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India receives first Rafale fighter jet from France
09 Oct 2019
Rafale is a twin-jet fighter aircraft able to operate from both an aircraft carrier and a shore base
Nearly 110 dead in 4 days as heavy rains batter northern India
30 Sep 2019
Water levels in major rivers, including Ganga, Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Mahananda, are on the rise, threatening to breach embankments at many places, and the state government in Bihar has issued a 'red alert'
JeM plans major strikes in India, may target PM Modi: report
25 Sep 2019
Fresh inputs received by intelligence agencies suggest that as many as 45 militants are likely to have crossed over into J&K over the last fortnight and may now target the Prime Minister as well as defence establishments under the Northern Command
Iran to present regional security plan at UNGA
23 Sep 2019
President Hassan Rouhani has warned that the presence of foreign forces in Gulf only created 'insecurity', even as he sought to lead a regional security infrastructure
Oil surges as drone attack on Saudi Aramco plant jams supplies
16 Sep 2019
Saudi Aramco is one of the main suppliers to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, India’s biggest private refining-cum-petrochemical player, and a key supplier to public sector oil refiners such as Indian Oil Corporation
PoK activist wants representation for Gilgit-Baltistan in Indian Parliament
12 Sep 2019
Pakistan which cries hoarse over India’s decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, blatantly ignores the fact that it had unlawfully grabbed power from the Gilgit-Baltistan leadership a year ago
India successfully test fires man-portable anti-tank guided missile system
12 Sep 2019
The man-portable anti-tank guided missile, a third-generation anti-tank guided missile, comes loaded with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead and has a maximum engagement range of about 2.5 kilometers
Pakistan lets loose Jaish’s Masood Azhar to foment trouble in Kashmir
09 Sep 2019
Pakistan wants trouble in Jammu and Kashmir with people hitting the streets against last month’s move to scrap Kashmir’s special status, as the UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva today
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