Indian Army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh Wednesday visited Leh in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to witness an ongoing military exercise along the China border.
Commanders to debate battle readiness, security threats
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The commanders of the armed forces will discuss the security situation in India’s neighborhood, maritime safety and piracy, terrorism and internal threats at their meetings next fortnight.
Pakistan’s Karakoram Highway expansion to cost Rs. 25 bn
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The National Highway Authority will begin expanding the highway to four lanes from the existing two lanes before the end of this month.
Top Indian mandarin to figure out hostage sailors’ release
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The government has entrusted the task of coordinating the efforts to obtain release of the seven Indian sailors of cargo ship MV Asphalt Venture to Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar.
Army’s war games in hot desert to begin in May
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The Indian Army is gearing up for a major war game in the scorching Rajasthan desert, near the border with Pakistan, to keep the troops battle-ready, sources said Tuesday.
Pakistan tests nuclear capable, short-range missile
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Pakistan Tuesday successfully test-fired a newly developed short-range, surface-to-surface nuclear capable missile, the army said.
Army told to reconvene court of inquiry on Purohit
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Malegaon terror attack accused Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit will get the opportunity to examine the witnesses against him in the Court of Inquiry, under Army Rule 180.
Pakistan minister gunned down in Islamabad
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Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian, was shot dead Wednesday when his car pulled out of his home in Islamabad, making it the second high-profile killing in less than two months over the controversial blasphemy law.
US says no to Pak proposal to swap Aafia for Davis
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Washington has turned down Pakistan’s proposal to swap US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two men in Lahore, with Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist who is serving a prison term in US for killing marines in Afghanistan, it was reported here.
India allows Pakistani team access to 26/11 witnesses
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India has agreed ‘in principle’ to allow an investigating team from Pakistan to question Mumbai witnesses of the 2008 terror attack, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said Tuesday.
India warns Somali pirates not to harm captives
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Describing piracy as ‘an international menace’, External Affairs Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna Tuesday warned Somalian hijackers of a ship with Indians on board not to harm those in their captivity.
Indian Army’s skiing expedition flagged in
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The Indian Army’s skiing expedition that hoisted the national flag at the South Pole on Army Day Jan 15 was Tuesday flagged in here by Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony.
No early resolution of Sir Creek dispute: Navy chief
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The Sir Creek maritime border dispute between India and Pakistan is unlikely to be resolved soon, the navy chief, Admiral Nirmal Verma, said here Tuesday.
Indian Army training Lao troops in de-mining
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An Indian Army team is training Laotian troops in de-mining and bomb disposal operations, it was announced here Tuesday.
IAF inducts second Sukhoi squadron in northeast
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The Indian Air Force Tuesday inducted a second squadron of its front-line Sukhoi-30 combat jets in the northeast as part of a strategic deployment of advanced assets close to the Chinese border, an officer said.
