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  'US military aid better situates Pakistan to wage war against India'

  India | May 20, 2015 12:56 IST

  Washington: The American military assistance to Pakistan, a latest list of which was recently put out by the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS), better situates its military to wage a war against India and not

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  Afghan Military Captain gets Indian hands in transplant

  India | May 17, 2015 13:43 IST

  Kochi: A 30-year-old Afghan military captain from Kandahar, who lost his hands while defusing mines in the war torn country, now has two Indian hands - thanks to a successful transplant carried out at an

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  China's military budget over 3 times that of India: Pentagon

  World | May 10, 2015 17:54 IST

  Washington: China has significantly increased its defence budget which is now more than three times that of India, the Pentagon has said. China's official defence budget last year was USD 136.3 billion while that of India

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  Pakistan military courts start terror case proceedings

  World | February 13, 2015 12:31 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistani military courts have started proceedings in 12 terror cases, a media report said Friday.The government had handed over 39 cases to military authorities last week for trial, of which 12 were transferred to

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  Myanmar to stop recruiting child soldiers

  World | January 28, 2015 12:48 IST

  Yangon: The Myanmar military has reiterated its strong commitment to end recruitment of children in the army, a media report said Wednesday.Forty-two child soldiers were recently released from military service and returned to their families,

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  Government mulling to legalise arms representatives: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | December 13, 2014 13:01 IST

  Panaji:  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government is planning to legalise representatives of various foreign arms companies in the country, for speedy purchase of military hardware.  “We will allow company representatives. They will

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  'US committed to assist India in military modernisation': Pentagon Official

  World | December 03, 2014 16:38 IST

  Washington: The US is committed to a broad defence trade and technology relationship with India to assist it in military modernisation efforts, a top Pentagon official said, noting that expanding bilateral security partnership is crucial

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  Mexico seeks 57 missing after weekend violence

  World | September 30, 2014 7:14 IST

  Acapulco,Maxico: Authorities were searching Monday for 57 students reported missing after weekend violence left at least six people dead and 25 wounded in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.Twenty-two police officers from the city of

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  Britain to open medical centre in Sierra Leone

  World | September 09, 2014 7:04 IST

  London: British military and humanitarian experts will set up a medical treatment centre for victims of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, a British official announced on Monday.Britain's support follows a direct request from the

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  Pak military kills 19 militants in North Waziristan

  World | June 28, 2014 17:51 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan military killed 19 militants in the latest raid in the troubled North Waziristan, as civilians streamed out of the restive region amidst raging conflict between the security forces and the Taliban.  More than

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  US suspends military aid to Thailand after coup

  May 24, 2014 19:36 IST

  Washington: The US has suspended about $3.5 million in military assistance to Thailand following a coup, the State Department said Friday.The US is reviewing the rest of the annual direct assistance to Thailand—which totalled $10.5

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  Top 10 most dangerous jobs of the world

  World | September 02, 2014 8:29 IST

  New Delhi: There are several jobs in the world which involve risks and danger to life.  Yet  people do  engage in such jobs, either for better pay or for earning their basic bread and butter.For

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  Egypt's military-backed government resigns

  World | February 24, 2014 19:34 IST

  Cairo:  Egypt's interim prime minister announced Monday the resignation of his Cabinet, a surprise move that could be designed in part to pave the way for the nation's military chief to leave his defense minister's

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  World's 10 most ferocious weapons in use

  World | March 23, 2014 7:12 IST

  New Delhi: Countries have a tendency to push in loads of money to stay ahead in the arms race by getting themselves equipped with the deadliest and most ferocious weapons to be used in a

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  Political leadership has full faith in military: PM

  India | November 22, 2013 23:51 IST

  New Delhi: Against the backdrop of a tussle between former Army chief Gen. VK Singh and the government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to dispel concerns over civil-military ties, saying that the political leadership

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  Seven abandoned military secret weapons projects

  World | November 07, 2013 6:57 IST

  New Delhi: Nations and governments spend huge amounts  to have better weapons. As a result  many countries have produced dozens of deadly efficient weapons.The reason for producing these weapons is the arms race  on order

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  Al-Qaida gunmen overrun major Yemen military base

  World | September 30, 2013 23:31 IST

  Sanaa, Yemen: Suspected al-Qaida gunmen dressed in fatigues and riding in military trucks overran a key army base in eastern Yemen on Monday, security officials said, holding captive high-ranking officers and soldiers inside in the

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  Cautious Obama puts military strike against Syria on hold

  World | September 11, 2013 21:16 IST

  Washington/Moscow: A day after Syria agreed with a Russian proposal to surrender its chemical weapons, a skeptic US President Barack Obama today put military strike on hold but vowed to attack the embattled Syrian regime

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  End of Syrian conflict must be political not military: Kerry

  World | September 09, 2013 19:52 IST

  London: Asserting that any US military strikes in Syria would be “unbelievably small”, Secretary of State John Kerry today said the solution to the Syrian conflict must be political and not military.“Let me be clear,

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  EU backs US plans for military action against Syria

  World | September 08, 2013 12:16 IST

  Vilnius: The European Union's foreign ministers have backed America's plans for military action against Syria in retaliation for the alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus."We want to see a clear and strong response," EU foreign