DEHRADUN: Captain Deepak Singh, 25, who was killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in J&K’s Doda on Wednesday, had lied to his mother on what would be his last phone call to her, telling her that he was off to his unit’s base to “rest”. In reality, he was readying for a deadly…
Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed was arrested by Pakistan military in connection to a housing scheme scandal and the process for his court martial was initiated, the army said on Monday. It is for the first time in the country’s history that court martial has been initiated against a former intelligence chief, according…
NEW DELHI: The delay in discharge of Indian nationals serving in Russian Army is threatening to cause discord in Moscow-New Delhi ties with Russian embassy here saying in an official statement issued Saturday that these men “voluntarily contracted” for military service in Russia, even as it committed to working for their early release.The statement followed…
DHAKA: Bangladesh‘s embattled PM Sheikh Hasina (76) on Monday resigned and fled the country following more than a month of deadly demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas swelled into a movement precipitating the end of her 15-year rule.A source close to her told AFP her security team, gauging the mood on the ground,…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused PM Narendra Modi of speaking “blatant lie” by calling the Agnipath scheme a brainchild of the Army, even as he slammed Modi for “doing petty politics” on a special day like the Kargil Vijay Diwas. He reiterated that the Agnipath scheme is bad for national security…
NEW DELHI: One terrorist was neutralized in an encounter by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara. An army jawan was injured in exchange of fire.Indian Army’s Chinar Corps in a post on X said that one terrorist was eliminated and an NCO was injured during a joint operation launched on specific input regarding…
NEW DELHI: Army troops on Tuesday thwarted an inflitration bid in the Battal sector of the Jammu and Kashmir. One Army jawan has sustained injuries during the encounter with terrorists.The operation was currently under way.“Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists with effective fire in the Battal Sector at 0300h. During…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Tuesday trained its guns at the Centre after four army personnel, including an officer, were killed in gunfight with heavily armed terrorists in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. This was the third major encounter between security forces and terrorists in the forests of Doda district in the past three…
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to push through Kyiv‘s defensive lines, Russian forces launched a massive assault in Ukraine‘s northeastern Kharkiv, even as the Ukrainian defence ministry agreed that “battles of varying intensity continue”.The Moscow troops used artillery, bombs and armoured vehicles to break into Kharkiv, while Kyiv claimed it managed to repel attacks.Russian army…
NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande is on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan to bolster defence ties as well as explore new avenues for military collaboration, even as an Army-IAF contingent is also in the Central Asian country for a joint combat exercise.General Pande will hold talks with Uzbekistan defence minister Lt-Gen Bakhodir Kurbanov…
