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Government appoints Vice Admiral Karambir Singh Ministry of Defence issues correction, "Government appoints Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Chief of Naval Staff. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba will vacate the office on 31 May 2019."

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Purnia: Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Purnia: Main Narendra Modi, BJP, aur RSS se nahi darta, mai sirf ek chiz se darta hun, main sirf sachhai ko maanta hun.

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Indian Army targets Pakistan Army with new Sniper Rifles across LoC

Indian Army targets Pakistan Army with new Sniper Rifles across LoC

he Indian Army is learnt to have been targeting the Pakistan Army with state-of-the-art sniper rifles along the Line-of-Control in Jammu and Kashmir. The sniper rifle fire is being directed towards Pakistani posts involved in violating the ceasefire agreement, sources told India Today TV.

The sources said the rifles involved in the Indian action against Pakistani troops are the Finnish Lapua…

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WATCH : Some Of The Bravest Battles Fought By The Indian Army

WATCH : Some Of The Bravest Battles Fought By The Indian Army

The Indian subcontinent is home to three of the largest armies on Earth. Not only are the armies of India, Pakistan and China both larger in personnel than the U.S. Army, but they have stood at alert facing one another since the dissolution of the British Indian Army in 1947.

Although India has fought four battles with Pakistan since Independence, there have also been clashes with China in 1962…

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Deal signed to host T10 league for five years in Abu Dhabi

Deal signed to host T10 league for five years in Abu Dhabi

The Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi will be the new home of T10 cricket for the next five years, starting with the 2019 season.

Abu Dhabi Cricket (ADC), in partnership with Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has signed a five-year agreement with the organizers of the T10 Cricket League.

The shortest form of the game will now be…

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Indian Army holds military exercise with 17 African nations

Indian Army holds military exercise with 17 African nations

The Indian Army began a 10-day military exercise with armed forces of 17 African nations at Aundh in Maharashtra, reflecting the growing strategic ties between India and the Africa continent.

The countries participating in the inaugural edition of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX) include Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa,…

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MRF CMD K M Mammen elected as ATMA Chairman

MRF CMD K M Mammen elected as ATMA Chairman

Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) said MRF Chairman & Managing Director K M Mammen has been unanimously elected as its chairman.

The tyre industry also said JK Tyre & Industries Whole-time Director Anshuman Singhania has been elected as vice-chairman.

The core group has also been reconstituted with Rajat Nangia, senior general manager Replacement Sales, MRF becoming the new…

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Will support Pakistan's Territorial Integrity : China

Will support Pakistan’s Territorial Integrity : China

China on Tuesday told the international community not to target Pakistan following the Pulwama suicide bombing in Kashmir and said it will stand by Islamabad during testing times and firmly support its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The two long-standing allies at a meeting of Foreign Ministers Wang Yi and Shah Mehmood Qureshi discussed the Pulwama attack which killed 40 CRPF troopers and…

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Happy Holi!!

Holi is a Hindu spring festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent, celebrated predominantly in India and Nepal, but has also spread to other areas of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent, also known as the “festival of colours” or the “festival of love”. 

The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of…

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SpiceJet joins IATA

Low cost carrier SpiceJet said it has become a member of global airlines’ grouping IATA.

SpiceJet is the first Indian budget carrier to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has over 290 airlines as members.

“The IATA membership is also significant on account of SpiceJet’s plans to rapidly expand its international footprint,” the airline said in a statement.

The…

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IIT Kharagpur to Adopt Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate Programme

IIT Kharagpur to Adopt Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate Programme

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur will adopt Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate programme to help students gain cloud computing skills including hands-on experience in artificial intelligence (AI).

It will be introduced to provide AWS Cloud Computing experience and AI-enablement for all our students, irrespective of their branch of study.

The programme offers a robust set of…

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Kotak Mahindra Bank has appointed KVS Manian, Gaurang Shah as board directors

Kotak Mahindra Bank has appointed KVS Manian, Gaurang Shah as board directors

KVS Manian and Gaurang Shah appointed as Kotak Mahindra Bank’s whole-time directors for a three-year term effective from the date of approval from the Reserve Bank of India.

The appointment of KVS Manian and Gaurang Shah is also subject to share­holders’ approval.

KVS Manian is currently working as the president – corporate, investment bank and Gaurang Shah is the president- group chief risk…

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Chinese fighter jets arrive in Pakistan for its National Day Parade

Chinese fighter jets arrive in Pakistan for its National Day Parade

China’s Bayi Aerobatic Team perform at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong Province, on Nov. 6, 2018. The air show opend on Tuesday.

The J-10 fighter jets of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s Bayi Aerobatic Team arrived in Pakistan on Saturday in preparation for a flight performance there on March 23 in…

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KRAS to build MRO Unit for Missile Systems in Hyderabad

KRAS to build MRO Unit for Missile Systems in Hyderabad

Over a year-anda-half after setting up its missile subsystem manufacturing facility on the outskirts of the city, Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS), a joint venture between Kalyani Group and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, is set to scale up its operations in Hyderabad by opening a maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) for missile systems, Rudra B Jadeja, chief executive…

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Soldier killed, 3 injured in ceasefire violation in J&K’s Rajouri district

Soldier killed, 3 injured in ceasefire violation in J&K’s Rajouri district

An Army soldier was killed in cease violation by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday.

Pakistani forces resorted to firing from small arms and shelling mortars in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district.

“A soldier was martyred and three others were injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Keri Battal area of Akhnoor this morning,” said…

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K T Irfan becomes first Indian athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

K T Irfan becomes first Indian athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

National record holder KT Irfan became the first Indian from athletics to qualify for the next year’s Olympics while finishing fourth in the 20 km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan.

The 29-year-old Irfan clocked 1 hour 20 minutes and 57 seconds to better the Tokyo Olympics qualification standard of 1 hour 21 minutes.

The Olympics qualification period for race walk…

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Bottas wins Australian Grand Prix

Bottas wins Australian Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas has clinched the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix for Mercedes, beating his world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton to the win.

Runner-up Hamilton had to battle to hold off third-placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and who took a skid in the grass late on.

It was the first win for Bottas since Abu Dhabi in 2017 and he also took a bonus point for the fastest lap…