Indian Navy chief decorates officers, sailors with gallantry awards
byMumbai, April 5 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral D.K. Joshi gave away gallantry awards to officers and sailors at the annual investiture ceremony here…
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J&K landmine blast victims await compensation
byJammu: Over 90 people injured in landmine blasts in the frontier areas of Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Prakram, the India-Pakistan military stand-off in…
Russian army ex-officer jailed for selling ammunition
byMoscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former military commander in central Russia’s Yaroslavl region has been sentenced to two and a half years in…
Interceptor aircraft to protect Russian installations
byMoscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new group of Mikoyan MiG-31BM Foxhound interceptor aircraft has been deployed in Russia’s Novosibirsk region to protect industrial…
India, Azerbaijan sign mutual legal assistance treaty
byNew Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India and Azerbaijan Thursday signed a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters which will help improve effectiveness…
North Korean missile deployment not aimed at US: Seoul
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An intermediate-range missile that North Korea has deployed to its east coast is not capable of striking the US…
Seven Maoists gunned down in Gadchiroli forest
byGadchiroli (Maharashtra): At least seven Maoists were gunned down in a fierce gun battle with security forces in Nargunda-Bhatpar tribal area of Gadchiroli district…
Mexico and France to train troops
byMexico City, April 4 (IANS/EFE) The governments of Mexico and France plan to exchange troops as part of a training program, officials said. President…
Russia’s arms exports up 12 percent
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s global arms exports reached $15.2 billion in 2012, a 12 percent increase against the previous year, President Vladimir…
Moscow seeks to arrest lawyer staying in US
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in Moscow has issued a warrant for arrest in absentia for prominent lawyer Boris Kuznetsov, now residing…