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Eastern Ladakh situation; Our preparedness levels are of very high order: Gen Pande

Eastern Ladakh situation; Our preparedness levels are of very high order: Gen Pande

New Delhi: In the backdrop of the nearly four-year border row with China in eastern Ladakh, Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Wednesday said the Indian Army’s preparedness levels are of a “very high order” and the force is keeping a “very close watch” on developments across the border. In response to questions asked during […]

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Militarisation, weaponisation of space inevitable reality: IAF chief

New Delhi: IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Wednesday said as nations increasingly rely on space-based assets for building strategic advantage, “militarisation and weaponisation” of space have become the “inevitable reality”. He said this in his address at a seminar on “Aerospace Power in Future Conflicts” at Subroto Park here. “Through the […]

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Rajnath Singh to address Army commanders’ conference on April 2

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address a conference of army commanders here on April 2, during which the senior military leadership will also assess the overall security situation, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The Army Commanders’ Conference, the first for the year 2024 will be organised in a hybrid […]

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Pandemic prevention should centre on conserving nature, biodiversity: Study

New Delhi: Pandemic prevention plans should centre around conserving nature and biodiversity which would secure the food and shelter needs of animals, limiting contact and the transfer of pathogens to humans, researchers have advocated in a new study. Pandemics, or zoonotic diseases, are considered to begin with a ‘spillover’ event, involving the transfer of disease-causing […]

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World wastes 19 per cent of its food even as 783 million people face chronic hunger: UN

World wastes 19 per cent of its food even as 783 million people face chronic hunger: UN

Nairobi (Kenya): The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of countries to halve food waste by 2030. The UN said the […]

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Military commander reviews counter-terror training at Corps Battle School

Jammu: General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva on Wednesday reviewed counter terror drills by trainees at the Corps Battle School in Doda district, a defence spokesperson said. Accompanied by GOC Delta Force Major General Upkar Chander, the corps commander interacted with trainees, including 989 police sub-inspectors and 62 […]

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Poonch blast: Two suspects detained for questioning

Poonch/Jammu: Two suspects were detained in connection with a blast in the vicinity of a hospital in Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. The blast triggered by a handmade crude substance took place in a lane adjacent to a religious place in the vicinity of the district hospital in Poonch town late Tuesday night, causing […]

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Govt plans to borrow Rs 7.5 lakh cr from market in first half of FY25

New Delhi: The Centre is planning to raise Rs 7.5 lakh crore through market borrowing in the April-September period of 2024-25 to fund the revenue gap to push economic growth, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Out of gross market borrowing of Rs 14.13 lakh crore estimated for 2024-25, Rs 7.5 lakh crore, or 53 […]

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BSF seizes 2 drones near India-Pak border in Punjab’s Amritsar

Chandigarh: The BSF has seized two drones near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, officials said on Wednesday. A partially damaged hexacopter was seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) from a wheat field near Panjgrain village in Amritsar on Tuesday, a spokesperson of the force said. A farmer had spotted […]

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Centre to consider revoking AFSPA in JK: Amit Shah

Centre to consider revoking AFSPA in JK: Amit Shah

Says plans to pull back troops from UT in place New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the central government will consider revoking Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with the JK Media Group, Shah also said the government has plans to pull back troops in […]

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