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Rescue helicopters trying to reach thousands stuck in Badrinath
25 Jun 2013
Rescue and relief operations are now focused on Badrinath with some improvement in the weather after heavy rains overnight and this morning across Uttarakhand
Army intensifies rescue operations, reaches isolated spots
21 Jun 2013
Troops skilled in mountain rescue operations, including paratroopers heli-dropped with specialised equipment to reach out and link up with people stranded in isolated areas along the Kedarnath-Badrinath axis
Army, IAF mount massive flood relief operations
19 Jun 2013
In one of the largest operations in several decades, the Indian Army and the Air Force today mounted massive rescue and relief operations in the flood- and landslide-affected areas, with the Border Roads Organisation having mounted massive clearance operations
US keeps out as nations sign arms trade treaty
04 Jun 2013
China, India, Pak have scaled up their nuclear arsenals: study
03 Jun 2013
Three nuclear-armed countries — China, India and Pakistan — have increased their nuclear arsenals over the past year
Government revises defence procurement procedures
01 Jun 2013
The new defence procurement policy aims at expediting defence procurement and building up a robust indigenous defence sector while ensuring transparency and accountability
Chinese media expresses irritation over Japan-India maritime talks
By By Jagdeep Worah | 30 May 2013
Chinese state-controlled media has expressed displeasure over Indo-Japanese maritime cooperation, saying Japan does not have the strength to prevail over China's influence in Asia
India, Japan must unite to rid high seas of piracy: PM
29 May 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on a visit to Japan, has made a strong pitch for cooperation between India and Japan in patrolling the Indian and Pacific Oceans to ensure freedom of navigation and eliminate the menace of piracy