`Extraordinary powers required to deal with special situations`

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:22

Outgoing Bengal Area General Officer Commanding Lt Gen AK Choudhary said extraordinary powers are required to deal with special situations.

Honduras sends peacekeeping troops to Haiti

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 07:44

Honduras was sending a 37-member military contingent to Haiti to participate in peacekeeping efforts there, a military officer announced.

Three armed forces personnel get Kirti Chakra

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 01:15

Three personnel of the armed forces have been selected this year for the Kirti Chakra, the second highest peace time gallantry award, for their acts of bravery on the Line of Control (LoC), anti-Maoist operation and relief operation in flood-hit Uttarakhand, respectively.

Lawmaker calls for end of ban on Sikh articles in US military

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:11

A top American lawmaker asked the Pentagon to end a ban on Sikh articles of faith including turban and beard in the US military -- a long-standing demand of the Sikh-American community.

Northeast political forum asks Centre to scrap AFSPA

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 18:36

A forum of political parties from the northeast demanded immediate scrapping of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act and stop its "misuse" in the region.

Taiwan to slash armed forces by up to 20 per cent

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 13:59

Taiwan has said it plans to slash its armed forces by up to 20 per cent from 215,000 over the next five years, in the latest sign of warming ties with former rival China.

Lebanon arrests commander of al Qaeda-linked group

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 08:15

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) arrested a commander of al Qaeda-linked terrorist group Wednesday during a raid in western Bekaa region, which also left one person dead, according to a statement by army.

Fire at Pak military hospital where Musharraf is admitted

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:34

The cause of the blaze, which broke out at the 4th floor of the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC), is suspected to be an electric short circuit, sources said.

Britain rejects Iraqis` systematic torture by forces

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 11:52

British government has rejected accusations of "systematic" torture of Iraqis by the British armed forces in Iraq after lawyers and public interest groups made a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Military training helped Swedish abducted journalists

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 05:37

Two Swedish journalists released after being held for six weeks in Syria said Thursday they survived partly thanks to special training they had received on reporting in a war zone.

MHA issues new directives for harassment complaints in forces

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 20:52

Union Home Ministry has issued a set of new directives to paramilitary forces for getting regular monthly updates on sexual harrasment cases in their formations nationwide.

Court issues production warrant against Irom Sharmila

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 17:36

Delhi court issued a production warrant against `Iron lady` Irom Sharmila to appear Jan 30, next year in a case of attempted suicide during her fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar here in 2006.