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: Indian and Chinese military commanders held a flag meeting in Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) sector in Ladakh, according to the reports. India wants the Chinese to withdraw their troops from Depsang, where they have been present for the last one week. Sources have told CNN-IBN, that Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) Joint Secretary heading the India China joint mechanism spoke to his Chinese counterpart over the issue. India...
02:05 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Jammu: In the backdrop of the Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief General Bikram Singh will arrive on a two-day visit of the state, starting from Tuesday. Defence sources say that the security situation of the region is top of his agenda, following the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Field commanders are expected to brief the Army Chief on the...
07:30 AM, 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
New Delhi: In wake of the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday proposed the setting up of a special citizen force for women while demanding removal of union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and the Delhi Police commissioner. "The Delhi Police should be given two months time to rectify its past failures and regain the faith of people, else Aam Aadmi Party proposes...
12:11 AM, Apr 21, 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
The former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday fled from the court premises with the help of his bodyguards after the court ordered his arrest in a case related to the confinement of over 60 judges in 2007. ...
09:28 PM, Apr 18, 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
United Nations: The UN Security Council has listed Syria's Army and intelligence agency and an allied militia as sexual war criminals for assaults on women and children, along with the al Qaeda movement in Mali and various African rebel movements. The "name and shame" tally of sexual predators and outlaws was in a report on Wednesday adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council as part of a debate on 'Women...
11:29 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Actor Jaideep Ahlawat joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on playing AK74, the villain, in 'Commando - A One Man Army'. Q. Was the film 'Commando - A One Man Army' challenging to you? Asked by: Deepak A. Yes, it was for sure. It was a character which you don't see commonly. With a unique look and behaviour. Q. Do you listen to film critics? Asked by: anurag A. Well,...
06:27 PM, Apr 17, 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
Jammu: An Army jawan allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. The body of Naik Bhagwan Singh, a jawan of 23 Grenadiers, was found hanging from a tree near his official quarters at Bari Brahmana area of the district last evening, SHO Bari Brahmana, Arun Jamwal said. A case has been registered in this regard while...
06:21 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Seeking to avoid allegations of favouritism and scams in acquisitions, the Defence Ministry is planning to put an end to single-vendor tenders and is expected to issue directions to the Services headquarters soon in this regard. The Ministry is considering formulation of a policy in this regard and it is expected to be reflected in the forthcoming new version of the Defence Procurement Procedure, which will be given...
09:21 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: What Arnold Schwarzenegger achieved or what Sylvester Stallone accomplished as an actor is a far fetched idea for Vidyut Jamwal now but the actor has shown promise to evolve as a pure action hero in 'Commando - A One Man Army'. Jamwal's physique and training in Kalaripayattu are his best assets, he has a good voice as well, so his personality has all the essential ingredients of a...
10:00 AM, Apr 14, 2013
Rome: At least 50 Syrian soldiers have deserted the army and joined rebel forces, Syrian activists said. A colonel was among the deserters who joined the rebels near the city of Qamishli in northeast Syria, amid raging battles in the area, Syria's Local Coordinating Committees opposition group said on its Facebook page. Fighters from the jihadist Al-Nusra Front - branded a terror group by the US State Department - are...
09:27 AM, Apr 13, 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
This Friday, watch Rohan Sippy's 'Nautanki Saala' and Dilip Ghosh's 'Commando-A One Man Army', in theatres. ...
12:57 PM, Apr 12, 2013
