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Confer Bharat Ratna to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev: Manish Tewari urges
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
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Turkey, Russia to jointly push back Kurdish fighters along Turkey's border
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Sochi [Russia], Oct 23 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday (local time) agreed to jointly push back Kurdish fighters from a "safe zone" along the Turkey-Syria border, after marathon talks here.
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Kurds fully withdraw from besieged Syria border town
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 21 (ANI): Kurdish fighters belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday fully withdrew from the besieged Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain in the first pullback under a ceasefire deal with Turkey brokered by the United States.
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Turkish-backed forces, Kurds fight on first day of Syria ceasefire
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Turkish-backed Syrian forces clashed with the Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria on Friday (local time), the first day of the ceasefire brokered between Turkey and the United States to suspend the military offensive in the war-torn region.
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Turkish forces kill 2 Kurdish fighters, seize Syrian border town of Ras al
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 13 (ANI): Turkish-backed Syrian Arab fighters on Saturday (local time) killed at least two Kurdish prisoners, including the head of a Kurdish political party.
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IAF wants new Russian MiG-29s to be equipped with indigenous weapons
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): At a time when the Indian Air Force (IAF) is batting for indigenisation, the Force is planning to acquire the new 21 MiG-29 fighters from Russia and equip them with indigenous weapon systems such as the Astra air to air missile.
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Death toll rises as Turkish offensive in Syria enters 2nd day
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 10 (ANI): At least 16 Kurdish fighters have been killed as Turkish ground forces assaulted towns in northeastern Syria.
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Trump uncertain over Turkish offensive feat in North Syria, boasts US role
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 10 : Expressing uncertainty over Turkey's recently launched military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, President Donald Trump on late Wednesday (local time) said that in case the former 'lose control', the United States has already taken custod
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6 Al-Qaeda, 17 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 1 (ANI): Six members of Al-Qaeda terror group and 17 Taliban fighters were killed in an operation by Afghan Special Forces in Musa Qala district in Helmand province, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Tuesday.
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India not shying away from talks with Pak: Modi to Trump
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that India is not shying away from talks with Pakistan and has urged it to take concrete steps to tackle terrorism but they have not made any efforts to combat the menace.
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Ten fighters were killed in airstrike aimed at Iranian-backed fighters
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Sept 17 (ANI): Ten fighters were killed in an overnight airstrike that aimed at the positions of the Iranian-backed fighters, including Iraqis, in the eastern part of war-torn Syria.
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IAF Chief to 'resurrect' Rafale Squadron at Ambala tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 9 (ANI): Weeks before accepting the Rafale fighter jets, Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa on Tuesday will resurrect the 17 Squadron, which will be the first unit to operate the French-origin fighters in the force.
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