Pakistan authorities urge apex court to reconsider its order on elections in Punjab on May 14 due to security issues

Pakistan authorities urge apex court to reconsider its order on elections in Punjab on May 14 due to security issues

Citing security and financial reasons, Pakistan’s defence authorities and election officials have urged the Supreme Court to reconsider its order to hold elections in the politically crucial Punjab province on May 14. A three-member panel of the court led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on April 4 in its judgment ruled that elections should … Read more

Yangtse faceoff | No fatalities or serious casualties on Indian side, Rajnath tells Parliament

Yangtse faceoff | No fatalities or serious casualties on Indian side, Rajnath tells Parliament

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, on December 13, 2022 | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops tried to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Yangtse area of Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh and “unilaterally” change the status quo, which was contested by Indian troops in a “firm and resolute” … Read more

Russia says destroyed depot of weapons from NATO in western Ukraine

Russia says destroyed depot of weapons from NATO in western Ukraine

Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday its troops destroyed a depot of NATO-supplied arms in western Ukraine, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western allies to speed up arms deliveries to his country. “Near the town of Zolochiv in Lviv region, high-precision long-range Kalibr missiles destroyed an ammunition depot of foreign weapons transferred to Ukraine by NATO … Read more

Yoon Suk-yeol sworn in as South Korean president

Yoon Suk-yeol sworn in as South Korean president

Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as South Korean president Tuesday in a huge ceremony at Seoul’s National Assembly, taking office at a time of high tensions with the nuclear-armed North. “I solemnly swear before the people that I will faithfully perform the duties of the president,” said Yoon, a hawkish conservative who has vowed to … Read more

China holds drills around Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit

China holds drills around Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit

China said it conducted military drills around Taiwan on Friday as a U.S. Congressional delegation visited the island in a show of support to a fellow democracy, with Beijing blaming the lawmakers for raising tensions with their “provocative” trip. China’s military sent frigates, bombers and fighter planes to the East China Sea and the area … Read more

British defence ministry says Russia targeting civilians

British defence ministry says Russia targeting civilians

Britain’s defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces were targeting civilians, a day after a missile attack on a train station crowded with women, children and the elderly killed at least 52 people, according to Ukrainian officials. Russia was focusing its offensive, which included cruise missiles launched by its naval forces, on the eastern … Read more

Taiwan loses two fighter jets in apparent collision, third such crash in six months

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Two Taiwanese fighter jets crashed on Monday in the third such incident in the past half year, at a time when the Beijing-claimed island’s armed forces are under increasing pressure to intercept Chinese aircraft on an almost daily basis. While Taiwan‘s air force is well trained and well equipped, mostly with U.S.-made equipment, it is … Read more

Israel says developing new Arrow-4 ballistic missile shield with U.S.

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Israel said on Thursday it is developing a new ballistic missile shield, the Arrow-4, with the United States, another layer in a defensive system built with an eye towards Iran. Israel’s Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 interceptors are already operational as part of a multi-layered system to destroy incoming missiles in the atmosphere and in space. “The … Read more

India’s armed forces have raised yet another alert over old Cheetah, Chetak helicopters

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(This story originally appeared in on Sep 29, 2020) NEW DELHI: The armed forces have once again sounded the alarm over their ageing and virtually obsolete Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, stressing that the ‘total technical life’ of these light utility choppers will begin ending from 2023 onwards. They have urged the government to fast-track two … Read more