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China's defence budget continues to rebound
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 8 (ANI): Amidst the gravity of bitter fighting in Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin prosecutes his invasion, China announced its defence budget for 2022 on the opening day of its fifth annual session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC). Usually these annual ann
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Saudi Arabia inks 22 deals with local, foreign defence firms
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Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia has inked 2.13 billion U.S. dollars' worth of deals with local and foreign defence companies at the ongoing World Defense Show in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.
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Induction of women in NDA a major policy decision, need three months to st
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New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that induction of women cadets in National Defence Academy (NDA) has been a major policy decision and it requires at least three months for deliberating implications in the long term for induction an
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Rajnath Singh calls for innovation, increased international cooperation to
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New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called for innovation and increased international cooperation to deal with issues that affect the health of the world.
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Kyiv failed to create conditions for humanitarian corridor: Russia
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Moscow [Russia], March 7 (ANI): Russian Defence Ministry on Sunday said Ukraine has not fulfilled its commitments with regards to organizing humanitarian corridors to help people leave Mariupol.
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We do whatever we can to deter China: Australian Defence Minister
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Canberra [Australia], March 7 (ANI): Amid rising tensions with China, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has indicated that his country may send weapons to Taiwan in response to any future Chinese military aggression.
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Study finds cloth masks are inferior for protection against airborne viral
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Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): Masks have been widely considered an important first-line defence against airborne transmission of the disease. But is every mask effective against the airborne virus? A recent study opened up about this.
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Pak Defence Minister Khattak claims over 15 Opposition MPs to go 'missing'
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Nowshera [Pakistan], March 6 (ANI): Amid calls of a no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan by Opposition parties, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak on Saturday claimed that over 15 Opposition members would go "missing" on the day the no-confidence motion is presented b
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Arunachal Pradesh: ITBP personnel train local youth in self-defence techni
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Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], March 6 (ANI): Under 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav-Desh Ki Hifazat, Desh ki Suraksha', Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel on Sunday trained local youth of Arunachal Pradesh's Aalo in self-defence techniques.
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Sikkim: ITBP personnel train local youth in self-defence techniques
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Chungthang (Sikkim) [India], March 6 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel on Sunday trained local youth of Sikkim's Chungthang in self-defence techniques under the programme of human face of security under 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav-Desh Ki Hifazat, Desh ki Suraksha'.
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2,203 Ukrainian military targets destroyed since beginning of military ope
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Moscow [Russia], March 6 (ANI): The Russian forces have destroyed 2,203 targets of the Ukrainian military infrastructure since the start of its military operations in Ukraine, Sputnik news agency reported citing the Russian Defence Ministry.
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China forced to increase defense budget after tech curbs from US, Europe,
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], March 6 (ANI): China's decision to increase its military budget by 7.1 per cent, has caught the eyes of several analysts who believe that decision to spend more on defence-related research and development, was made after restrictions were imposed on the flow of technology fr
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