ARMY

Terror hideout busted in J-K’s Poonch; arms, ammo seized

3:20 pm May 22, 2021

Jammu: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch district on Saturday and seized some arms and ammunition, the third such recovery in a fortnight, police said here. The recovery includes an AK-56 assault rifle, a magazine with 30 rounds, and two Chinese pistols and a magazine, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Poonch, Vinod Kumar said. The hideout was busted during […]

PM Modi raps Kejriwal for televised comments during meeting on COVID

9:33 pm April 23, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to telecast his comments live during an interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday regarding the pandemic situation in the national capital drew disapproval from the latter, who chided him for ‘breaking protocol’, and later the Union government officials accused the AAP leader of ‘playing politics’. […]

Prosecutor: Man charged with 1 murder says he killed 16

11:51 pm March 20, 2021

Woodbury: A man who is accused of killing a New Jersey man he says sexually abused him in childhood, and who is a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico, has said he is responsible for a total of 16 slayings, a prosecutor says — though […]

Pentagon set to OK extending Guard deployment at Capitol

12:42 am March 10, 2021

Washington: The Pentagon is set to approve an extension of the National Guard deployment at the US Capitol for about two more months, defense officials said Tuesday. Officials said final details were being worked out, but Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to give final approval, and have Guard troops continue to provide security in Washington, D.C., at the request of the Capitol Police, amid worries about continued threats. Officials have […]

Army got 7 complaints of human rights violations in 2020, none found to be true: Naik

8:53 pm March 8, 2021

New Delhi: The Army received a total of seven complaints of human rights violations in 2020, but none of them were found to be true, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said on Monday. The Army had received 26 complaints of human rights violations in 2019 and one of them was found to be true, he said in a written […]