Army Not To Be Used

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  Terrorists Using Youth To Carry Out Grenade Attacks In J&K: Army Officer

  Terrorists are using young people to carry out grenade attacks in populated places in Kashmir as their networks are not being able to execute big strikes on security forces, a top Army officer said on Tuesday.

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  Taliban Vows Afghan Soil Won't Be Used By Terror Groups: Pak Minister

  The Taliban leadership in Afghanistan has vowed to not let its soil be used by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army to carry out terror operations inPakistan, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

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  Tata Motors To Supply 200 Units Of The Hexa To The Bangladesh Army

  Tata Motors today announced that it has won an order for supplying over 200 units of the Tata Hexa four-wheel drive SUV in Bangladesh. The order comes from the Bangladesh Army. After rigorous testing of the product for months, the Tata Hexa stood strong to meet all the requirements and specifications of the Bangladesh Army. This order has been won...

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  1.5 Lakh Job Cuts May Give Army Rs 7,000 Crore To Buy Weapons

  Worried about antique weapons in its arsenal, the army is seriously thinking about a proposal to shed up to 1.5 lakh jobs. By doing so, the army would save between Rs 5,000 and Rs 7,000 crore which could be used to bump up its capital expenditure account used to maintain and replenish the stock of weaponry that it currently holds.

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  Can't Keep Soldiers Away From Social Media, Smartphones, Says Army Chief

  Soldiers cannot be prevented from using smartphones and social media but there has to be discipline, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said today. He said he had been advised to keep soldiers away from smartphones, but that was not possible, so best to allow it. "Social media is here to stay, soldiers will use social media. Our adversary will use soci...

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  After Congress Remarks On Surgical Strikes, Law Minister's Angry Retort

  The government today ripped into the Congress over allegations that the surgical strikes by the army in September 2016 were being "shamelessly politicized" to win votes. "Are they saying the video is fake? Do they think the surgical strike was right or not?" questioned Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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  Army Using Obsolete Combat Vehicles As Project Not Cleared For 8 Years

  If India were to go to war with Pakistan right now, its soldiers would be at risk on a very basic front -the vehicles that carry them into the battlefield are outdated - at least three decades old - and are not equipped with modern night vision devices, a key vulnerability in modern warfare.

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  2 Soldiers Killed In Terror Attack On Army Camp In Jammu, Operation Still On: 10 Points

  Heavily-armed terrorists wearing combat uniforms attacked an army base in the heart of Jammu early on Saturday morning. The terrorists had managed to enter the family quarters in Sunjuwan Army Camp, kill two soldiers and injure nine others, including women and children. It is not clear how many terrorists carried out the attack but three of them, b...

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  Trials On For AC Jackets For Indian Special Forces: Manohar Parrikar

  The government is testing 'air-conditioned' jackets to be worn by special force soldiers who operate for long hours in hot areas. Though the government has not said what material the jackets would be made of and the kind of technology used, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has confirmed that trials for such jackets are on

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  Tying Human As Shield Not To Be Made Standard Operating Procedure: Army Chief Bipin Rawat

  Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said the incident of a Kashmiri man being used as a 'human shield' against stone throwers was circumstances-based and could not be made a standard operating procedure to deal with such situations.

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  Army Chief General Bipin Rawat Warns Of Action Against Soldiers Using Social Media For Complaints

  Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Sunday asked soldiers not to air their grievances through social media. Addressing the Indian Army Day function, he said: "A few colleagues are using social media to share their problems. It affects the morale of the jawans and thereby the army.

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  Was Asked To Shine Shoes, Soldier Complained In Video. Army Chief Reacts

  After a soldier alleged in a YouTube video that he was forced to "wash clothes, polish boots and walk dogs" for his seniors and is being harassed for flagging it, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said: "I request troops to use a grievance box and not social media."

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  Thanks, But No Thanks. Military Won't Accept Karan Johar's Donation, Sources Say

  Filmmaker Karan Johar's donation of Rs 5 crore to the military welfare fund, described as "penance" by Maharashtra politician Raj Thackeray for the use of a Pakistani actor in his movie "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", will not be accepted, sources in the Defence Ministry said today.

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  Karan Johar Says Won't Use Pak Actors Anymore But Unfair To Target 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

  My country comes first, filmmaker Karan Johar said, breaking his silence on the row over his film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, in an emotional video statement in which he expressed a "deep sense of hurt and pain" by the charge of being anti-national.

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  'US Aid Will Be Used Against India', Warns Former Pakistani Diplomat

  As the US prepares to sell F-16s to Pakistan, the country's former top diplomat has warned the Congress that such fighter jets would end up being used against India and not against terrorists.