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Colombia: FARC rebels release French reporter

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

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...

Women in combat roles in armed forces: Wait gets longer


Women in the country’s armed forces will have to wait longer to get into combat roles. The defence m...

Four SAF personnel killed in mishap, 29 injured


Four personnel of SAF were killed and 29 others injured when the vehicle in which they were travelli...

Pak armed forces` UAV crashes during trial flight


An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Pakistani armed forces crashed near Mianwali while on a tria...
`UK military personnel abused by their own people`

`UK military personnel abused by their own people`


As per a survey of 9,000 serving military personnel, 21 percent said they suffered insults from a sh...
Colombia’s FARC rebels `holding French reporter`

Colombia’s FARC rebels `holding French reporter`


French journalist Romeo Langlois is being held as a "prisoner of war", the Revolutionary Armed Force...

Services lost 1,426 men in suicide, fratricide


In the last 12 years, the three Services have lost 1,426 officers and men in incidents of suicides a...
`French journo taken hostage after Columbia FARC gunbattle`

`French journo taken hostage after Columbia FARC gunbattle`


A French journalist reported missing in Colombia has apparently been kidnapped, French Minister Alai...

Govt fast tracks acquisition process of armed forces


Government has cleared a 15-year Long Term Integrated Perspective Plan, five-year Services Capital A...

Graft in armed forces: Antony warns strict action


Sending a strong message to "wrongdoers" in the armed forces, Defence Minister A K Antony warned of ...

India on alert post attacks in Afghanistan


Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday asked the armed forces to be more vigilant citing Sunday`s atta...

Arms lobby targeting Antony for fighting graft?


Speculation is doing the rounds that a series of controversies which hit the Army and the Defence Mi...

Ten cases of fratricide in last 5 years: Govt


A total of 10 cases of fratricide have been taken place in the armed forces in the last five years...

‘No indefeasible right of appeal against AFT order`


The govt or the Army personnel have no "vested, indefeasible or absolute right" to appeal against or...
Turkish ex-military chief on trial for

Turkish ex-military chief on trial for "terrorism"


The trial demonstrates the ebbing power of an Army that once ranged above political leaders in Turke...
Colombia troops kill 33 FARC rebels

Colombia troops kill 33 FARC rebels


Colombia`s new military strategy is to battle the Marxist guerrillas by destroying their key armed a...
Expect to free hostages soon: Colombian rebels

Expect to free hostages soon: Colombian rebels


The FARC said it was waiting for the President to permit a group of activists to visit jailed guerri...
Colombia`s FARC to stop kidnapping for ransom

Colombia`s FARC to stop kidnapping for ransom


Colombia`s feared FARC rebel group said it would free all military and police hostages it holds in ...
Egypt to select constitution panel on March 3

Egypt to select constitution panel on March 3


Egypt military council has called on Parliament to meet March 3 to select a 100-member panel to dr...

Junior`s case against Army Chief adjourned


The Armed Forces Tribunal today adjourned the case in which a Major General has alleged that his ACR...

DNA profiling centre for Armed Forces set up


A state-of-the-art DNA profiling centre was opened to help the Armed Forces in identifying mutilat...
Filipino villagers may have helped kill terrorist

Filipino villagers may have helped kill terrorist


Umbra Jumdail had deviated from the brutal image of his al Qaeda-linked militant group by playing do...

Armed forces to administer vaccines for two diseases


Indian Armed Forces will start a vaccination programme among their new recruits to prevent spread ...

‘No sanction needed for army men`s prosecution’


The CBI told the SC that no sanction was required either under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ac...
Filipino troops still searching for most-wanted terrorist

Filipino troops still searching for most-wanted terrorist


The US has offered a $5 mn reward for the capture of Marwan, a US-trained engineer accused of involv...
Bomb kills 6, wounds 71 in Colombia

Bomb kills 6, wounds 71 in Colombia


Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos condemned the attack, calling it an "act of desperation”.

TC for removal of AFSPA from Manipur: Mamata


Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said her party would recommend removal of the AFSPA from Ma...

DNA profiling of soldiers may begin this year


DNA profiling will help recognise bodies mutilated beyond recognition during an attack or mishap.
Libya names head of armed forces as militias clash

Libya names head of armed forces as militias clash


Libya named Yousef al-Manqoush as head of the armed forces in the first significant move to build a ...

Election Commission guidelines for proxy voting


The Election Commission on Monday issued detailed guidelines for proxy voting by personnel of the ...

Army gets new regiment of BrahMos cruise missiles


Tthe Army on Wednesday commissioned the second regiment of the 290-km range supersonic BrahMos cruis...

Forces ready to face any eventuality: Pallam Raju


Defence preparedness at the border with China is in keeping with the threat perception and the for...

‘AFSPA should be withdrawn from parts of J&K’


Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat supported Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on the need to partially ...

Medical fitness norms’ draft sent to armed forces


The draft of the medical fitness norms for entry into the armed forces is ready and has been sent ...

Women harassment in Services; Parl panel worried


In the last few years, senior officers including a Lieutenant General and Major General have been p...

‘Armed forces should take care of human rights’


Addressing the armed forces personnel on the eve of Independence Day, AK Antony said they must take ...

AFT commutes lady officer`s jail term


Providing relief to Major (retd) Dimple Singla, the first woman army officer to face court martial,...

Be acquainted to deal with challenges: President


President Pratibha Patil on Saturday said threats to the country`s security are "constantly changing...

`More streams of armed forces to open for women`


After the armed forces granted permanent commissions to women officers in some of their branches, ...

DRDO asks armed forces to firm up realistic requirements


With the armed forces often criticised for frequently changing their requirements in indigenous de...
Sri Lanka`s President stands by his armed forces

Sri Lanka`s President stands by his armed forces


A UN report accuses Sri Lanka`s govt and Tamil rebels of rights violations.

Armed forces seek authorisation to play golf


The CAG report, tabled in Parliament in March, noted that 79 of the 97 clubs have occupied 8,076.94 ...
CAG auditing role of armed forces in Adarsh scam

CAG auditing role of armed forces in Adarsh scam


CAG has started an audit into the role of armed forces, Coast Guard and Colaba administration.
Myanmar marks unusually low-key Armed Forces Day

Myanmar marks unusually low-key Armed Forces Day


The Armed Forces Day is usually observed on grand scale with military parade.

Armed forces commanders` meet at Port Blair


The conference was chaired by Lieutenant General NC Marwah, AVSM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Ni...

Armed forces facing shortage of over 15,000 officers: Antony


The armed forces are facing a shortage of 15,004 officers and have initiated several measures, inclu...
Britain axes 11,000 armed forces jobs: Government

Britain axes 11,000 armed forces jobs: Government


Britain said it would axe around 11,000 armed forces jobs as part of defence cuts brought in to he...