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Taiwan refutes 'rumours' of shooting Chinese Su-35 fighter jet
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 4 (ANI): Taiwan on Friday dismissed reports that a Chinese Su-35 fighter jet has been shot down by its air defence systems and termed it fake news.
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MoD to mobilize 50 lakh people on Dec 7 as part of Swachhta Pakhwada
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence is planning to mobilize 50 lakh people from its own ranks and local communities to participate in plogging throughout the country on December 7, as part of the Swachhta Pakhwada.
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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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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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Defense Secretarty Ajay Kumar bids farewell to predecessor Sanjay Mitra
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Newly-appointed Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar on Friday felicitated his predecessor Sanjay Mitra at his farewell here. Today was Mitra's last day at the office.
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Rafale deal row: SC to hear review petition today
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday the review petition against its December 14 order in the Rafale deal row.
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Rafale case: Govt tells SC accessing of ‘internal secret deliberations’ d
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): The government on Wednesday filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Rafale case, saying that “unauthorisedly-accessed” documents related to “internal secret deliberations” had been presented in a “selective”
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Chandrababu Naidu lashes out at PM Modi on Rafale, demands independent pro
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding an independent investigation into the Rafale deal.
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Afghanistan: 57 insurgents killed in 24 hours
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 07 (ANI): At least 57 armed insurgents have been killed by Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the past 24 hours in various parts of the country, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed on Saturday.
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45 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 12 (ANI): At least 45 Taliban insurgents have been killed and over 40 were wounded in a clash with the Afghan security forces in the war-torn country's Farah province, confirmed the Ministry of Defense.
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31 militants dead, 37 wounded in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): At least 31 militants have been killed and 37 wounded during the coordinated air and ground operations in various provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, confirms the country's Ministry of Defense (MoD).
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Afghanistan welcomes CIA decision to increase attacks on Taliban
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 25 (ANI): Afghanistan Ministry of Defense (MoD) has welcomed reports suggesting that United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has decided to increase targeted attacks on Taliban leaders.
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