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Huge arms and explosives recovered from Maoist strong-hold

Joint forces on Thursday recovered a huge cache of arms and explosive from Bagjhapa, police said.

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...

Security forces launch operation to nab dreaded Maoist

The security forces on Tuesday launched a massive raid in the dense Gidhania forest in Jharkhand`s H...

US denies parachuting into North Korea

Brigadier General Neil Tolley reportedly said the US troops had been entering the North Korea for ``...

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...

Raid admiral`s toughest fight: Winning Washington

Admiral Bill McRaven is defending his proposal that would give him more authority to send special op...

As troops advance in Somalia, thousands flee

African Union and Somali forces pushed al-Shabab militants out of Mogadishu last August and are now ...

Paramilitary forces to be deployed for AP bypolls

Over 17,000 personnel of Paramilitary forces would be deployed alongside local police to ensure peac...

11 rights violation cases against defence since 2009

Defence forces are investigating 11 cases of human rights violation registered against their personn...

`US held 5 inspections of Russian missile forces`

The new START treaty obliges US and Russia to hold limited numbers of deployed land-based and sea-ba...

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...

India procures over 29,000 AK-47s

AK-47s continue to be the preferred assault weapon for the country`s paramilitary forces deployed to...

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...

UN urges massive support for Afghan forces

The United Nations is urging participants at NATO summit this weekend to provide massive long-term s...

`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...

India denies presence of US Special Forces

Admiral Willard, during a Congressional hearing, said Special Forces teams from US had been deployed...

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...

US not reporting all Afghan attacks

The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on Ame...

`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 ...

37 Chinese incursions in 5 years in U`khand: CM

Newly-elected Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Bahuguna said Chinese are disputing Indian territorial ...

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...

Omar for decreasing security forces in J&K

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said conciliation and dialogue will always remain the best medium for s...

Israeli officer suspended for attacking protester

A senior military officer was filmed assaulting an unarmed activist protesting Israeli occupation po...

Russia air defence forces to receive S-300V system

The state contract on the supply of new anti-aircraft missiles of the S-300V4 systems has also been ...

Encounter between Maoists, security forces

The security forces and Maoists on Monday exchanged gunfire in the forests of Sania on the borders o...

Encounter between GNLA and security forces

Sohan D Shira, the chief of GNLA, declared a terrorist outfit by the Centre gave a slip to security ...

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...

Maoist killed in encounter

A Maoist ultra was killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest in Odisha`s Keonjhar di...

Land Day: Gazan killed; Palestinians, Arabs rally

The "Land Day" rallies are an annual event marked by Israeli Arabs and Palestinians in the West Bank...

American drone strikes should end: Pak lawmakers

Pakistani lawmakers asked the government not to allow its territory for transportation of arms and...

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...

Russian forces kill top militant in Caucasus

Russian forces killed a senior militant in the North Caucasus where radical groups are seeking to ...

‘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...

Security forces bust militant hideout in Kupwara

Security forces have busted a militant hideout in the forests of Kuwpara district in north Kashmir, ...

Concern in RS over plight of para-military force

Concerns were expressed in the Rajya Sabha on the plight of jawans of para-military forces facing ...

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`s new military strategy is to battle the Marxist guerrillas by destroying their key armed a...

‘No rallies by paramilitary forces to avoid mishap`

Central paramilitary forces will no longer hold jumbo rallies for recruitment to avoid accidents an...

‘No proposal to induct women in combat duties’

There is no proposal to induct women in combat duties in the defence forces including fighter pilot...

Allied forces ‘planned to arm Vichy France in World war II`

The British Army decided to take such a drastic step despite the fact they were fighting for enemy f...

India-Bangladesh to enhance ground-level meets

India and Bangladesh announced that its border guarding forces will implement "out-of-the-box" solut...

Afghan forces foil New Year bomb plot: Official

Afghan security forces have foiled a new year bomb plot with the discovery of nine tonnes of explos...

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...

China cyber capability endangers US forces

Chinese cyber warfare would pose a genuine risk to the US military, according to report for the US C...

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