New Delhi/Srinagar, Mar 10 (PTI) The killing of Mufti Waqas, the mastermind of five recent suicide attacks in Jammu and Kashmir including the Sunjuwan strike, has dealt a severe blow to Jaish-e-Mohammed as he was planning to target other parts of India, officials said. Barely 21 km away from the […]

New Delhi, Feb 9  Taking serious note of the escape of a jailed Pakistani terrorist, the Centre today asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to fully review security measures in place in jails and transportation of inmates. The Union Home Ministry also asked the state government to ensure that no […]

New Delhi, Jan 31   An IAF officer has been taken into custody by the force for alleged involvement in spying, official sources said today. The officer posted here was indulging in certain unwanted activities through unauthorised electronic devices which is against existing orders, they said. The officer was taken […]

New Delhi, Jan 25  Jyoti Prakash Nirala, an Indian Air Force Garud commando who laid down his life while gunning down two terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, was today posthumously conferred with the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime military decoration. President Ram Nath Kovind approved 390 gallantry and other defence […]

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Security agencies’ personnel, including those from special commando forces such as the NSG, should be trained in tackling the emerging “fourth dimension” of threats of cyber attacks, Home Minister Rajanth Singh said. Addressing the closing ceremony of the 8th All India Police Commando Competition at […]

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) In a major decision, the defence ministry today announced withdrawal of a controversial note it had issued over two years back on status equivalence between military officers and their civilian counterparts, which had triggered widespread anguish in the armed forces. “The Ministry of Defence letter […]

Itanagar/New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Chinese road-building teams entered around one kilometre inside Indian territory in Tuting area of Arunachal Pradesh last week but returned after being confronted by Indian troops, government sources said today. The sources said the civilian teams came for track alignment activities and returned when confronted by […]

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) The Indian Armed forces displayed a renewed assertiveness in dealing with national security challenges in 2017 — be it the 73-day-long border face-off with Chinese troops in Doklam, containing militancy in Kashmir or aggressive deployment of warships in critical sea lanes. But they had their […]

Jammu, Dec 23 (PTI) Pakistani troops opened fire on an Indian Army patrol, killing a Major and three soldiers, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keri sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district today, officials said. The latest violation of the ceasefire agreement took place at a time when […]

Jaipur, Dec 22 (PTI) Army chief General Bipin Rawat today witnessed the ‘Hamesha Vijayee’ military exercise in Thar desert close to the India-Pakistan border where army and air force in integration executed manoeuvres to evaluate the capabilities to strike deep into the enemy territory. The exercise conducted by the Southern […]