile," said defence officials.
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Andhra University giving graduation certificates to defence personnel on t
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Andhra University has given PhD admissions to 38 Air Force, Navy, and Army officers in research areas including strategic studies, military psychology, defence technology, international relations, and strategic management.
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Pakistan spent Rs 2.2 trillion on interest on debt, defence from July-Nove
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the July-November period of the current fiscal year, an 83 per cent rise was seen in the interest cost on the Rs 50 trillion federal government debt stock. And in which, Finance Ministry paid Rs 1.7 trillion in interest cost, up by Rs 763 billion, sources said.
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Pakistan property up for sale in Washington gets three bids, Jewish group
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Pakistan has received three bids for its property which was housed for sale in Washington. The building which once housed the Defence section of the country's embassy has received the highest bid by a Jewish group, Dawn reported citing diplomatic sources.
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Defence equipment supplier challenges business suspension order, HC direct
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court recently directed the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to file an affidavit on a plea of a firm, Defsys, challenging the order of suspension of business. The firm is engaged in supplying defence equipment and parts since 2007.
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Taiwan extends compulsory military service amid China's aggression
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Terming it an "extremely difficult decision," Tsai Ing-wen emphasised that peace depends on national defence and national defence is dependent on the people of the country.
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Ministry of power and DRDO sign MoU for developing mitigation measures
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Ministry of Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence today here for the Implementation of Early Warning System for Vulnerable Hydro Projects/Power Stations.
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Delhi govt withdraws order deploying school teachers on Covid duty at IGI
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
From December 31 to January 15, around 85 teachers and other staff were put on duty at the airport in different shifts.
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Centre for Land Warfare Studies organises two-day seminar on theme 'Civil-
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), an independent New Delhi-based think tank, is conducting a two-day Seminar on the theme of "Civil-Military Integration: The Way Forward", at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt.
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"Sharpen your knives, keep weapons at home": BJP MP Pragya Thakur on self-
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Thakur has stoked a fresh controversy with her remark in which she asked people to "keep weapons at home" and "sharpen the knives" in "self-defence" against an intrusion or an attack.
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