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"It was the public's fault, not of the police", says Sharif, eyewitness of
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): It was the public's fault and not that of the police forces, said Sharif, an eye-witness to DJ Halli police station's vandalisation, a member of the Civil Defense group on Wednesday in connection with the Bengaluru violence on Tuesday night.
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US announces 100 MHz of mid-band spectrum for 5G
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): The US Department of Defence on Monday announced that 100 megahertz of "contiguous, coast-to-coast" mid-band spectrum would be made available for commercial 5G deployment.
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Russia's Su-27 scrambled to overtake US stealth planes over Black Sea
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian fighter jet Su-27 was scrambled again to overtake US stealth planes over the Black Sea, forcing them to turn away from the Russian border, the national center for the defense control said Monday.
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Israel Defense Forces says warning sirens went off in Lebanon border
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Friday that warning signals about a possible rocket attack have been activated in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon.
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Pompeo, Indonesia counterpart review defense ties over China's sea claims:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], August 3 (Sputnik/ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo discussed with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi bilateral defence ties between and regional tensions over China's claim that it owns most of the South China Sea, the State Department said in a readout
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US Supreme Court declines to halt construction of border wall with Pentago
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 1 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Supreme Court has declined to stop construction of the wall on the southern border that is being funded with $2.5 billion diverted from the Defense Department, a court filing revealed.
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Germany 'very delinquent' in 2 pc fee to NATO, says US President
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 30 (ANI): In the backdrop of announcement of withdrawal of over 11,000 US soldiers from Germany, President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) wondered as to why US should protect the European country from Russia.
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10,708 Afghan soldiers killed, wounded since US-Taliban peace deal: Ghani
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday that a total of 10,708 members of the Afghan National Security and Defence Forces (ANDSF) have been killed and injured since the signing of the US-Taliban peace deal on February 29.
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US think tank suggests Pentagon 'explicitly priortise' China in national d
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 28 (ANI): Keeping in view China's openly hawkish territorial expansionism in recent years, a US-based think tank has suggested that Pentagon should kick off the year-long effort this winter, to prepare a new National Defense Strategy (NDS) to shift Washington's of
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Brazilian delegation to attend Russia's Army 2020 forum in August
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 28 (Sputnik/ ANI): A Brazilian government delegation will attend the Army 2020 international defense industry forum, to be held in the Moscow Region in late August, sources in the Brazilian government told Sputnik.
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24 Taliban terrorists killed in clash with Afghan forces in Zabul province
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): At least 24 Taliban fighters were killed and 27 others were wounded while fighting with Afghan forces in Arghandab, Shinkzai and Shah Joi districts of Zabul province, Tolo News reported citing the Defense Ministry.
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Russia's new Mi-8AMTSh-VN attack helicopter being flight tested: Rostec
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 22 (Sputnik/ ANI): Russia's new Mi-8AMTSh-VN attack transport helicopter is already being flight-tested, Andrey Boginskiy, the CEO of the Russian Helicopters manufacturing company (part of Rostec corporation), told Sputnik.
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