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Pakistan resorts to heavy shelling as Indian Army strikes back
23 Nov 2016
Hours after the Indian Army vowed "heavy retribution" to the attack on its soldiers, the Army today launched a counter-offensive against Pakistan along the LoC
Three jawans killed, one mutilated in Pak attack
22 Nov 2016
The attack was reportedly carried out by a Pakistani border action team, which consists of terrorists and Pakistan army regulars
Army Chief Gen Suhag in China on goodwill visit
22 Nov 2016
ISIS using wooden tanks, humvees as decoys
18 Nov 2016
Trump, Putin vow to mend ‘unsatisfactory’ ties
15 Nov 2016
In a phone conversation on Monday, the President-elect of the US and the Russian leader agreed that relations between their countries were ‘unsatisfactory’ and vowed to work together to improve them
Parrikar clears Rs83,000-cr defence purchases in boost to Make in India
08 Nov 2016
The Rs 83,000-crore defence acquisitions also include purchase of 83 Tejas Mark 1A light combat aircraft from HAL, besides local assembly of tanks and mini drones
UK military intelligence experts warn of threat from Russia's deadly Armata tank
08 Nov 2016
The tank is faster than any western rival and will incorporate a radar system currently used by Russian fighter jets
Indian, Chinese troops face off in Ladakh over irrigation canal
04 Nov 2016
Indian and Chinese troops are in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation after the PLA prevented construction of an irrigation canal near the LAC which India says is within the terms of bilateral agreements
Lockheed bags $6.1bn US contract for F-35s, but ‘not happy’
03 Nov 2016
It was “not a mutually agreed-upon” contract, Lockheed said in an email soon after the Defence Department announced late Wednesday that it had awarded the ninth F-35 production contract, the biggest to date
End is near for ISIS as chief Baghdadi cornered in Mosul
02 Nov 2016
The battle for Mosul, where the self-declared caliph of IS is believed to be hiding, is likely to end in a decisive defeat for the terrorist group, as there is no viable successor with the authority and prestige of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
LoC on the boil as Pak shelling kills 8 civilans in Kashmir
02 Nov 2016
The Indo-Pak truce is now virtually in tatters with Pakistan violating the ceasefire nearly 60 times after it sent mercenaries to attack an Indian Army base in Uri, in Kashmir, leaving 19 soldiers dead and killed eight more Indian security troops in fighting since then
IS rounds up tens of thousands as human shields around Mosul
29 Oct 2016
IS has built elaborate defences on the outskirts, including an extensive tunnel network, and has planted large numbers of booby traps to slow the progress of Iraqi forces when they enter Mosul
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