The number of US troops committing suicide set a record in 2012, exceeding the number of combat deaths, the Pentagon said on Monday. ...
05:29 PM, Jan 15, 2013
A military train carrying young recruits to army camp derailed in a Cairo suburb on January 14, killing 17 people and injuring 103, Egypt's health ministry spokesman said. The train was travelling from Upper Egypt to Cairo when it derailed in the Giza neighborhood of Badrashin, a security source said, adding the train was a military vehicle carrying conscripted youth on their way to an army camp. ...
10:25 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Thousands of Pakistanis shouting slogans like "we want change" thronged the streets of Islamabad in support of Sufi cleric Muhammad Tahir-Ul-Qadri's anti-government demonstrations on Monday. Flag-waving citizens braved tear gas shells fired by the police and called for a crackdown on corruption, backing Qadri's call for an indefinite delay in elections. ...
09:05 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Indian Army will celebrate its 65th Indian Army Day on Tuesday. The Army marks this day, which is held every January 15, to pay homage to the valiant soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. ...
08:11 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Top defence officials from China and India met in Beijing on Monday and held talks on strengthening military ties. Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, met India's Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma, Xinhua reported. ...
01:38 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Resumption of military exercises between the armies of India and China will be high on agenda during the annual defence dialogue starting between the two countries in Beijing on Monday. Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma is heading a tri-services delegation to China for two-day talks as part of the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue between the two sides, Ministry officials said here. ...
03:28 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Addressing the issue of extremist safe haven in Pakistan requires more than a military solution, US President Barack Obama said on Friday, noting that Islamabad has a crucial role to play in bringing peace and stability in Afghanistan. ...
05:38 AM, Jan 12, 2013
What should be India's reaction to Pakistan's ceasefire violation, killing of Indian soldiers on the Indian side of the Line of Control and mutilation of a soldier's body? The director of centre for land warfare studies Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal shared his perspective in an interaction with IBNLive readers. ...
05:50 PM, Jan 10, 2013
What options does India have when Pakistan has denied any role in killing the soldiers? CNN-IBN's chief diplomatic correspondent Paarull joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
04:50 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Europe's Airbus said on Monday it had beaten Russian competition to be selected as the preferred bidder to supply six A330 aerial refueling tankers to India. ...
12:32 AM, Jan 08, 2013
India on Friday reacted guardedly to Pakistan Army's new military doctrine that described homegrown militant groups and internal dangers as the biggest threat to the country's security. This is seen as a paradigm shift as for decades the Pakistan Army has focused on perceived danger from India. ...
09:21 PM, Jan 04, 2013
Lecherous males trying to misbehave with women on board crowded Metro trains could find themselves collared and fined by women paramilitary officers posing as passengers. ...
08:47 PM, Jan 04, 2013
A US drone strike killed a key Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northwest Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said on January 3, deaths that could substantially alter the power balance in the Taliban heartland of Waziristan. Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, was killed on January 2 night when missiles struck a mud house in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border, intelligence sources and...
05:39 PM, Jan 03, 2013
Truth is, retired Gen H Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular "Stormin' Norman" nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander's reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned him that rough-and-ready moniker. But others around the general, who died Thursday in Tampa, Fla, at age 78 of complications from pneumonia, knew him as a friendly, talkative and even jovial figure who preferred the somewhat milder sobriquet given by...
03:38 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma will lead a delegation to China next month to discuss the resumption of military exercises between the armed forces of the two countries. The Defenece Secretary will head a tri-services delegation to China on January 14-15 as part of the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue between the two sides, Ministry officials said here today. ...
02:39 PM, Dec 28, 2012
The Pakistani Taliban have seized at least 22 men from a regional paramilitary force in attacks on three checkpoints in northern Pakistan, a regional official said on Thursday. ...
03:06 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Syrian rebels fully captured a northern town near the Turkish border on December 25 after weeks of heavy fighting and attacked a regime air base in a neighboring province, activists said. The air base is in Aleppo province, where opposition fighters have already captured three other large military bases in recent months. Rebels have also laid siege to the international airport in the city of Aleppo, Syria's commercial capital, and...
07:04 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Kazakhstan's acting border service chief was among 27 people killed in a military plane crash on Tuesday near a southern city, authorities said. ...
10:01 PM, Dec 25, 2012
India agreed to buy dozens of Russian military helicopters and fighter jet assembly kits at a summit on Monday, underlining the resilience of ties between the long-time allies despite New Delhi's recent moves to diversify its arms suppliers. ...
07:42 PM, Dec 24, 2012
The Chinese military has been asked to strike off luxury banquets and liquor from its list of do's while hosting receptions for high-ranking officers, under a new austerity-cum-simplicity drive. According to new regulations, such receptions should be kept simple and devoid of pomp. ...
04:41 AM, Dec 23, 2012
