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NEW DELHI: A day after peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Turkey broke down, the Taliban on Saturday accused “elements within the Pakistani military” of pursuing “anti-Afghanistan policies for years.”Also Read | ‘No willingness to take responsibility’: Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again; what next? “Unfortunately, certain military elements in Pakistan appear to view a…
Taking “lessons” from tensions with India, Pakistan has moved to fortify the constitutional basis of military command, signaling a push to modernize defense structures and tighten civilian-military coherence. Its law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, on Saturday, tabled the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill in the upper house, a move aimed at revising Article 243 to formally…
NEW DELHI: Security forces on Saturday thwarted an infiltration bid along after launching a joint operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara.Army’s White Chinar Corps, in a social media post on X, said that “Operation Pimple” was launched on November 7 after receiving specific inputs. It further said that the terrorists were trapped after contact was…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday said it has identified 44 Indian nationals currently serving in the Russian Army amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. The ministry added that it has once again taken up the matter with Russian authorities to seek their release and end the practice of such recruitment.MEA spokesperson…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh speaks during a public rally in Bihar (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on the army, accusing him of trying to drag the armed forces into politics. Campaigning in Jamui for the upcoming Bihar polls, Rajnath said…
AURANGABAD: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi stirred controversy Tuesday by claiming “10% of the country’s population” controls the Army, comments seen as an allusion to upper castes. “…Only 10% of the country’s population get opportunities in corporate sectors, bureaucracy, and judiciary… even the Army is under their control. The remaining 90% – backward…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made a striking claim in Bihar, alleging that country’s 10 per cent, referring to upper castes, “hold control over the Army.”Addressing a poll rally in Aurangabad’s Kutumba, Rahul said, “90 per cent of the people come from extremely backward, backward, Dalit, and Adivasi communities.”…
BHOPAL: Pakistan would face a “strong response” if it attempted any “cowardly act”, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi warned, declaring that the armed forces were fully prepared for Operation Sindoor 2.0. He said India’s cross-border strikes in May upheld national values by targeting only terrorist hideouts and avoiding civilian or military areas.“At all terrorist locations…
Army chief Upendra Dwivedi (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday addressed a gathering in his hometown Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, where he reflected on Operation Sindoor, spoke about the future of warfare, and even took a dig at US President Donald Trump over his unpredictable statements and recent claims…
BERHAMPUR: The special Pocso court in Berhampur on Friday sentenced two Army personnel to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old nursery student.The crime occurred on January 2 while the girl was returning home from school in a bus designated for transporting children of defence personnel, in which the convicts were employed as escorts. Sources…
