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  Agnipath scheme explained point-by-point by Defence Ministry amid countrywide protests

  India | June 19, 2022 22:00 IST

  The announcements regarding the reservations for 'Agniveers' announced by the different ministries and departments was pre-planned and not in reaction to the recent protests.

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  No politics on martyrs: EC asks parties not to use photos of defence personnel in poll campaigns

  March 10, 2019 6:33 IST

  The advisory asks political parties to 'desist from displaying photographs of Defence personnel or photographs of functions involving defence personnel in advertisements, or otherwise as part of their election propaganda/campaigning'.

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  IIT Kharagpur scientists develop ‘wearable technology’ from silk.

  Lifestyle | June 15, 2017 11:19 IST

  A team of scientists from IIT Kharagpur devised a wearable technology from silk protein fibroin.

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  74 missing defence personnel believed to be in Pakistan custody, govt informs Rajya Sabha

  Politics | February 09, 2017 20:26 IST

  There are 74 missing defence personnel who are believed to be in Pakistan's custody but whose presence has not been acknowledged so far by Islamabad, government informed the Rajya Sabha today.

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  50 years after 1965 war: Defence veterans still regret 'captured territory' returned to Pakistan

  India | August 30, 2015 23:21 IST

  New Delhi: Fifty years after India and Pakistan engaged in a full-scale war, the return to Pakistan of territory captured by the soldiers still rankles the veterans of the 1965 conflict.Even as they relate tales

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  4,685 defence personnel have died since 1999

  India | February 27, 2015 23:27 IST

  New Delhi: 4,685 defence personnel have laid down their lives since the 1999 Kargil conflict, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.Compensation has been paid to the next of kin of 4,659 deceased personnel.Out of the

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  54 Indian soldiers believed to be in Pakistani jails: Parrikar

  Politics | December 20, 2014 9:51 IST

  New Delhi: At least 54 missing defence personnel of 1965 and 1971 wars are believed to be in custody in Pakistan, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Parliament on Friday.However, Pakistan does not acknowledge the

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  Indian Army to test their armour in Gujarat Forensic Science Laboratory

  India | October 27, 2014 12:20 IST

  Gandhinagar: Defence personnel will soon get 'ballistic protection' from Gujarat, as the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) here will be conducting tests for bullet-proof jackets and head gears used by the Indian Army."Gujarat FSL will soon

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  Adarsh Plot Was Never Reserved For Defence, War Heroes, Says Deshmukh

  India | June 17, 2011 15:59 IST

  Mumbai, June 17: Union Minister for Rural Development and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today said the Adarsh Society land belonged to the state and was never reserved for defence personnel or Kargil war