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Pulwama-type attack averted in J&K with recovery of explosives: Officials

A Pulwama-style terror attack was averted on Thursday by the Indian Army with the recovery of 52 kg of explosives in Karewa area of Gadikal in Kashmir, Army officials said

Army chief reviews operational preparedness, winter deployment on LoC

Indian Army chief, Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, who is currently on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, reviewed the operational preparedness of troops and deployments at the Line of Control (LoC)

35 armed forces personnel died of Covid-19, over 19,800 infected: Govt

The coronavirus pandemic has killed 35 armed forces personnel and infected 19,839 of them, according to details provided by the government in the Lok Sabha. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said 32 Army personnel and three from the Indian Air Force died of COVID-19. "The number of COVID-19 cases in Army, Navy and Air Force are 16,758, 1,365 and 1,716 respectively," he said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. All the three services have taken a series of measures to insulate their personnel from coronavirus infection, the minister said. The total number of coronavirus cases in India has crossed 50 lakh while the death toll has surpassed 82,000, according to official figures.

Indian Army fully geared for full-fledged war in eastern Ladakh: Northern Command

Asserting that it was fully prepared to fight even in winters, the Indian Army said if China created conditions for war, they would face better trained and psychologically hardened Indian troops

Amid Ladakh stand-off, Indian Army prepares for long winter in Ladakh

The Ladakh region witnesses sub-zero temperatures and is mostly cut off from the rest of the country for months during the winters

Rajnath on India-China border row: We want peaceful solution but ready for all eventualities

China doesn't recognise the traditional and customary alignment of the boundary, says Defence Minister in Parliament

War with digital tools: Hybrid warfare and the damage it can inflict

Much of hybrid warfare is deniable. If a hacker takes down a public asset, it is hard to prove he was acting on behalf of a foreign government

China laying cables to bolster communications at border flashpoint: India

Such cables, which would provide forward troops with secure lines of communication to bases in the rear, have recently been spotted to the south of Pangong Tso lake

Encounter breaks out between army and terrorists in J&K's Pulwama

The operation is still underway

Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat over ceasefire violations along LoC

The Indian forces "along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons," it alleged

Ladakh Standoff: India-China Brigadier-level talks inconclusive in Chushul

Both the countries' military delegates are continuously in talks since September 7

Jaishankar-Yi meet: India, China agree on 5-point plan to resolve standoff

The Indian Army and the Chinese PLA have been locked in a tense standoff in multiple areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since early May

Major among two army officials injured in mine blast along LoC in J&K

Two army men, including a Major, were injured in a land mine blast along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, sources said on Friday

Army further strengthens dominance in strategic heights in eastern Ladakh

The Indian Army has occupied several key heights in the strategically located Rezang-La and Reqin-La areas on the southern bank of the lake since the end of August

Indian Army occupies heights overlooking Chinese Army positions at Finger 4

Indian Army has occupied heights overlooking the Chinese Army positions at Finger 4 along Pangong lake

Two JeM militants arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district

Two Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants were arrested in a joint operation by the security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday

Indian soldiers tells Chinese troops to stop incursion, put up barbed wires

Indian soldiers have set up barbed wire obstacles at points where Chinese troops have come a few metres away from their positions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh

Indian Army instructs field commanders to protect territory at any cost

Sources said the Chinese Army has deployed close to 50,000 troops along with heavy tanks and artillery.

CDS favours reform of defence PSUs, exporting some military platforms

Gen Bipin Rawat called for revamping India's defence public sector undertakings and ordnance factories with a focus on improving their work culture and enhancing quality control

India-China Ladakh standoff: Firing on LAC, a first in 45 years

Indian and Chinese troops exchange shots, then engage in aggressive scuffle