Washington: The United States has said that it supports peaceful and bilateral resolution of boundary dispute between India and China. "The United States supports India and China working together to settle their boundary disputes bilaterally and peacefully, and that's what we've continued to urge throughout this," the State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters at his news conference on Wednesday. Ventrell was responding to question on the US position on...
06:36 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday wondered what New Delhi's response would have been had Pakistan intruded into Indian territory, and asked for a clear cut message to China. He was referring to the situation that has arisen in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) area in Ladakh, where the Chinese troops have set up their tented posts since April 15, 2013. "Had Pakistan intruded into the Indian...
05:24 AM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: There is no let up in tensions at the India-China border with China violating the Indian airspace and incursions into Ladakh. CNN-IBN has learnt from sources that the government is trying to hold another flag-meeting with China. Sources add that a possible date is under discussion, and the likely venue will be on the Chinese side in Spanggur Gap, Chushul. The two previous flagged meetings between both sides...
02:51 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: There is no let up in tensions at the India-China border with China violating the Indian airspace and incursions into Ladakh. CNN-IBN has learnt that the Chinese are objecting to the infrastructure build-up in Ladakh, especially roads and bridges. They also want Indian patrolling to stop before they move out. Local military commanders from India and China held talks on Tuesday to defuse the tension. Two previous flag...
08:48 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Jammu: An association of students in Ladakh on Tuesday held a protest against Chinese incursion into Indian territory and demanded that the Centre act firmly to counter the aggressive posturing of troops from across the border. In the protest held outside Jammu University, members of Ladakh Students' Association shouted slogans against the incursion by Chinese troops in the Daulat Baig Oldi (DBO) sector and urged the government against acting as...
02:44 AM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: India and China on Tuesday failed to break the deadlock over the deep incursion by Chinese troops at Daulat Beg Oldi(DBO) sector in Ladakh at their second flag meeting and more Indian soldiers may be deployed in the area. Sources here said the over three-hour-long meeting of Brigadier-level officers at Spanggur Gap in the Chusul sector did not produce any result as the Chinese troops refused to move...
10:52 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: With Chinese forces intruding nearly 10 km inside Indian territory in Ladakh, India is likely to send an army contingent to the area to be on guard even though it wants to avoid a confrontation. Indian Army had earlier sent a team of Ladakh Scouts - an infantry regiment specialising in mountain warfare - to the Daulat Beg Oldi sector, manned by the troops of Indo-Tibetan Border Police...
08:35 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Srinagar: Army Chief General Bikram Singh met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday evening. The meeting comes amidst reports of increased Chinese incursions in Ladakh. General Singh is on a two-day visit to the state to review the security situation. Earlier, he reviewed counter-infiltration and security measures in the state and visited forward areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Army chief, who is on...
08:27 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Jammu: Army chief General Bikram Singh on Tuesday reviewed counter-infiltration and security measures in Jammu and Kashmir and visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC). The Army chief, who is on a two-day visit to the state, chaired a meeting at the 16 Corps headquarters in Nagrota, where he was briefed by field commanders about security and counter-infiltration measures in J&K, a defence spokesman said. General Singh later...
06:03 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: India will take "every step" to protect its interests to resolve the situation arising out of deep incursion by Chinese troops into Indian territory in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister AK Antony said on Monday. "We are taking every action to protect our interest. ...We will take every step to protect our interest," he told reporters outside Parliament House. He was asked the government's response to the Chinese incursion...
01:35 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Leh/New Delhi: In a deep incursion, Chinese troops have entered the Indian territory in Daulat Beg Oldi(DBO) sector in eastern Ladakh and erected a tented post, setting the stage for a face-off with Indian troops. A Platoon-strength contingent of China's People's Liberation Army(PLA) came 10 km inside the Indian territory in Burthe in DBO sector, which is at an altitude of about 17,000 feet, on the night of April 15...
11:40 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Srinagar: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was apprehended in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening by a joint team of the Indian Army and the police. According to the police, Fahdullah is the chief operating officer of LeT in north Kashmir and belongs to Multan. The security forces also recovered two AK rifles, five AK magazines, two pistols, five grenades and 150 live ammunition from the terrorist. Officials said...
07:51 PM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian Army is short of 9,590 officers. Sources told CNN-IBN on Wednesday that the current intake of officers at various academies will ensure that the deficit will be cut by two per cent every year. Intake of officer cadets at the National Defence Academy rose from 1,800 to 2,100 since the last two years. Meanwhile, a report on Wednesday claimed that the Army is looking to induct...
04:51 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: For the first time, Indian private firms can bid for making artillery guns. An Indian Express report says at the last meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the Ministry of Defence decided to allow Indian private entities to participate in a bid for making artillery guns. In the past, private firms have made ancillary equipment for the Pinaka missile. It is learnt that while approving the Army's...
02:17 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Five Indian Army personnel, including a Lt Colonel were killed and four injured during a UN peacekeeping mission when their 32-member convoy was attacked. ...
11:55 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Kolkata: The body of Havildar Bharat Sasmal, who was killed in an ambush in South Sudan on Tuesday while serving in UN peacekeeping mission, was brought to Kolkata on Thursday. Defence sources said that Havildar Sasmal was among the five soldiers whose convoy was ambushed in Jonglei region of South Sudan on April 9. Five Indian Army personnel, including a Lt Colonel were killed and four injured during a UN...
11:10 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Five Indian Army personnel, including a Lt Colonel, were killed during a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The bodies of the martyrs arrived in Delhi on Thursday morning and are expected to given military state honours. ...
11:54 AM, Apr 11, 2013
New Delhi: The bodies of the five Indian Peacekeepers, who were killed in South Sudan on Monday, have reached IGI Airport in New Delhi on Thursday. The five martyrs are expected to be given military state honours. Five Indian soldiers, including a Lt Colonel, were killed and five, including a Captain, were injured during a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan when their 32-member convoy was attacked on Monday. The...
06:29 AM, Apr 11, 2013
New Delhi: Post-mortem on the bodies of the five Indian peacemakers, who were killed in South Sudan on Monday, will be conducted on Wednesday, said sources, adding that arrangements were being made to fly the bodies back to India by night. Two of the injured soldiers will also be flown back to India. They both require urgent medical treatment. Five Indian soldiers, including a Lt Colonel, were killed and five,...
12:35 PM, Apr 10, 2013
