Soldiers

British Army Boards Threatened Oil Tanker In English Channel, 7 Detained

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 26, 2020

British soldiers on Sunday boarded an oil tanker off England's south coast and detained seven suspects, the defence ministry said, after the crew were forced to take shelter from stowaways who threatened them.

"Light A Lamp For Soldiers": PM's Dussehra Greeting On "Mann Ki Baat"

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday October 25, 2020

PM Modi on "Mann Ki Baat" wishes Dussehra, says: "We have to light a lamp for soldiers who're serving nation away from homes"

Trump Stopped Providing Military Aid To Pakistan As It Harbours Terrorists: Nikki Haley

World News | ANI | Sunday October 25, 2020

President Donald Trump has stopped providing "billion dollars" in military aid to Pakistan as it harbours terrorists who were trying to kill American soldiers, said Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley on Saturday.

Rajnath Singh To Perform "Shastra Puja", Spend Dussehra Near China Border

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday October 24, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will perform the "Shastra Puja" - the customary worship of weapons for the festival of Navratri - at Sikkim's Sherathang, less than 2 km from the Line of Actual Control - on Sunday and spend Dussehra with soldiers a day later, in a hugely symbolic gesture amid the standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.

Through Song, Tibetan Special Forces In Ladakh Promise To Fight China

India News | ANI | Friday October 23, 2020

Tibetan Special Frontier Force (SFF) soldiers sang a patriotic song for India at Eastern Ladakh, in which they said that they will take revenge for China's actions at the Galwan Valley.

Chinese Soldier, Held After He Strayed Into Ladakh, Handed Back

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som | Wednesday October 21, 2020

A Chinese soldier, who was held after he strayed into Ladakh, washanded back to China on Tuesday night.

Sidharth Malhotra, Back At Work, Shares BTS Pic From The Sets Of Shershaah

Entertainment | Pranita Chaubey | Tuesday October 20, 2020

"Soldier back at work," wrote Sidharth Malhotra

Chinese Soldier Held In Ladakh Won't Be Released "For Few Days": Sources

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday October 20, 2020

The Chinese soldier caught by the Indian Army in eastern Ladakh yesterday won't be released ''for the next few days,'' sources said today.

Chinese Soldier Held After He Strayed Into Ladakh, To Be Sent Back

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 19, 2020

A Chinese soldier was caught by Indian forces in Ladakh after he strayed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the army said on Monday. The soldier, identified as Corporal Wang Ya, was caught in the Chumar-Demchok area.

11 Soldiers Dead, 11 Missing In Vietnam After Second Big Landslide In Days

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 18, 2020

Eleven soldiers are dead and a frantic search is under way for 11 others after a huge landslide hit central Vietnam on Sunday, as the country battles its worst flooding in years.

Former Soldier Accused Of Killing Man In Presence Of Cops In UP, Arrested

India News | Reported by Kamal Khan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday October 18, 2020

A former army man accused of shooting another man dead in presence of police in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested. Dhirendra Singh -- who had filed a "surrender application" at a court in Ballia -- was arrested on the Lucknow-Faizabad highway by the Special Task Force of the state police.

14 Security Officials Killed In Pakistan Convoy Attack

World News | Reuters | Friday October 16, 2020

A gun and rocket attack targeting a Pakistani paramilitary escort on Thursday killed seven soldiers and seven private security guards in southwestern Pakistan, officials said.

The Boys Season 3 to Begin Filming in Early 2021, Creator Eric Kripke Reveals

Akhil Arora | Friday October 16, 2020

The Boys season 3 will begin filming in early 2021, creator, showrunner, and head writer Eric Kripke has revealed. The Boys season 3 episode 1 is titled “Payback”, which (as fans of The Boys comics will know) is the name of a team of supes.

"Disbanded Muslim Regiment A Lie": Veterans Write To PM, President

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Sreenivasan Jain; Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday October 15, 2020

A widely circulated social media post denigrating India's Muslim soldiers may adversely affect the armed forces' morale, besides fuelling communal hatred in the country, a group of 120 retired officers have warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.

Indians Seeing 60,000 Chinese Soldiers On Their Northern Border: Mike Pompeo

World News | ANI | Sunday October 11, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hit out against China for its aggressive military behaviour and the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party to the Quad group of countries, including India as well as Beijing's response to the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.