Japan needs to develop offensive military capacity: Abe
byTokyo, June 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that Japan needed to study the possibility to develop offensive military capacity so as…
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Pakistan Army rejects Israeli arms import report
byIslamabad, June 11 (IANS) The Pakistan military Tuesday rejected as misleading a British government report which said Israel exported military equipment to Islamabad despite…
CRPF raise first all-woman commando unit
byGurgaon: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) today introduced its first 30-member all-woman commando squad here, an official said. India’s first paramilitary women commando team,…
UAV for anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh, says Shinde
byNew Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Tuesday said the government was making arrangements to deploy an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in…
Ex-Pak armyman seeks reassessment of role of ISI, secret agencies
byIslamabad, June 11 (IANS) A former Pakistani soldier has moved court seeking a reassessment of the role of secret agencies in the country, including…
Iran seeks to settle dispute with Russia over S-300
byMoscow, June 11 (IANS) Iran seeks to settle its contract dispute with Russia over the supply of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, Iranian ambassador to…
Moscow not security rival to Washington: US envoy
byMoscow, June 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US administration does not regard Russia as a rival in security matters but views Moscow as a partner…
Syrian troops kill 35 rebels near Damascus
byDamascus, June 11 (IANS) As many as 35 rebels were killed by the Syrian troops’ ambush Monday in a suburb of the capital Damascus….
China to hold nationwide safety overhaul
byBeijing, June 11 (IANS) China will carry out a three-month nationwide safety overhaul with a focus on high-risk sectors and labour-intensive factories, the State…
Militant killed, three cops wounded in J & K ambush
bySrinagar: A militant was killed and three members of the counter-insurgency Special perations Group (SOG) of the state police were wounded in a guerrilla ambush…