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NIA files chargesheet against ex-J&K cop, who joined Hizbul, for attack on CRPF convoy

Naveed Mushtaq Shah, a former J&K police constable, had decamped with arms & ammunition in 2017 when he was posted as a guard at the FCI, Budgam, an NIA official said.

CRPF officer injured in firing by militants in J&K’s Anantnag

The militants opened fire on a CRPF battalion at Sangam in Anantnag district Thursday, leaving sub-inspector Hardayal Yadav injured.

CRPF personnel who lost limbs are training as ‘cyber warriors’, para athletes at this institute

The National Centre for Divyang Empowerment in Hyderabad has brought in domain experts to train personnel in AI, cyber security and para sports.

CRPF cop accuses swimming champion & DIG Khajan Singh of rape and running ‘sex scandal’

CRPF constable also accuses wrestling coach Surjit Singh of sexually harassing her, which he denies as 'absolutely baseless'. CRPF says internal panel set up to look into charges.

CRPF to target Naxal strongholds in Chhattisgarh, deploy 5 new battalions in Sukma & Bijapur

Some members of Maoists’ Central Committee are guarded round-the-clock by Central Regional Command. CRPF will target them in Sukma & Bijapur districts.

Suicides among CRPF personnel up 55% since 2016, govt blames ‘personal problems’

CRPF has seen 45 suicides in 2020. Of these, 13 cases took place in J&K, 7 in the Northeast, 10 in areas affected by Left-Wing Extremism, and 15 in other parts of the country.

LeT militants behind Monday attack on 2 CRPF personnel identified, says IGP Kashmir

Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar sought to assure people, saying there is no need to panic and ‘the situation is under control.’

2 CRPF men killed, 3 injured in Pulwama militant attack

A massive cordon-and-search operation was launched around the site soon after the attack. However, the security forces haven’t been able to find the attackers.

Chhattisgarh set to have 8 new police camps in Naxal-hit districts amid ‘symbolic protests’

The police camps, part of the 15 the Chhattisgarh govt planned to set up this year, will come up in Dantewada, Kondagaon, Bijapur and Sukma districts. First 7 already functioning.

Pakistan’s ‘shenanigans’ aren’t reducing, so CRPF seeks land for camps in 29 J&K locations

CRPF seeks to build permanent battalion camps in 9 locations in Jammu and 20 in Kashmir. Centre had directed J&K to expedite process.

On Camera

Wang Yi’s Delhi visit shows India is shifting away from US, say Chinese analysts

Even as Chinese discourse celebrates rapprochement, commentators stress its fragility. A thaw does not equate to normalisation of bilateral ties.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?