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Adultery should be a crime in armed forces: Centre tells SC

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2021

The Centre contended that decriminalising adultery might cause instability as defense personnel stay away from their families for long durations.

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The manufacturer of the radio carried by JeM terrorists killed in Nagrota encounter is operated from Pakistani military bases- Read Details

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2020

The Digital Mobile Radio carried by the terrorists is manufactured by Pakistan based Micro Electronics International Pvt Ltd

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Shekhar Gupta virtue signals media for ‘fake news’ regarding India’s strike on Pakistan, Gen VK Singh reminds him of his own ‘coup story’

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2020

The minister and former army chief reminded Shekhar Gupta of the days when the senior journalist had published a fake story making wild speculations about a so-called 'coup' attempt by the Indian Army in Delhi.

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Government issues formal sanction letter for grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in Indian Army

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2020

The order grants Permanent Commission to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers in all ten streams of Indian Army

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India-China skirmishes at the Galwan Valley: Timeline of the events that led to the bloody clashes between the two armed forces

OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2020

The Indo-China military conflict in Galwan valley marks the most intense military combat between India and China since 1967

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China says its step to evacuate citizens from India is not linked to border standoff, terms Indian media ‘irresponsible’

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020

Chinese government mouthpiece Global Times says linking the evacuation of citizens to the border standoff at Ladakh will lead to 'domestic hostility' towards China, calls media reports 'far-fetched and misguided'.

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Kerala Church creates ‘Gabriel Sena’, enlists ex-military persons for ‘crowd control’

OpIndia Staff - 7 November, 2019

Gabriel is the name of a Biblical angel who is considered God's messenger and one of the seven guardian angels. The group 'Gabriel Sena' has reportedly been set up to help the Church in 'crowd control'.

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Hosts caught cheating: China’s orienteering team disqualified from World Military Games after using local help to win

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2019

The Chinese teams had taken the help of local spectators to place small markings and small paths prepared on the terrain that only they were aware of. The Chinese teams were even able to run the course well ahead of time.

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Watch: US Army band plays Indian National Anthem for Indian soldiers during ‘Yudh Abhyas’

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2019

A joint military exercise between India and the US began on Friday in Washington as part of the ongoing defence co-operation between the two nations. It is being conducted at the Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington.

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