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North Korea threatens strike on US military base in Guam
09 Aug 2017
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned of ‘fire and fury’ against North Korean threat, after efforts to push China into taming North Korea failed
Pak terrorist Hafiz Saeed enters politics with new party
08 Aug 2017
The new political party, Milli Muslim League, aims at giving militants better cover amid pressure from the international community on Pakistan to crack down on LeT and JuD
War no solution to disputes, will talk to China: Sushma Swaraj
04 Aug 2017
India, she said, is engaged with China to resolve differences, not only on the stand-off at Doklam but all matters related to the border, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the blocking of UN sanctions against Jaish-e-Mohammad terror outfit chief Masood Azhar
1 killed in clashes after encounter death of terrorist Abu Dujana
01 Aug 2017
A category 'A' militant with a reward of Rs10 lakh on his head, Abu Dujana was wanted in many militancy-related attacks on security forces and political workers in south Kashmir
DRDO showcases unmanned ‘Muntra’ tanks; may help fight Naxals
29 Jul 2017
India's first indigenous unmanned, remote controlled tank, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has been rolled out of the Chennai lab
China moves tons of military equipment to Tibet amid Doklam standoff
19 Jul 2017
China may have quietly moved tonnes of military gear while it was conducting military exercises in remote mountainous regions of Tibet
Won’t back down on Doklam, China tells diplomats in Beijing
18 Jul 2017
A month into the standoff at Doklam, China has conveyed to foreign diplomats in Beijing that troops of the People’s Liberation Army have been waiting patiently at the plateau but will not wait indefinitely
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