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Security forces clash with Naxals; 1 killed, three injured

A security personnel was killed and three were injured in a gun battle between the police and the Ma...

`Pakistan cruise missiles pose key challenge to India`

Pakistan is arming itself with nuclear capable cruise missiles with stealth capabilities.

ST, SC demand repeal of AFSPA from Tripura

Schedule Caste Schedule tribe Other Backward Communities Development Council (SCSTOBCDC), an indepen...

AFMC to conduct DNA profile of soldiers

AFMC has started a project to conduct DNA profile of soldiers and develop necessary protocol for ide...

Five complaints of sexual exploitation against TTEs in 2012

Five complaints related to sexual exploitation of women in trains were registered against TTEs and o...

If no progress with FARC, then peace talks over: Colombian President

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said that if peace talks with the FARC make no progress, ...

Bangalore all set to host largest air show in Asia

Aero India, the largest air show in Asia and one of the world`s most important military aviation exh...

`Rejection of Justice Verma panel report on AFSPA unfortunate`

PDP`s Mufti Mohammad Sayeed dubbed rejection of Justice J S Verma committee`s recommendation on AFSP...

Verma panel’s recommendations on AFSPA may not be implemented?

After Justice Verma panel made recommendations for changing laws to check crimes against women, gove...

Obama thanks Armed forces for taking out bin Laden

US President Barack Obama addressed the American armed forces, thanking them for getting the prized ...

Armed forces recruitment norms eased in Naxal-hit areas: MoS

The government has relaxed recruitment norms by lowering the education qualification and physical re...

Succession row: AFT asks govt to respond to Lt Gen`s petition

The AFT asked the government to file its reply to a petition by a senior Lt General who has challeng...

AFMS keen to set up first intestinal transplant facility

Armed forces to start intestinal transplant facility at defence hospital in Delhi, lack of which in ...

Lt Gen challenges promotion of two colleagues

The two officers in question are Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, who is likely to ...

Indiscipline in Armed Forces should not be forgiven: HC

Discipline in Armed Forces is of "paramount" importance and acts of indiscipline should not be forgi...

There`s more to Manipur killings than meets the eye: Supreme Court

Supreme Court said a proper probe is needed into various encounter killings in Manipur and suggested...

`Pakistan`s defence preparedness security-driven`

The possibility of state-to-state conflict cannot be totally eliminated, Pakistan`s second highest r...

Irom Sharmila completes 12 years fast

The `Iron Lady of Manipur` Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike since 2000 demanding...

Another battle for next Army Chief

The dust has hardly settled after former Army Chief Gen VK Singh`s court battle with the Government ...

Reorient mindsets, give up segmented approaches: PM to forces

Identifying cyber world and space as the sources of new threats, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said ...

Colombian govt, rebels to begin peace talks Oct 17

Peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC...

One Rank One Pension: Cabinet approves Rs 2,300 cr plan for ex-armed forces

The Armed forces have been agitating for One Rank One Pension scheme for quite some time now.

Turkey military killed 25 militants in Iraq

The Turkish Army also destroyed dozens of shelters for the PKK rebels, several ammunition depots and...

Ukraine to halve armed forces by 2017

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are to be downsized almost 50 percent by 2017.

India to lodge protest with China over `tip` to pilots?

Chinese Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie had gifted Rs 100,000 in sealed envelopes to two Ind...

Colombian rebels propose truce for peace talks

Colombia`s main leftist rebel group named three negotiators, including a high-ranking guerrilla now ...

Over Rs 2 L cr spent on defence equipment in 3 yrs

India spent around Rs two lakh crore for procuring defence equipment for its armed forces in the las...

Lankan personnel being trained in different states: Govt

India was training armed forces personnel from Sri Lanka in different states of the country includin...

Italy`s macho soldiers asked to remove tattoos

Italy`s armed forces have passed new regulations to prevent and contain practices that might affect ...

Defence forces ready to meet any challenge: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the defence forces are ready to meet any challenge a...

Armed forces should avoid wasteful expenditure: Antony

Defence Minister A K Antony said the government will provide maximum possible support to the armed f...

War memorial issue: Antony says things progressing

There have been demands by the armed forces for a War Memorial in the national capital.

Fight against terrorism is 4th world war: Pranab

Fight against terrorism is the fourth world war and India has been on the frontlines of this, Presid...

`Turkey aborts attack on Syria at last minute`

Turkey chose not to attack Syria because of the political risk attached to such a bombing campaign.

Turkey denies fighter jet shot down by Syria

Media reports suggest the F-4 Phantom probably crashed due to human error after the pilots failed to...

Londoners lose legal bid to stop Olympics missiles

The residents fear the missile base above their heads could make them the focus of a terrorist attac...

Ramdas seeks probe into controversies on Armed Forces

Former Navy Chief Admiral L Ramdas has sought setting up of a commission to probe the recent controv...

Titanic discoverer`s ship finds Turkish pilots

A vessel owned by US ocean explorer Robert Ballard is best known for discovering the wreck of the Ti...

Wreckage of downed Turkish plane located

Syria maintains that it shot down the Turkish warplane over its territorial waters after it intruded...

No hostility for Turkey: Syria

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has vowed to do whatever is required following the incident in which ...

`Turkish jet may have breached Syria airspace’

Relations between Turkey and Syria were already tense before the downing of the F4 plane.

Syria downs Turkish jet; Ankara vows to take steps

It was the most clear and dramatic escalation in tensions between Turkey and Syria.

Armed forces to study health risks in higher altitude

Armed forces will conduct studies related to blood disorders and heart diseases risks of soldiers in...

Pakistan not hostile towards anyone: Gen Kayani

Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said that Pakistan is a peace loving nation.

Colombia: At least eight FARC rebels killed

Colombia`s Defence Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon says the guerrillas slain include the leader of the 3...

Imran demands audit of armed forces budget allocation

Opposition politician Imran Khan called for the audit of the budgetary allocations for Pakistan`s ar...

Colombia: FARC rebels release French reporter

French war correspondent Romeo Langlois has been released by FARC guerrillas after 33 days in captiv...

Army trains youth for armed forces` career

Crossing yet another milestone of Operation Sadbhavna, the Army has started training the youth of re...

Judiciary to decide Colombian rebel`s fate: Chavez

Guillermo Torres Cueter, better known by the alias "Julian Conrado”, was captured last year in south...

Three-fold hike in service chiefs` financial powers

AK Antony hiked the financial powers of the 3 armed forces HQs to allow purchases worth Rs 150 crore...

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