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Nation celebrates 72nd Republic Day

As India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind unfurled the national flag and received the customary 21-gun salute at Rajpath. The 21-gun salute was presented by the

January 26, 2021

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PICS: Beating the Retreat

Members of an Indian armed forces band perform during ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony rehearsals in New Delhi, India, 19 January 2021. ‘Beating the Retreat’ is conducted on 29 January in India, three

January 19, 2021

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BDL, Thales sign air defence deal

The Teaming Agreement, signed at a virtual ceremony held on Wednesday, will facilitate manufacture of STARStreak Air Defence System in India, BDL said on Thursday…reports Asian Lite News Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL)

January 15, 2021

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India greets soldiers on Army Day

Prime Minister Modi, President Kovind, CDS Bipin Rawat and Army chief General Narawane Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings to the Indian army soldiers and their family members on the

January 15, 2021

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Centre Files Plea On Decriminalisation Of Adultery

The Centre has pleaded in the Supreme Court that a 2018 apex court judgment to decriminalise adultery under the IPC should not be applicable to the armed forces. The apex court issued

January 14, 2021

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India Approves Procurement Of 83 Tejas Mk1A fighter jets

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the highest decision-making body for security issues headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the purchase of 83 Tejas fighter jets for the Indian

January 14, 2021

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No troops reduction by Chinese on border

There has been no withdrawal of Chinese troops from the Ladakh frontier and the ground situation remains the same, said Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday, stating that reports

January 13, 2021

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Indian Army to have women pilots

Women will be inducted as pilots in the Army Aviation Corps from next year, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday. Till now, women are only part of ground

January 13, 2021

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Missing Army officer’s body found

The body of Captain Ankit Gupta of the Army Para Commandos (Special Forces), who went missing in the waters of a reservoir in Jodhpur during an exercise, was finally traced on Tuesday

January 13, 2021

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Defence, Air chiefs visit Ladakh amid standoff

Amid the border dispute with China, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat is on a two-day visit to eastern Ladakh to assess and review ground requirements of the force deployed at

January 12, 2021

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