The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control over 85 percent of Afghanistan’s territory amid an increase in victories on the ground and as American troops complete their pullout from the war-ravaged nation. The announcement was made during a press conference at the end of a visit by a…
Iran has drones with a range of 7,000 km (4,375 miles), Iranian state media cited the top commander of the Revolutionary Guards as saying on Sunday. Tehran’s claim comes as Iran and six major world powers are in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal that former US President Donald…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday brushed off Washington’s concerns over Moscow’s growing military presence in the Arctic. “The concerns of the American side about militarisation have no basis,” Putin said after a summit meeting with US President Joe Biden in Geneva. Russia clarified that Russia wasn’t doing anything new in the…
A statue of Colonel Santosh Babu who was martyred in the clashes with Chinese soldiers in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh last year was unveiled at Suryapet by Telangana minister K T Rama Rao on Tuesday, on his first death anniversary. Colonel Santosh Babu hailed from Suryapet, which is about 140 Km from the state…
India exported military hardware and systems worth Rs 35,777 crore in the last seven years, according to a document released by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday. The E-booklet, containing the major reforms carried out by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in 2020, also mentioned that the defence exports expanded to more than 84 countries. “The…
Lt Gen Ajai Singh, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), paid his visit to the military units and formations in Landfall Island, the northernmost island of the Andaman group. He reviewed the operational preparedness of the area, an official release said. Singh reviewed the combat readiness of 240 Air Force…
The Russian military will form twenty new military units in its west this year to counter what it calls is a growing threat from NATO. Defence Minister of Russia, Sergei Shoigu made this announcement on Monday at a meeting with top military brass. He highlighted to a growing number of flights…
The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Wednesday that it had established its presence on a strategic island at the entrance to the Red Sea to tackle perceived threats to maritime trade from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. The statement was issued in response to an Associated Press report…
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