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Common entrance exam now first stage of Agniveer Selection from this year The Director Recruiting at Army Recruiting Office, Secunderabad, Colonel Keats K Das, on Tuesday gave a brief with regard to the conduct of Agniveer Selection for the year 2023-24, saying that the recruitment rally will be conducted in three stages. Read more

Killers of Kashmiri Pandit guard gunned down in Pulwama, Army jawan also killed An Army jawan was also killed. Security forces cordoned off an area in Padgampora village following a tip-off that at least two armed terrorists were hiding inside the mosque, officials said. The incident, which comes after Sunday's killing of a Kashmiri Pandit, took place around 1.15 am. Read more

Fiji pivots away from China signalling Beijing's declining influence in South Pacific Along with dismissing Qiliho, the Fijian government led by new Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Rabuka also scrapped the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for police training and exchange between the Fiji Police Force and the Ministry of Public Security of China, according to a report in local daily Fiji Times. Read more

Moscow says Ukraine launched failed drone attacks on Russian territory overnight "Overnight, the Kyiv authorities attempted to use unmanned aerial vehicles to attack civilian infrastructure facilities in the Krasnodar and Adygea regions," the defence ministry said in a statement. Read more

US lawmaker warns India against Chinese-tainted Russian weapons As India and the US have deepened and broadened defence cooperation, with Indian purchases of American military hardware at an all-time high, Washington DC has had concerns that its sensitive-technology military hardware sold to India can be accessed by Russia through their equipment that flood Indian armories. This has been cited as a chief concern by Americans as they press India, without success, to cancel its order of the Russian S-400 air missile defence system. They also say that the presence of Russian equipment impeded interoperability between the militaries of India and the US. Read more

India-Japan step up military partnership amid China's belligerence While the 4th edition of joint military exercise, 'Dharma Guardian', is being conducted at Camp Imazu in Shiga province of Japan from February 17 to March 2, the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) will conduct joint transport exercise, 'Shinyu Maitri 23', with the Indian Air Force on March 1-2. Read more

Supreme Court raps Ministry of Defence over payment of arrears of OROP in installments "You tell the secretary we are going to take action against him for that January 20 communication. Either withdraw it, or we are going to issue a contempt notice to the Ministry of Defense. Sanctity of the judicial process has to be maintained," the bench also comprising Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala said. Read more

Southern Naval Command celebrates 36 years of Navy ship's service with cycling trip "A total of 36 cyclists including four army personnel from 91 Infantry Brigade took part in the expedition which covered a total distance of approximately 500 kms in five days," the Navy said in a release. Read more

Indian Navy's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya carrying out sea trials post-refit At present, India has two aircraft carriers -- INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat, while it is planning to develop a third -- INS Vishaal by 2030. Read more

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits Ukraine, underscores US economic support Yellen said following talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal that the US has provided nearly USD 50 billion in security, economic and humanitarian assistance and announced another multibillion dollar package to boost the country's economy. Read more

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