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IDF confirms Israel's ceasefire with Islamic Jihad
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Nov 14 (ANI): A ceasefire has come into effect after two days of intense fighting between Israel and the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Thursday, as reported by The Times of Israel.
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Trump-Erdogan meet: Syria, Russia and sanctions on agenda
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 13 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday amid tensions between the NATO allies over Syria and Ankara's purchase of a Russian air defense system.
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Afghanistan: Taliban commander killed in airstrike
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Logar [Afghanistan], Nov 10 (ANI): A Taliban commander on Sunday was killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan forces in central Logar province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
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Google builds App Defense Alliance to fight bad apps
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
California [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): Malicious apps are plaguing app stores and Google wants to fight them better. The search giant announced the launch of App Defense Alliance that will help stop the bad apps from reaching the official app stores.
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China's eye in the sky: An Analysis of China's satellite surveillance
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 30 (ANI): China is investing heavily on spy satellites, dozens of which are whizzing high above Earth at this very moment. Indeed, China's 2015 Defense White Paper described space as a military domain, and China currently has 75+ military satellites operated by the Strategi
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India, US sign SOI to strengthen dialogue on defence technology cooperatio
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (ANI): India and the US have signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) "to strengthen dialogue on defence technology cooperation by pursuing detailed planning and making measurable progress" on several specific Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) projects includ
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Microsoft wins Pentagon's USD 10 billion cloud computing contract
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 26 (ANI): The US Department of Defence on Friday awarded its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing contract worth USD 10 million to Microsoft, bringing an end to a closely scrutinized contest involved companies like Amazon, Oracle, Google, an
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US Defence Secretary arrives in Afghanistan on unannounced stop
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 20 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced stop in the war-torn nation which is witnessing persistent attacks by Taliban.
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Afghan security forces launch operations in northern Baghlan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 17 (ANI): Afghan security forces on Wednesday night launched operations against Taliban militants in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan to clear the insurgents, Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.
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US arrests defense intelligence analyst for leaking information to media
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The US authorities have arrested a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) analyst for leaking classified information to journalists, court documents revealed on Wednesday.
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Paris: Rajnath Singh receives Guard of Honour by French Republican Guards
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 9 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (local time) received Guard of Honour by French Republican Guards at 'Hotel de Brienne Defense Minister,' in Paris.
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At least 89 Taliban terrorists killed, 60 wounded during operation by Afgh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 6 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 89 Taliban terrorists were killed and over 60 were injured during an operation in the Afghan province of Tahar in the past 24 hours, the country's defense ministry said on Saturday.
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