Tag: defence
Soldier Found Dead In Jammu Region
A soldier posted in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir was found dead on Thursday with gun shot wounds, the Defence Ministry said. ....
Parrikar Says Roy Mathew's Death 'isolated Incident', Discussions On Over Sahayak System
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said police is probing the death of Lance Naik Roy Mathew, who was found dead in an army barrack days afer he featured in a sting video criticizing the 'Sahayak' system in the army.....
BJP Used Money To Win Power In Goa: Digvijay
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday took on the BJP for wooing smaller parties and independents to form the government and keep the Congress, the single largest party, away from power in Goa.....
President Accepts Parrikar's Resignation, Jaitley Given Additional Charge Of Defence
The decks were cleared for Manohar Parrikar to take over as Goa Chief Minister with President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday accepting his resignation as Defence Minister and assigning additional charge of the ministry to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.....
Goa Governor Acted Unilaterally, Invited BJP To Form Government: Digvijaya Singh
The Congress party on Tuesday said that Goa Governor Mridula Sinha unilaterally invited the BJP to form the next government in the state, despite a letter by the Congress party to her seeking an invitation to form the government, AICC General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said on Tuesday.....
Japan Launches Satellite To Monitor N. Korea
Japan successfully launched a satellite on Friday, to track land and maritime movements in North Korea and conduct surveys on the weapons program of the rogue state,media report said.....
58 Soldiers Died In Natural Calamities In Three Years
Between 2014 and 2016, 58 soldiers died in natural calamities, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. ....
149 Soldiers Killed In Counter-terror Operations
A total of 149 soldiers have died in counter-terrorist operations in the country since 2015, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. ....
US Probes 300 Civilian Deaths Due To Airstrikes
The US military is investigating whether it was responsible for the deaths of nearly 300 Syrian and Iraqi civilians in three different sets of airstrikes this month, a media report said.....
Army Wants Next War Fought With Indian Technologies: General Rawat
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said it wants to fight the next war with Indian technologies.....
