Military
- Pakistan
1971 was not military but political failure: Pak Army Chief
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday said that East Pakistan debacle was political failure not a military one, the media reported on Wednesday. Touching upon…
- World
Permanent residents can now be part of Canadian military
Toronto: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has announced that permanent residents, which includes a large chunk of Indians, are now eligible to join the military. The announcement came close to Remembrance Day,…
- World
Ukraine to get new military, humanitarian aid from Spain
Kiev: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that his war-torn country will soon get new military and humanitarian assistance from Spain. At a joint press briefing after talks with visiting Spanish Foreign…
- Middle East
Israeli missile strike targets military sites around Damascus
Damascus: Israel launched a missile attack against military sites around Damascus city, the Syrian military said in a statement on Saturday. The Syrian air defences were triggered by the attack late Friday…
- World
3 killed in military plane crash in Russia
Moscow: Three people were killed and 19 others were injured after a Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the city of Yeysk in Russia’s Krasnodar region, local state media reported. The aircraft…
- World
Russian nuclear military train is seen on the move
London: Footage of a huge freight train moving specialist military equipment associated with a nuclear-arms wielding division of Russia’s Defence Ministry has been spotted on the move, prompting fears of an escalation…
- India
Strengthening India’s military prowess govt’s top priority: Rajnath Singh
Itanagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that strengthening India’s military prowess has been the Narendra Modi government’s top priority ever since it came to power since 2014, with focus on…
- Pakistan
2 military personnel killed in terror attack in Pakistan
Islamabad: Two military personnel were killed when terrorists targeted security forces’ checkpost in South Waziristan district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said. The statement from the military media…
- India
Late Gen Bipin Rawat Military Garrison only the third to be named after people
Kolkata: India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), late General Bipin Rawat, has now got a military garrison close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China named after him. On Saturday,…
- Middle East
6 IS militants killed in operations in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: Iraqi forces killed six Islamic State (IS) militants in separate military operations in the north and west of the country, the military said. Acting on intelligence reports, the paramilitary Hashd Shaabi…
- Middle East
Islamic Jihad leader charged in Israeli military court
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Military Prosecution has filed an indictment against an influential senior official in the Islamic Jihad, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. Bassam al-Saadi is accused of committing crimes…
- World
Imran being told to stop confrontation with military
Islamabad: There are some renewed efforts being made from within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and by the Punjab Chief Minister to stop party Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan from confronting…
- Afghanistan
Taliban seized over $7 billion of US military equipment
Kabul: The United States provided more than $7 billion worth of military equipment to the former Afghan government, according to sources, much of it ended up in the hands of the Islamic…
- Pakistan
Pakistani news channel pulled off air for anti-military segment
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have suspended transmission of a leading television news channel after a segment was aired about the armed forces that were deemed a threat to national security. ARY News, which…
- Technology
Chinese hackers attack govt ministries, military plants globally
New Delhi: China-based hackers attacked military industrial plants, research institutes, government agencies and ministries in several countries and were able to even hijack the IT infrastructure of some, taking control of systems…
