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US-Indian Army partnership an important part of defense cooperation, says
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Tuesday said that the United States (US) partnership with the Indian Army is an important part of our overall defense cooperation.
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New amendments to National Defence Law push China close to war: Scholar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 18 (ANI): The Chinese Government's recent amendments to its National Defense Law indicate that China has shifted its defense strategy to a more pre-emptive posture, making it more likely that it wages war, according to an expert with a government-funded think tank in
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Russia registers 21 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records no breac
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 21 ceasefire violations in Syria within the past 24 hours, while Turkey registered none, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturda
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Scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Scientists studying the body's natural defenses against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient--taurine--that helps the gut recall prior infections and kill invading bacteria, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kpn).
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Xiaomi gets blacklisted in U.S.A
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Chinese multinational electronics company Xiaomi along with eight other Chinese firms has been put on an investment blacklist by the U.S. Department of Defense. This move prevents American investors from investing in these companies.
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Afghan military releases 13 civilians, policeman from Taliban prison
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan commando forces released 13 civilians and one policeman from a Taliban prison in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the Afghan defense ministry said on Thursday.
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Afghan military kills 11 Taliban terrorists in Ghazni Province
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ghazni [Afghanistan], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan troops thwarted an attack by the Taliban on several security checkpoints in the eastern Ghazni province and killed 11 terrorists, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Army Chief General Naravane visits ARDE, reviews progress of defence proje
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 9 (ANI): The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General MM Naravane on Saturday visited the Bharat Forge and Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), to witness the progress made in the defense-related projects for the Armed forces.
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Five Afghan soldiers, platoon commander killed in Taliban attack on checkp
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 09 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban have attacked a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Takhar, killing five soldiers and a platoon commander, a security source told Sputnik on Saturday.
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Terrorists carry out 23 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 23 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Sytnik, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in
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Xi wrests greater control over China's military
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 5 (ANI): On December 26, 2020, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress rubber-stamped a revised National Defense Law, and it passed into legislation on the first day of this year. The casual observer might consider this yet another piece of meaning
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Two Algerian servicemen killed in clashes with terrorists
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tipaza [Algeria], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): At least two Algerian soldiers have been killed in clashes with terrorists in the country's northern Tipaza Province, Algeria's Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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