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Top Maoist CRPF commando among 7 killed in West Bengal encounter. In a blow to the Maoists, one of their top leaders was killed along with five other Naxals after a night-long encounter with security forces at Motera jungle in the district which also left a CRPF commando dead. Acting on...

Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile successfully test-fired Chandipur-on-sea (Orissa): India's indigenously built Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile, capable of destroying hostile in-coming ballistic missiles, was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range...

JALPAIGURI: A MiG-27 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force on Saturday crashed in a field, killing one person on the ground and injuring 25 others, five of them critically, at Bhotputti village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. The pilot, Saket Verma, ejected from the aircraft but was...

MiG 27 crashes into Bengal village, 1 killed alpaiguri: A MiG 27 fighter aircraft belonging to Indian Air Force crashed at Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal at around 11.00 am on Saturday killing one person. According to reports, the crash occurred at Chorpakhi village which falls...

India and the U.S. on Friday signed a counter terrorism initiative that includes steps to check financing of terror activities, joint probe in cases of bomb blasts besides cooperation in cyber and border security. “Today, with the formal signing of the initiative, we take several significant...

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee appealed to the Centre to halt anti-Maoist operations in the state, alleging that the ruling CPI(M) was “conducting its own operation” in its garb. “I urge the Centre to stop the joint-operations because in its name, the CPI(M) is conducting its own...

GUWAHATI: A railway bridge was damaged in a powerful blast in Udalguri district and an IED planted at Fancy Bazar area here exploded while being defused leading to high alert being sounded across Assam Friday. No one was injured in either of the blasts, officials said. The bomb planted...

Jul 14, 2010 (Mint - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to submit its assessment report on field trials for a $10.4 billion (around Rs48,760 crore) fighter aircraft deal to the defence ministry within the next few days, according to...

Hyderabad: Breaking News! The Andhra Pradesh Police admitted that the "unidentified" person, who was killed along with Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias "Azad", was a freelance journalist. The freelance journalist was identified as Hemchandra Pandey, who was working with the Hindi...

Lucky escape for more than 80 sailors and officers; pressurised double-hull of submarines and low speed prevent major damage More than 80 sailors and officers had a providential escape when two Kilo-class 877EKM attack submarines collided as one of the two approached the naval dockyard early...

Up against the daunting task of tracking Maoists in dense forests with no suitable technology available in the global market, the government has directed the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop a foliage-penetration radar that can track movements, camps and even...

WASHINGTON: The United States is interested in India's emergence as a regional power, a senior defence policy official has said, describing India an increasingly important partner to the US. "The Obama administration is committed to strengthening regional partnerships, to build an...

Maoist leader Azad had gone 'missing' in March Top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, who was killed by police in Andhra Pradesh early Friday, had apparently gone 'missing' four months ago. The politburo member and chief spokesperson of the Communist Party of India-Maoist...

Top Maoist leader gunned down in Andhra Pradesh HYDERABAD: In a major blow to the Maoists, their top leader and spokesperson Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was killed in a gunfight with police in Andhra Pradesh Friday, police claimed. The shootout took place near Jogapur in Adilabad...

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is making a strong pitch for US companies for the $10 billion deal for 126 fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force and future sales of the C-17 transport aircraft. The US defence department, also known as Pentagon because of the shape of its building, does not view...

Police refuse report of Naxals mutilating CRPF jawans' bodies Chhattisgarh DGP on Friday refused claims that CRPF jawans bodies were mutilated or throats slit, CNN-IBN report said. Director General of Police Vishwa Ranjan reportedly said that none of the CRPF personnel were tortured by the...

Two Maoist leaders were shot dead by police in an alleged exchange of fire between Veligi and Sarkepally forest area, about 120 km from here, in the early hours of Friday. Police recovered an AK-47 rifle and some small fire arms. Police are seeking help of some surrendered Maoists to identify...

IAF readies evaluation reports of MMRCA fighters news New Delhi: The Indian Air Force's marathon attempt to secure a medium range multi-role combat aircraft, with which to replace a rapidly ageing fleet of Soviet-era MiG fighters, has crossed another milestone with technical evaluation...

NEW DELHI: After receiving orders for 124 more Arjun main battle tanks, the DRDO has decided to supply an advanced version of the weapon system to meet the requirements of the Army. "We will have the modifications (on Arjuns) that the Army is looking for," Defence Research and Development...

SRINAGAR, India — Two Indian soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with suspected militants Thursday along the de facto border with Pakistan, the military said, as parts of Kashmir region remained under curfew. The gunbattle erupted along the Line of Control that splits Kashmir between...