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We Were Ready To Strike Pak Army Brigades Day After Balakot: Ex-Air Chief BS Dhanoa
In his first remarks since he retired earlier this year, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that India was on the verge of escalating the conflict along the Line of Control (LoC) had the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) struck targets on Indian territory a day after the IAF strike on Balakot on February 26 this year.
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"Emails Show Support": Campaign Head On 3 Veterans Disowning Letter To President
Major General Sunil Vombatkere -- an Army veteran who spearheaded a campaign by ex-military personnel to condemn the "politicisation of the armed forces" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections -- has expressed surprise over three former officers backing off a day after endorsing the letter, and said that their initial words of support are clearly recorde...
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"An Honour If PM Asks Me To Fight Against Sonia Gandhi", Says Ex-Soldier
A former Army special forces soldier who recently joined the BJP said he is willing to take on UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi from her Lok Sabha constituency Raebareli in the national elections. The BJP is looking for popular candidates to give a tough fight to the Gandhis, sources said.
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After 22-Year Struggle, Allah Gave Me A Chance, Says Imran Khan: 10 Facts
Pakistan's cricketer-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly amid allegations of rigging with army backing. Before the results were announced, Mr Khan addressed the nation in a victory speech from Islamabad, outlining the goals of the government he will be heading. The PTI is...
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Pakistan's Army Has "Mastered The Art Of A Non-Coup Coup": Former Top Diplomat
Pakistan's civilian government is just a facade for the world, and it is actually the countries army that calls the shots and runs the show. This is what Pakistan's former envoy to the United States Hussain Haqqani meant when he said that Pakistan's Army has "mastered the art of a non-coup coup." While there is a prime minister and a government in ...
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Britain's First Astronaut for 24 Years Hopes to Inspire Mars Interest
The man who will become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station said today he hoped his mission would inspire young Britons to one day journey to Mars.
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Hospitalised Former Army Officer Stable, OROP Protest Continues
Col. Pushpender Singh, who was hospitalised after fasting for nine days over One Rank One Pension, is stable, doctors said today.
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Controversy Over New Army Chief: 10 Developments
An old legal case filed in the Supreme Court by a senior General against the next Army Chief is threatening to blow up into a major embarrassment for the new Narendra Modi government. It pits former Army Chief Gen VK Singh against the government, in which he is now a minister.
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'Army pays ministers': ex-army chief's comment sparks uproar, home minister says give names
Former army chief VK Singh has landed in another major controversy with his stunning comment that the army pays money to ministers in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain peace in the state.
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Family of ex-chief of Army, VK Singh, alleges bugging attempt at his house
An official from the Army reportedly attempted to remove telephone lines from former chief of Army General VK Singh's house in Delhi Cantonment today. According to reports, a Major from the Signals Regiment of the Army came to the retired general's house today with his team and tried to take away the telephone lines installed. General VK Singh was ...
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Ex-Army major, wife sentenced to 10 years for battering their minor son
A former Army major and his second wife were sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Delhi court today for torturing and trying to kill their minor son from the officer's first wife. "You are sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal of Code and six months of imprisonment under section 23 o...
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Army chief age row: Letter to Defence Minister 'personal opinion', says Capt Amarinder Singh
As the row over the age of Army chief General VK Singh threatens to snowball into a major controversy, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today said that his letter to Defence Minister A K Antony over correction of the General's date of birth was "his personal opinion".
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Pak Army arrests former Major in Headley case
Pakistan Army has arrested a retired Major for his alleged links with terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
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We Were Ready To Strike Pak Army Brigades Day After Balakot: Ex-Air Chief BS Dhanoa
In his first remarks since he retired earlier this year, former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has said that India was on the verge of escalating the conflict along the Line of Control (LoC) had the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) struck targets on Indian territory a day after the IAF strike on Balakot on February 26 this year.
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"Emails Show Support": Campaign Head On 3 Veterans Disowning Letter To President
Major General Sunil Vombatkere -- an Army veteran who spearheaded a campaign by ex-military personnel to condemn the "politicisation of the armed forces" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections -- has expressed surprise over three former officers backing off a day after endorsing the letter, and said that their initial words of support are clearly recorde...
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"An Honour If PM Asks Me To Fight Against Sonia Gandhi", Says Ex-Soldier
A former Army special forces soldier who recently joined the BJP said he is willing to take on UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi from her Lok Sabha constituency Raebareli in the national elections. The BJP is looking for popular candidates to give a tough fight to the Gandhis, sources said.
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After 22-Year Struggle, Allah Gave Me A Chance, Says Imran Khan: 10 Facts
Pakistan's cricketer-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly amid allegations of rigging with army backing. Before the results were announced, Mr Khan addressed the nation in a victory speech from Islamabad, outlining the goals of the government he will be heading. The PTI is...
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Pakistan's Army Has "Mastered The Art Of A Non-Coup Coup": Former Top Diplomat
Pakistan's civilian government is just a facade for the world, and it is actually the countries army that calls the shots and runs the show. This is what Pakistan's former envoy to the United States Hussain Haqqani meant when he said that Pakistan's Army has "mastered the art of a non-coup coup." While there is a prime minister and a government in ...
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Britain's First Astronaut for 24 Years Hopes to Inspire Mars Interest
The man who will become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station said today he hoped his mission would inspire young Britons to one day journey to Mars.
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Hospitalised Former Army Officer Stable, OROP Protest Continues
Col. Pushpender Singh, who was hospitalised after fasting for nine days over One Rank One Pension, is stable, doctors said today.
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Controversy Over New Army Chief: 10 Developments
An old legal case filed in the Supreme Court by a senior General against the next Army Chief is threatening to blow up into a major embarrassment for the new Narendra Modi government. It pits former Army Chief Gen VK Singh against the government, in which he is now a minister.
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'Army pays ministers': ex-army chief's comment sparks uproar, home minister says give names
Former army chief VK Singh has landed in another major controversy with his stunning comment that the army pays money to ministers in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain peace in the state.
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Family of ex-chief of Army, VK Singh, alleges bugging attempt at his house
An official from the Army reportedly attempted to remove telephone lines from former chief of Army General VK Singh's house in Delhi Cantonment today. According to reports, a Major from the Signals Regiment of the Army came to the retired general's house today with his team and tried to take away the telephone lines installed. General VK Singh was ...
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Ex-Army major, wife sentenced to 10 years for battering their minor son
A former Army major and his second wife were sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Delhi court today for torturing and trying to kill their minor son from the officer's first wife. "You are sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal of Code and six months of imprisonment under section 23 o...
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Army chief age row: Letter to Defence Minister 'personal opinion', says Capt Amarinder Singh
As the row over the age of Army chief General VK Singh threatens to snowball into a major controversy, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today said that his letter to Defence Minister A K Antony over correction of the General's date of birth was "his personal opinion".
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Pak Army arrests former Major in Headley case
Pakistan Army has arrested a retired Major for his alleged links with terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
