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Army gets a new commander in south, more in the offing

2013 will witness change of guard in the crucial Northern Command, the Army Training Command and the South Western Command, reports RS Chauhan With Lt Gen Ashok Singh taking charge on Friday as......

Army to showcase military might in Punjab

The Army's Western Command is conducting a major exercise in the plains of Punjab during this month as part of its operational preparedness. The battle manoeuvres being undertaken aim at validating......

Rape of IAF officer's wife: 2 army men arrested

Police on Tuesday arrested two army personnel for allegedly raping the wife of an IAFofficer at the Western Command hospital in Haryana's Panchkula district."The two main accused -- Hottam Singh......

Lankan army inches closer to Prabhakaran

Fresh from their success in capturing the entire north-western coast, the Sri Lankan Air Force fighter jets on Sunday pounded bunkers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and seized hundreds of......

Assam: 7 terrorists gunned down

Seven terrorists were gunned down by the army at Bashbari in Dhubri district of western Assam bordering Bangladesh at around 3.15 am on Friday and a huge cache arms and ammunition was......

Should India's telecom backbone be MADE in China?

It has been reported that the National Security Council has specifically warned that imports from China, which are over half of imports in the relevant category of telecom equipment, pose......

SPECIAL: Why SC got it right on Novartis

The judgment will save taxpayers' money without hurting the pharma industry or R&D, write Achal Prabhala & Kajal Bhardwaj. In September 2007, Arun Kumar*, a serving officer in the Indian Army, was......

2 American states against exporting coal to India

Two American Governors have opposed the Obama Administration's recent move that could result in the export of up to 100 million tonnes of coal per year, primarily to Asia - India and China in......

Can these e-business ideas of the West work in India?

As a US army veteran, William Sundelius (name changed), knows the importance of being prepared for eventualities. Discipline has been his guiding principle in life.At 85, still a strict......

Forget small retailers, can UPA stand up to Walmart?

As multilateral negotiations have paused, multi-national corporates have increasingly become aggressive; and our bureaucrats restless, writes M R Venkatesh. "There is strong evidence that rural......

Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a powerful film

The Reluctant Fundamentalist has its cinematic moments but celebrates just black and white aspects of life instead of exploring grey areas, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel writes.Janissary: a member of an......

Army XI, Western Rlys in semis

Army XI, Bangalore, and holders Western Railway reached the semi-finals of the 44th Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament in Mumbai on Sunday.The armymen rode roughshod over Bombay Customs in their......

Dates confirmed for Australia leg of 2013 Ashes

England will again play four tour matches in addition to the five Tests on the 2013-14 Ashes tour of Australia, Cricket Australia (CA) said in announcing the dates of the series. Cricket's oldest......

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QNA

Q. TRUE OR FALSESome Americans disagreed with the United States initial refusal to enter WWI and so they joined the French Foreign Legion or the British or Canadian army. A group of U.S. pilots formed the Lafayette Escadrille, which was part of the French air force and became one of the top fighting units on the Western Front
Rajan: A. more

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Q. why JHUNJHUNU is so famous...watz d reason behind..?
Sushil Lalpuria: A. rajan ji aapna late hain aaj kya hua more

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Q. But despite all the sophisticated fire-power at the disposal of this 150,000-strong force-and state-of-the-art weaponry and logistics at its command-this formidable force hasnt, quite, been able to accomplish its mission of removing the cancer of the Taliban and cleanse the country of their continued presence. After 9 long years, theres precious little for this huge occupation force to show by way of tangible accomplishments. The Taliban are on rebound. They are resurgent and the western armies have been put on to the back-foot because of their inability to keep the Taliban in check despite ?
TRUTH SEEKER: A. Jhunjhunu district is situated in Western India. It is a district headquarter and was named in the memory of a Jat named "Jhunjha" or...... more

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Q. what was the Battle of Ayn Jalut ?
Khabardar: A. Simple....make the original Govt so strong.....that no Tliban fool will ever dare turn towards afganistan!!!! more

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Wave of attacks hits Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq, killing at least 79 people

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South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east

By Hereward Holland JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military spokesman said on... ...

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Egyptian army boosts forces in Sinai after kidnapping

By Yousri Mohamed EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - The Egyptian army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula on Monday after President Mohamed... ...

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