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BJD issues clarification over mortal remains of jawan wrapped in party's f
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], June 21 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal issued a clarification on Friday after reports surfaced that mortal remains of Naik Ajit Kumar Sahoo, the soldier who lost his life in Pulwama Improvised explosive device (IED) blast, were found covered in the party's flag.
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Army goodwill school renamed after Kashmiri Ashok Chakra awardee
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 20 (ANI): An Army goodwill school in Wuzur, Qazikund, was renamed on Thursday after Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, who lost his life in a counter-terrorism operation last year, and was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime galla
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Sushil Modi pays tribute to Pulwama IED blast martyr
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 19 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi paid tribute Pulwama Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast martyr Havildar Amarjeet Kumar here at Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport on Wednesday.
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Arms and ammunition belonging to insurgent group seized in Imphal
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India] Jun 13 (ANI): Arms and ammunition were found on Thursday during a combined search operation by officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), 6 Assam Rifles and Imphal East Commando Police near New Salem Tangkhul Village in Kangpokpi district.
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Case against Mohammad Sanaullah 'fabricated', claim advocate and family me
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 1 (ANI): The case against retired Army soldier Mohammad Sanaullah who has been sent to detention centre for illegal migrants is "fabricated" as he was on a counter-insurgency operation in Manipur at the time police said to have taken his statement in Assam, cla
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'US forces should stay in Afghanistan until no insurgency left'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 9 (ANI) : A top US military official, during a congressional hearing here on Wednesday (local time) suggested that the United States should not withdraw their troops from Afghanistan until insurgency is uprooted from the country.
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Indian Army to test AK-203 in carbine role also against terrorists
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 7 (ANI): The Indian Army is planning to use a modified version of the AK-203 assault rifle in carbine role for its troops deployed during counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Congress promises to amend AFSPA Act if voted to power
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): The Congress, which released its election manifesto on Tuesday, promised to amend the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or the AFSPA, that grants special powers to the Indian armed forces in 'insurgency-hit areas', if the party came to power after the ensui
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India, Sri Lanka joint exercise 'Mitra Shakti-VI' to commence from Mar 26
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Exercise 'Mitra Shakti' which is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy and interaction between armies of India and Sri Lanka will be conducted from March 26 to April 8 for the year 2018-19, in Sri Lanka.
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Nepal PM claims of successfully managing decade-long Maoist conflict
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 19 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday claimed that his government has successfully managed the Maoist conflict, that had groped the Himalayan country for over a decade.
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Hooda panel recommends creation of specialised information warfare units,
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI) Faced with the increasing use of social media for anti-India propaganda, a single-member panel set up by the Defence Ministry and the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) has recommended creation of new specialised units for information warfare in areas whe
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On Vijay Diwas, Rajnath highlights India's improved internal security
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday opined that the internal security of India has vastly improved during the last four years, adding that while left-wing extremism-affected districts have shrunk from 90 to just about 12, there has been an 80 per cent
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