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India's strength lies in its armed forces, no compromise on borders: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India cannot compromise on even an "inch" of land on its borders, adding the people believe in the strength of its armed forces for defending the country. India's enemies "see the end of their sinister plans" when they see the Indian armed forces, he said at Sir Creek in Gujarat's Kutch district, as he kept up his tradition of celebrating Diwali with personnel of the armed forces. The spot is located close to the Indo-Pak border. "People of India feel their country is safe because of you; when the world sees you, it sees India's strength, when enemies see you, they see the end of their sinister plans," Modi said, addressing personnel of the Border Security Force, Army, Navy and Air Force. "Today there is a government in the country which cannot compromise even on one inch of the country's borders," the prime minister added. His government believes in the strength of the army to defend the country and does not depend on the words of the

India's strength lies in its armed forces, no compromise on borders: PM
Updated On : 31 Oct 2024 | 9:12 PM IST

BSF troops shoot dead Pakistani intruder near border outpost in Abohar

BSF troops shot dead a Pakistani intruder near border outpost Sadqi in Abohar sector, officials said on Tuesday. On observing suspicious movement during the intervening night on July 1-2, the BSF guard on duty warned the intruder. However, the intruder continued to move forward towards the border fencing after which the troops fired three rounds, they said. Later during a search operation, the body of the deceased intruder was found by BSF troops. The identity of the deceased youth, stated to be around 25 years old, could not be ascertained immediately. BSF troops recovered a pouch from his pocket in which few cigarettes, lighter and an earphone was found. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Fazilka, Subegh Singh Tuesday said police has taken the custody of the body which will be sent for postmortem.

BSF troops shoot dead Pakistani intruder near border outpost in Abohar
Updated On : 02 Jul 2024 | 7:48 PM IST

Indian troops in Maldives will be replaced by 'technical personnel': MEA

The Mohamed Muizzu-led Maldives government has formally requested that India withdraw its troops from Male

Indian troops in Maldives will be replaced by 'technical personnel': MEA
Updated On : 08 Feb 2024 | 6:24 PM IST

Bulletproof jackets shortage in Israel as 300,000 reserve troops mobilised

An Israeli company that makes bulletproof jackets told ANI about the current situation, stating that the bulletproof manufacturing companies are unable to meet the current demand

Bulletproof jackets shortage in Israel as 300,000 reserve troops mobilised
Updated On : 21 Oct 2023 | 3:25 PM IST

Troops must remain vigilant to maintain sanctity of LoC: Army chief

It is the dawn of a new era of development, peace and prosperity in Kashmir and the troops must remain vigilant to maintain the sanctity of the Line of Control (LoC), Army Chief General Manoj Pande

Troops must remain vigilant to maintain sanctity of LoC: Army chief
Updated On : 21 May 2022 | 10:54 PM IST

NATO sees no sign of Russian troops pullback from Ukraine borders

Russia said on Wednesday, it was returning more troops and weapons to bases, but NATO declared it saw no sign of a drawdown, as fears that Moscow could invade Ukraine soon persisted.

NATO sees no sign of Russian troops pullback from Ukraine borders
Updated On : 16 Feb 2022 | 5:35 PM IST

Russia-led alliance's troops prepare to pull out, says Kazakhstan

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has blamed the unrest on foreign-backed terrorists

Russia-led alliance's troops prepare to pull out, says Kazakhstan
Updated On : 14 Jan 2022 | 1:54 AM IST

Dieticians to look into quality of border troops' food, says Kiren Rijiju

Assurance came as a video went viral in the social media alleging poor quality of the troops' food

Dieticians to look into quality of border troops' food, says Kiren Rijiju
Updated On : 11 Jan 2017 | 8:22 PM IST