Increasing the pressure over the government to deliver on its promises, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ‘lying’ on the One-Rank-One-Pension (OROP) issue. Rahul said that the retired defence personnel were now getting ‘enhanced pension’ and not OROP. The Congress vice president asserted that OROP was[Read More…]
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I dedicate this Diwali to soldiers, says PM Modi on his Mann Ki Baat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated this year’s Diwali to the armed forces in his monthly video address Mann Ki Baat, saying ‘we sleep peacefully because you guard our borders’. The soldiers, he said, “stand guard for us in the desert on the mountains. Someone is guarding our industry,[Read More…]
Army destroys four Pak posts in Keran along Line of Control (LoC)
The Indian Army destroyed at least four Pakistani posts and inflicted heavy casualties on Pakistani troops in the Keran sector along the Line of Control on Saturday, shortly after Pakistan violated the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir’s RS Pura sector. The Indian forces retaliated after Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire repeatedly[Read More…]
Pakistan Prime Minister asks army to stop shielding terror
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has warned the powerful military not to shield banned militant groups after facing international isolation. He has also directed authorities to conclude the investigation in both the recent Pathankot terror attack probe and the 2008 Mumbai attack. As reported by a leading Pakistani daily Dawn,[Read More…]
India’s LoC surgical strike captured on video; army mulls footage release
The surgical strikes by the Indian Army, conducted across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, were captured on video claims NDTV. The government is deciding whether to release the footage, which includes some captured through drones. At midnight, the Indian Army moved troops along the Line of Control[Read More…]
Pakistani Army holds war game exercise near Jaisalmer border
Pakistan Army has started its biggest core level joint war game exercise some 15-20 kilometres away from the international border adjoining Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The exercise started on September 22 and will continue till October 30 which will be partaken by 15,000 army and 300 air force personnel. As a result BSF[Read More…]
Uri Attacks: Actions Will Speak Louder Than Condemnation
With the Uri attack, the vulnerabilities have been exposed yet again as far as our preparedness and call to action post intel inputs is concerned. 17 of our brave-hearts were martyred in a jiffy and all we have managed so far is the verbal diarrhoea of surgical strikes and political[Read More…]
Go after trouble makers and ensure peace in Kashmir: Rajnath Singh to forces
Speaking on the recent incidents of unrest in Kashmir, home minister Rajnath Singh directed security forces to come down heavily on those instigating violence and choreographing stone pelting mobs in Kashmir. The directive to bring normalcy in the state was issued by him while chairing a high-level meeting in Delhi which[Read More…]
Militants ambush Army convoy in Kashmir, 3 soldiers injured
Early Wednesday morning, militants ambushed an army convoy in North Kashmir’s Handwara injuring three soldiers. According to the latest reports coming in, army has cordoned off the area and have launched a search operation to tracer the militants. The attacks, as informed by the locals took place on the Baramulla –[Read More…]
Islamist militants ambush Mali army base, kill 17
Islamist militants attacked an army base in Mali on Wednesday, killing 17 soldiers and wounding 35 others. According to government sources, militants fired on troop positions and burned buildings in an attack that is being termed as one of the biggest in past few months on the army in Mali. “It is also an indicator[Read More…]