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Need more jointness, creation of air defence command may prove counterprod
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 15 (ANI): Calling for close coordination between the forces on the ground for enhanced aerospace safety, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Friday said that the creation of an air defence command may prove to be counterproductive.
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US lawmakers approve CAATSA waiver for India
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that recommends an India-specific waiver under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), thus deepening defence ties between both the democracies and help deter aggr
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Project 17A frigate 'Dunagiri' to be launched Friday
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Dunagiri, a Project 17A frigate, will be launched into the Hooghly river at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata on Friday wherein Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the chief guest for the event.
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Curbing Candida: The cells that keep fungal infections at bay
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 14 (ANI): Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown defence mechanism employed by the immune system in fighting Candida infections.
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Sri Lanka's Army Chief requests citizens to support armed forces to mainta
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid ongoing protests, Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva requested all citizens to give their support to the armed forces to maintain law and order in the crisis-ridden country.
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SC to hear pleas challenging Agnipath scheme on July 15
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging the Agnipath recruitment scheme for defence forces on July 15.
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Defence Ministry working to achieve goal of self-reliance, says Rajnath
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the Defence Ministry is working in the direction to achieve the goal of self-reliance.
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Army foils infiltration bid along LOC in J-K's Poonch
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, defence officials said.
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Cong leadership unhappy with Manish Tewari for his stand on Agnipath Schem
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Congress high command is reportedly unhappy with Congress MP Manish Tewari, who is part of the Consultative Committee for Defence in Parliament, after he refused to sign the Opposition's memorandum seeking withdrawal of the Centre's Agnipath recruitment s
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Rajnath Singh launches 75 newly-developed AI-enabled defence products
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched 75 newly-developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies during the first-ever 'AI in Defence' (AIDef) symposium and exhibition, organised by the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on Monday.
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Sri Lankan President meets country's defence chiefs amid political unrest
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid the political and economic unrest in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with the tri-force commanders and the Chief of Defence staff, local media reported.
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Opposition demands withdrawal or parliamentary scrutiny of Agnipath scheme
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Opposition MPs, in a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday, raised concerns about the newly launched Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces.
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