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Expressing shock over the news, father of Kargil martyr Vijayant Thapar remarked, Leave aside if she was a martyrs wife or not, even from the humanitarian angle, if a person requires treatment, cant we give it? (Photo: ANI)

'No medical help for braveheart's wife hits morale of armed forces'

On Friday, a Kargil braveheart's wife died at a private hospital after allegedly being denied treatment due to...

30 Dec 2017 12:05 PM IST

US drops Mother Of All Bombs at ISIS hideouts in Afghanistan (Photo: Twitter)

Afghanistan: At least 36 ISIS terrorists killed in US air strike

The huge bomb, delivered via an MC-130 transport plane, has a blast yield equivalent to 11 tons of TNT.

14 April 2017 11:38 AM IST

The applicant also asked about legal provisions to ensure restriction on misuse of the word. (In file PTI photo: Jawans give a gun salute to CRPF personnel killed in Maoist ambush.)

Not martyr or shaheed, but battle casualty: Ministry of Defence

It was in response to an RTI application, seeking to know the meaning and detailed definition of word shaheed' (martyr).

15 Dec 2017 5:26 PM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar (Photo: PTI)

All 41 ordnance factories under PMO scanner

In 2013, OFBs could meet the targets on only 39 per cent of the items required by the Armed Forces.

25 Feb 2017 2:05 AM IST

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat. (Photo:ANI)

Work to reinforce image of Army: Gen Rawat to top officers after...

The video showed a man tied to an army vehicle purportedly as a shield against stone-pelters during polling in the...

18 April 2017 10:19 AM IST

File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. (Photo: PTI)

Jadhav row: India scraps talks with Pak coast guards

Sources claimed that the defence ministry has not given clearance to the Pakistani delegation.

16 April 2017 2:54 AM IST

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Firm officials flouted MoD hiring norms

90 per cent former servicemen were supposed to be hired for teams tasked with the work.

6 Feb 2017 1:45 AM IST

Indian army soldiers takes position during a search operation after suspected rebels ambushed an army convoy in Pampore. (Photo: AP)

Army's food supply system wasteful'

Besides the uneconomical aspect, there is a quality issue that has been highlighted by jawans posting videos on social...

5 Feb 2017 4:54 AM IST

The death toll has been unclear, with Afghan officials (Photo: AP)

Afghanistan arrests 35 soldiers after attack on base

The brutal assault is believed to be the deadliest-ever Taliban attack on a military installation.

26 April 2017 8:45 PM IST

Donald Trump (Photo: AFP)

Let China keep drone, says Donald Trump

US President-elect tweets on latest clash with Beijing.

19 Dec 2016 2:19 AM IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar (Photo: PTI)

Defence production policy today?

The DPP 2016 has already been made public except for the chapter on strategic partnerships.

23 Dec 2016 6:39 AM IST

Army personnel stand guard during the search operations following Nagrota Army camp attack, in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Govt's thinking over Army merit' flawed

The selection of the Indian Army's Chief of Staff is undoubtedly the exclusive prerogative of the government of the day.

22 Dec 2016 3:30 AM IST