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  • no incursions along the lac chinese military

    No incursions along the LAC: Chinese military

    World | Jul 25, 2013, 09:16 PM IST

    Beijing, Jul 25: The Chinese military today refuted reports of incursions by its troops into Indian territory, saying the claims do not accord with facts.“Chinese border defence troops always remained on the Chinese side of

  • pakistan s women paratroopers create history

    Pakistan's women paratroopers create history

    World | Jul 15, 2013, 07:41 AM IST

    Islamabad, July 15: Female officers of the Pakistan Army have jumped from military helicopters for the first time in the country's history, the military said.A total of 24 lady officers of the Pakistan Army successfully

  • egypt military tightens grip ahead of deadline

    Egypt military tightens grip ahead of deadline

    World | Jul 03, 2013, 07:50 PM IST

    Cairo, Jul 3: Egypt's military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, even putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the country's Islamist

  • egypt protesters mass before military deadline

    Egypt protesters mass before military deadline

    World | Jul 02, 2013, 09:24 PM IST

    Cairo, Jul 2: With a military deadline for intervention ticking down, hundreds of thousands of protesters seeking the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president sought on Tuesday to push the embattled leader further toward the edge

  • iraq official says baghdad open to us military aid

    Iraq official says Baghdad open to US military aid

    World | Jun 27, 2013, 09:30 PM IST

    Baghdad, Jun 27: Iraq is open to greater American military cooperation as U.S. commanders explore ways to boost security assistance to the country, a top Iraqi official said on Thursday.The Chairman of the U.S. Joint

  • airbus military launches improved c295w transport for india

    Airbus Military launches improved C295W transport for India

    World | Jun 10, 2013, 07:05 PM IST

    Saville (Spain), June 10: Airbus Military has launched an uprated C295W medium transport aircraft with winglets and more powerful engines with an eye on the Indian military and civil aviation market.In official briefings at the

  • military sexual assaults on rise pentagon report

    Military sexual assaults on rise: Pentagon report

    World | May 08, 2013, 02:21 PM IST

    Washington, May 8: The US Department of Defense has released a report that saw a sharp rise in sexual assaults in the military, highlighting a pandemic the Pentagon is scrambling to stamp out.According to the

  • 55 killed in nigeria attack military

    55 killed in Nigeria attack: military

    World | May 08, 2013, 09:26 AM IST

    Abuja, May 8: At least 55 people were killed when suspected Boko Haram sect, a Nigerian rebel group, attacked security formations in the country's troubled Borno state, military and police officials said.The gunmen attacked Bama,

  • aero india 2013 to showcase civil military aircraft

    Aero India-2013 to showcase civil, military aircraft

    India | Jan 24, 2013, 06:31 AM IST

    New Delhi, Jan 24: The ninth edition of Aero India will be held Feb 6-10 at Bangalore with over 53 civil and military aircraft from leading manufacturers across the globe expected to participate in the

  • military short of 13 000 officers antony

    Military short of 13,000 officers: Antony

    India | Dec 10, 2012, 11:44 PM IST

    New Delhi,Dec 10: The Indian Military is facing a shortage of around 13,000 officers and 53,700 personnel below officer rank with the Army accounting for bulk of vacancies, defence minister A K Antony said. In

  • india training sri lankan military

    India training Sri Lankan military

    India | Dec 10, 2012, 05:49 PM IST

    New Delhi, Dec 10: India provides short-term and long-term training programmes to military personnel from Sri Lanka and other neighbouring countries, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday.The training covers both technical and non-technical streams, the

  • 17 killed in turkey military chopper crash

    17 killed in Turkey military chopper crash

    World | Nov 11, 2012, 12:30 PM IST

    Ankara, Nov 11 : At least 17 people, including 13 soldiers, were killed and others wounded in Turkey's Siirt province Saturday after a military helicopter crashed in the morning, Xinhua reported.According to Siirt governor Ahmet

  • qaeda car bombing kills 15 yemen soldiers military

    Qaeda car bombing kills 15 Yemen soldiers: military

    World | Oct 19, 2012, 08:50 PM IST

    Aden, Oct 19: Al-Qaeda militants set off an explosives-laden car inside an army base in southern Yemen at dawn today, killing at least 15 soldiers and wounding 29 others, military officials said.Eight Qaeda militants were

  • howitzers tender scrapped yet again

    Howitzers tender scrapped yet again

    India | Sep 13, 2012, 07:27 PM IST

    New Delhi, Sep 13: Government has scrapped an army tender worth a whopping over Rs 4,600 crore to procure 180 self-propelled howitzers, the fourth such cancellation, and initiated a fresh process in this regard.  The

  • 10 killed in brunei military helicopter crash

    10 Killed in Brunei Military Helicopter Crash

    World | Jul 21, 2012, 09:44 AM IST

    Brunei, Jul 21: A Brunei air force helicopter has crashed, killing at least 10 people, mostly military cadets being flown home after training.Brunei's defense ministry says the Bell 212 helicopter crashed in the rural district

  • syria military conducts large scale exercises

    Syria military conducts large-scale exercises

    World | Jul 08, 2012, 06:13 PM IST

    Damascus (Syria), Jul 8: Syria's military began large-scale exercises simulating defense against outside “aggression,” the state-run news agency said Sunday—an apparent warning to other countries not to intervene in the country's crisis.The exercise began Saturday

  • two ex argentine dictators convicted for baby thefts

    Two ex-Argentine dictators convicted for baby thefts

    World | Jul 06, 2012, 07:21 PM IST

    Buenos Aires, Jul 6:  Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and sentenced to 50 years Thursday for a systematic program to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the

  • turkey sends missile batteries to syria border

    Turkey sends missile batteries to Syria border

    World | Jun 28, 2012, 07:03 PM IST

    Istanbul, Jun 28: Turkey has sent missile batteries, tanks and troops to the border with Syria as a “security corridor”, almost a week after the Syrian downing of a Turkish military jet, media reports said

  • brotherhood claims egypt presidency win amidst army power

    Brotherhood claims Egypt presidency win amidst army power grab

    World | Jun 18, 2012, 06:21 PM IST

    Cairo, Jun 18: Egypt today appeared to be headed towards its first radical Islamic president with Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi declaring victory in the poll runoff, but the ruling military issued an interim constitution

  • nato limits airstrikes on afghan homes

    NATO limits airstrikes on Afghan homes

    World | Jun 11, 2012, 07:01 PM IST

    Kabul, Jun 11: The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan says it is limiting airstrikes against homes to a weapon of last resort for self-defense following a strike last week that killed women and children alongside

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