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Failure was not an option: former Army Chief Suhag on surgical strikes
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 29 (ANI): Former Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Saturday revealed that the Indian Army had been preparing for the 2016 surgical strikes since June 2015, adding that the troops were told that "failure not an option".
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Hitting out on Pak, Rajnath hints 'something big has happened'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 29 (ANI): Referring to the killing of Border Security Force (BSF) head constable Narendra Singh, whose throat was slit by the Pakistani troops near the International border in Jammu on September 18, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that "s
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Delhi: 100 years of Battle of Haifa celebrated
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 23 (ANI): India is commemorating hundred years of the liberation of Israel's Haifa by the Indian troops in 1918.
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Deal mercilessly with Boko Haram: Nigerian Theatre Commander
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Sept 22 (NAN/ANI) The Theatre Commander of Nigeria's Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj Gen Abba Dikko, has asked troops of the operation to redouble their efforts in the ongoing counter insurgency operations.
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Troops of Indian, US army participate in Yudh Abhyas 2018
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chaubatia (Uttarakhand) [India], Sep 20 (ANI): On the fourth day of Yudh Abhyas 2018, the troops of Indian and the United States army participated in a battle obstacle course, rock and ice craft wall, room intervention and unarmed combat.
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Always operate on the Chinese side of the LAC: China MoFA
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Sep 14 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang has refuted claims of intrusion by its troops into the Indian territory near the state of Uttarakhand, saying that the troops have always operated on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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Chinese troops crossed over LAC thrice in Aug: Sources
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 12 (ANI): China's People Liberation Army (PLA) transgressed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at least three times last month in the Uttarakhand state, as per sources.
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US conducts military exercise in Syria
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 8 (ANI): A United States defence official has said that over 100 American troops have begun an unannounced military exercise in southern Syria, in response to a possible attack by the Russian forces.
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Pak Army Chief instigates India, Imran Khan bats for peace
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 7 (ANI): Contradicting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's diplomatic position, its Army Chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa on Thursday asked his troops to "avenge the blood of its soldiers being shed on the border."
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UK extends support to NATO troops in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 5 (ANI): 100 Welsh Guards were added to the NATO troops in Afghanistan during United Kingdom (UK) Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's visit in Kabul last week, UK's Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
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Sitharaman becomes 1st Defence Minister to visit Balbir Forward Post
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, on Sunday visited the Balbir Forward Post in Jammu and Kashmir and met troops of the 28th Infantry Division. She became the first Defence Minister ever to visit
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Chinese troops still in Doklam but PM Modi met Xi without agenda: Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 25 (ANI): Reiterating that the "Chinese are still in Doklam", Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday declined to reveal information discussed at the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs which looked into the Doklam standoff.
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