India and Pakistan on Tuesday failed to agree on the modalities for demilitarisation of Siachen but decided to continue talks to arrive at a solution to one of the major vexed issue.
Reacting to Javed Miandad's tirade against India, BCCI president Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said the former captain was still in a state of shock over Pakistan's win-less record in both the battlefield and cricket field. After India's surgical strike across the Line of Control, Miandad had said that Pakistan was ready for an all out war against India.
The Indian Army on Monday began the two-day celebrations of the 12th anniversary of its victory in the 1999 Kargil war in the Drass sub-sector of Jammu and Kashmir. A presentation, marking the beginning of the two-day fiesta, was held at the Umpa La ridge. The ridge provides a panoramic view to most of the battlefields around Drass town, 150 kms from Srinagar, where Indian and Pakistan forces battled each other in rough terrain and extreme conditions in 1999.
The Islamic State, the dreaded terrorist group that has gained control over a large part of Iraq and Syria, has up to 31,500 fighters - three times as many as previously feared, according to a latest Central Intelligence Agency estimate.
With cricket frenzy peaking in the country during the last week of the World Cup, army jawans posted at remote outposts of the inhospitable Siachen glacier were also not to be left behind -- getting ball-by-ball updates via satellite phones.
Police used batons and teargas shells to disperse the violent mob, but denied firing at them.
The famed Eden Gardens, which resembles a battlefield with renovation work going on in full gear ahead of the ICC team's final inspection for the World Cup, might paint a sorry picture, but the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is optimistic that it will be ready in time.
Despite his Janata Dal-Secular finishing a poor third in the electoral battlefield, the 58-year-old Vokkaliga leader wore the crown.
"Our party was defeated in unambiguous terms," she says about the defeat to the Aam Aadmi Party in 2013.
Two avalanches hit Siachin Glacier, the world's highest battlefield in Ladakh region on Wednesday morning killing three army troopers.
Just what is happening in Thailand? The current violence is the culmination of a political strife that has been brewing ever since the then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was overthrown in a military coup in September 2006.
The situation was tensed up in Telangana region on Wednesday as police baton-charged members of the Students Action Committee, who had called for a shutdown over the suicide committed by students for the Telangana cause and demanded resignations of elected representatives from the region.
She had many firsts to her credit such as being the youngest cabinet minister in the Haryana government, first woman chief minister of Delhi and the first woman spokesperson for a national political party in the country.
His 35 years of professional experience encompass conceptual design, payload trades, detailed component design, and hardware test for commercial and military satellites. He holds 32 United States patents.
Protests were held in many cities across the country. So far, no one has been arrested for the attack on students and teachers at JNU even as clamour for resignation of the V-C grew.
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The ministry said that they are continuing to deliver just punishment to those whose hands are stained with the blood of Iraqis.
Roopa Pai's book, The Gita For Children, is a marvellous read that retells the epic conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, that will long stay with you after you have turned the last page.
Despite little variation in the numbers, Rohit Kulkarni's composition for the Tamil film starring Kishore and Tinnu Anand, is still hummable.
The stop-start-stop process of buying 1,580 towed guns for the Indian Army will effectively restart on Monday when a C-130 Hercules aircraft lands in New Delhi, carrying a 155-millimetre artillery gun for trials this summer.
"The president has been quite frustrated, and in some cases even angry, about congressional inaction," he said.
Jamia turned into a battlefield on Sunday as police entered the campus and also used force, following protest against the Act.
All that India must aim for is to match China's military prowess adjusted to equal Beijing's India-specific military capability, argues Vivek Gumaste.
Marking the culmination of the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations, the beating the retreat ceremony will be held on Friday evening at the Vijay Chowk in New Delhi.
The reforms include relocation of 229 officers from the Army headquarters, creation of a new post of deputy chief for military operations and strategic planning.
Bharani Minerals' Tamil movie has all the right ingredients of an epic but leaves no impact.
'Let India deal with Pakistan. Pakistan would have to behave responsibly at last. Or face nuclear-armed India. And Pakistan's leaders know full well that a nuclear exchange would leave their country a wasteland. India would dust itself off and move on.'
'The sport is so physical, especially the way he plays, but brings an optimistic perspective on his work that he can come back and be a champion. He is extremely motivated'
Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh has invoked the battle scene from Hindu epic Mahabharata to defend his "covering up" for Leader of Opposition L K Advani during the election campaign, when he had said that the former home minister did not know that he was going with three terrorists in a plane to Kandahar.
Indian Army officers, serving and retired, will tell you that the one thing that makes the Indian soldier singularly unique is his josh and jazba.
A film-maker has accused Citi India of 'picking up' his idea for their latest ad. But the bank denies this vehemently and has threatened legal action.
For the newly-elected legislators of Madhya Pradesh, moving around with security cover has become a much sought after status symbol. The population of Madhya Pradesh is around 6.5 crore, but the state has only 80,000 cops. To paint a clearer picture, for every one lakh people in the state, there are only 118 policemen.
According to media reports, the US has about 2,800 military dogs, the largest canine force in the world.
The AWACS is set to redefine battlefield surveillance, and will totally revolutionise the way IAF operates.
'Lakshya' had been tested several times earlier and to further check its engine viability and duration enhancement, today's test was undertaken from the launch complex-2 of the ITR, defence sources said, adding that, "It is a routine trial." 'Lakshya', a sub-sonic, re-usable aerial target system, is remote controlled from the ground and designed to impart training to both air-borne and air defence pilots.
Sri Lanka offered virtual amnesty to Tamil Tigers who surrender to troops on Thursday, but rejected an appeal by US-led donors to declare a 'no-fire' period and initiate a political dialogue with the beleaguered rebels.
On Friday, Paswan had said "any uneducated person becomes chief minister nowadays," in a veiled jibe at Rabri Devi.
The 48-second video purportedly shows some seven to eight paramilitary and police personnel entering the Old Reading Hall and beating students with lathis.
India has decided to buy sophisticated equipment worth Rs 2000 crore to counter nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorism and covert attacks.
With the election season bringing a long period of stress and uncertainty, candidates who are gearing to fight it out in the electoral battlefield are queuing up before cardiologists to ensure their heart is at the right place. There is a definite rise in the number of politicians wanting to get their cardiac health checked before the election campaign gains momentum, heart specialists believe.
