Israel, Hamas agree to a cease-fire to end the bloody 11-day war
Israel and Hamas have announced a cease-fire to end a bruising 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip and brought life in much of Israel to a standstill.
13 Naxals killed in a police operation in a forest in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district
The skirmish took place around 5.30 am in the forest at Kotmi in Etapalli, where the Naxals had gathered for a meeting, said Sandeep Patil, Deputy Inspector General of Gadchiroli.
China Builds Key Highway Through Brahmaputra Canyon in Tibet Close to Arunachal Pradesh Border
China has completed the construction of a strategic highway through the Brahmaputra Canyon, stated to be the world’s deepest, close to the Arunachal Pradesh border ahead of its plan to Continue Reading
Myanmar: Local offical shot dead after bombings in Yangon
Two bombs exploded on Wednesday morning near a ward administrator’s office in downtown Yangon, injuring two security officers.The newly appointed ward administrator, who came to check the scene, was shot Continue Reading
Myanmar town pleads for help as thousands flee fighting
YANGON: Desperate residents of a Myanmar townhit by clashes between the military and an anti-junta defence force pleaded for help Wednesday as the UN warned the fighting may have forced Continue Reading
India keeps a close watch on China’s ’emerging’ role in Afghanistan
India is keeping a close watch as China takes the lead to mediate in Afghanistan as the US prepares to withdraw from the landlocked nation. While China has earlier tried Continue Reading
Nigerian Air Force to Formally Induct JF-17 Fighter Jets
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will formally induct its newly acquired JF-17 Thunder multi-role aircraft to add impetus to the ongoing fight against “insurgency, armed banditry and other forms of Continue Reading
Defence ministry clears the BRO tunnel under Shinkun La in Ladakh
Cutting through the red-tape, the Union defence ministry has decided to ask the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to build a 4.25-kilometre tunnel under the 5,091-metre-high Shinkun La pass to make Continue Reading
BEML rolls out Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment
BEML Limited, one of the leading public sectors under the Ministry of Defence, GoI, has rolled out the first prototype of Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment Mk-II, built on BEML TATRA Continue Reading
Don’t overdo leasing of military equipment
Beset by a continuing financial crunch, India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) and its armed forces have seized upon leasing an assortment of badly needed platforms and equipment from abroad to Continue Reading