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Qatar court commutes death penalty handed to ex-Indian Navy men
In what should come as an immediate but temporary relief to India, a Qatari court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of eight former Indian Navy personnel to varying prison terms.
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NMDAC: India to launch watchdog to tackle maritime threats in IOR
To address maritime threats in the Indian Ocean Region, India will soon establish a watchdog tentatively named National Maritime Domain Awareness Centre. The NMDAC will also closely monitor China’s growing naval presence in the IOR.
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Rajnath visits LoC in J&K, meets kin of civilians allegedly killed by Army
The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, visited J&K to assess the security situation along the LoC. He was accompanied by the Army chief, General Manoj Pande. Singh also met the family members of three civilians allegedly killed by the Army.
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Blast near Israeli embassy, no injuries; ‘abusive’ letter found
A blast occurred near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri area, on Tuesday. However, there are no reports of any injuries in the incident. Agencies have intensified their probe into the incident.
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Unravelling the Israel-Palestine conflict – a historical odyssey
In this write-up, geopolitical scholar and policymaker Akanksha Chopra gives a primer on the Israel-Palestine conflict by discussing its genesis and gives her opinion to arrive at a lasting solution.
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INS Imphal: Navy commissions its latest guided-missile destroyer
The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, commissioned the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyer INS Imphal in Mumbai in the presence of the Maharashtra chief minister, Eknath Shinde, and the Navy chief, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar.
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Attrition in CAPFs: A call for in-depth analysis, proactive measures
In this op-ed, veteran BSF commandant RC Sharma discusses the high rate of attrition in the CAPFs, analyses the causes, and suggests some changes to tackle the concerning issue.
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Navy, Coast Guard swing into action as drone hits tanker in Arabian Sea
MV Chem Pluto, a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Dutch-operated vessel linked to an Israeli billionaire, was carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to India when it was hit by a projectile on Saturday.
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Poonch ambush: Army death toll 5; 3 locals dead ‘mysteriously’: Reports
The death toll in militant ambush on an Indian Army convoy in near Poonch has reached five, reports say. Also, three civilian locals allegedly picked by the Army for questioning were found dead under suspicious circumstances.
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‘Human trafficking’: France grounds plane with over 300 Indians, 2 held
France has grounded a plane that took over from Dubai and was going to Nicaragua with over 300 Indians on board when the plane landed at the Vatry airport, 150 kilometres east of Paris, on the suspicion of human trafficking.
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