Armed Forces
- World
UK adds artillery rounds, helicopters to military aid to Ukraine
London: An additional 10,000 artillery rounds will be provided by the UK to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Wednesday on a visit to Norway.…
- Telangana
Telangana: Home Department issues instructions for Armed Forces Flag Day
Hyderabad: The Principal Secretary to Telangana Home Department issued instructions to all the Departments of the Secretariat, Heads of departments, District Collectors, and Superintendents of Police to take necessary action for the…
- Middle East
Yemen govt orders armed forces to raise combat readiness
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government has ordered its armed forces to raise combat readiness for the major changes in the war-torn Arab country in the upcoming days. The government on Monday also ordered…
- Pakistan
Armed forces to stay out of politics: says Pak Army Gen Bajwa
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has assured the nation that the armed forces have distanced themselves from politics and wanted to continue to do so, according to a media…
- Bangalore
One held in Bengaluru for passing on Indian defence inputs to Pak
Bengaluru: In a joint operation, the Karnataka police and Military Intelligence sleuths have unearthed a racket for passing on sensitive Indian defence inputs to Pakistan, sources said on Tuesday. They have arrested…
- World
900 teachers have joined Ukrainian Armed Forces: Education Minister
Kiev: Ukrainian Education Minister Serhiy Shkarlet said that some 900 teachers have joined the country’s armed forces so far since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Kiev. Speaking to local media on Monday,…
- India
IAF releases details on Agnipath recruitment scheme
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Sunday released the details of the Agnipath recruitment scheme amid the ongoing agitation and widespread protests against the scheme across several states. The process for…
- Telangana
Telangana: Last rites rally of slain Agnipath protestor turns tense; anti Modi slogans raised
Hyderabad: The last rites rally of deceased Agnipath protestor, D Rakesh, turned violent on Saturday when people attempted to attack the Warangal Railway station and BSNL office in Warangal. The protestors also…
- India
Protest against ‘Agnipath’ turns violent in MP’s Gwalior
Bhopal: Hundreds of protesters on Thursday launched massive protest which soon turned violent in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme. Police had to resort to lathi-charge to…
- India
Listen to voice of unemployed youths: Rahul to PM Modi on Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: Amid protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to the voice of unemployed youths and don’t take ‘agnipareeksha…
- Delhi
Delhi: Train stopped over protest against Agnipath Scheme
New Delhi: A group of people on Thursday protested against delay in Railway recruitment exams and the newly launched Agnipath scheme and subsequently stopped a train in the national capital, an official…
- India
‘Agnipath’ will give rise to more disaffection in youth: BJP MP Varun Gandhi to Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Questioning various provisions of the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme that envisages recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis, BJP MP Varun Gandhi Thursday said it will give rise to more…
- India
Protests against ‘Agnipath’ scheme continue in Bihar, traffic disrupted
Jehanabad/Buxar/Nawada (Bihar): Protests against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for hiring jawans on a short-term contractual basis continued across Bihar for the second consecutive day on Thursday as aspirants preparing for jobs in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Higher Defence Management Course commences at CDM
Hyderabad: The Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC) – Serial 18 commenced at the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad. The opening address was by Commandant, Rear Admiral Sanjay Datt, VSM. Rear Admiral…
- India
Armed forces want removal of AFSPA from J-K: Rajnath Singh
Guwahati: Days after the Centre reduced the areas under AFSPA in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the armed forces are in favour of the withdrawal of the…
