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In first post-Doklam talks, India, China agree to maintain peace
18 Nov 2017
Coming almost 75 days after the armed standoff at Doklam, the talks “reviewed all sectors of the India-China border” and were held “in a constructive and forward-looking manner"
Islamic State threatens Las Vegas-style attacks across India
15 Nov 2017
In a 10-minute-long audio tape, an Islamic State activist from Kerala has warned of lone-wolf terror attacks across India, including the Kumbh Mela and Thrissur Pooram where thousands congregate every year
UN, Western leaders worried after Lebanon PM Hariri quits
11 Nov 2017
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's resignation is being widely seen as part of a Saudi attempt to counter Iran as its influence deepens in Syria and Iraq and as Riyadh and its allies battle Iranian-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen
India successfully test-fires sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay’
08 Nov 2017
The missile has a range of 1,000km with the capability to cruise at 0.7 Mach at altitudes as low as 100 metres
Army rolls our Rs40,000-cr arms procurement plan
30 Oct 2017
20 IAF planes land, take off from highway in unique exercise
24 Oct 2017
The IAF exercise, in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government, is the first on an expressway
Indigenous stealth corvette INS Kiltan set to patrol Indian Ocean
16 Oct 2017
The Kiltan is India’s first major warship to have a superstructure of carbon fibre composite, resulting in improved stealth features, lower top weight and lower maintenance costs, it said
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