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Indian Army to send teams to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Afghanistan to fight Covid-19

The teams for these countries are being readied as part of India's policy of extending helping hand to all friendly countries in the region to fight the pandemic.

What is Shekatkar report, defence ministry’s first order of business after lockdown

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting Monday to review the status of the Shekatkar report’s implementation. The report has never been made public.

Navy remains ‘combat-ready’ after 26 sailors test positive for Covid-19

To allay fears about Covid-19 cases affecting the Navy's overall functioning, the force said its missions for coastal and offshore security will continue as before.  

20 Indian Navy personnel test positive for coronavirus, more results awaited

New Delhi: A total of 20 sailors at the INS Angre, a stone frigate under the Western Naval Command in Mumbai, have tested positive...

Pakistan busy exporting terror while India fights Covid-19 globally: Army chief Naravane

On a visit to J&K, Gen. M.M. Naravane says Pakistan’s recent ceasefire violations and infiltration attempt ‘doesn’t augur well’ at a time like this.

50 military hospitals prepared for Covid-19, 6 viral testing labs up and running

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviews Armed Forces Medical Services’ preparedness to assist civilian authorities in battling the novel coronavirus.

IAF’s brand new & expensive Apache chopper makes emergency landing due to technical glitch

In a span of 24 hours, one of IAF's oldest and the newest choppers have made emergency landings.

Special trains to move Army troops to sensitive northern, eastern command in lockdown

The Army is also considering moving key appointments back to sensitive locations, with special permission to move by either road or special aircraft.

Army tells units to observe ‘no movement’ amid lockdown, graded relaxation from 20 April

The Directorate General Medical Services (Army) and all medical establishments and hospitals will continue to function at full strength.

Army of 50,000 ‘NCC corona warriors’ ready, being deployed across India

NCC Director General, Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra, tells ThePrint that in the last 15 days, nearly 3,700 cadets have been deployed countrywide in 14 states. 

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Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet visits Manila, strengthens ties with Philippines

The port call witnessed subject matter exchanges between the Indian Navy and the Philippine Navy personnel. There were also sports fixtures, cross-deck visits, and cultural exchanges.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?