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(Search results - 92)Lifestyle NewsJan 4, 2024, 10:51 AM IST
Indian Army’s Very Own Pinaka Rocket Launcher
Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher. Anticipations are that it will significantly enhance the firepower of the Indian Army. The Defence Ministry has sanctioned the acquisition of 6400 Pinaka rockets for a sum of Rs 2800 crore.
IndiaAug 4, 2021, 1:43 PM IST
'Made in India' Trichy assault rifle gets more firepower
Developed through in-house research and development, UBGL can be attached to the assault rifle used by the Central Reserve Police Force and state police.
IndiaApr 26, 2021, 7:02 PM IST
Mizoram forest fire: IAF, Assam Rifles rush to douse it
The fire, which broke out on April 24 in Gen A College Veng area, spread towards Serkawn and Zotlang areas of Lunglei
IndiaOct 6, 2020, 6:27 PM IST
Coming soon! Sig-Sauer assault rifles for troops deployed on China border
Indian soldiers in Eastern Ladakh fighting Chinese aggression will soon have Sig Sauer assault rifles with them
IndiaJun 20, 2020, 12:18 PM IST
BSF shoots down Pakistani drone loaded with arms along international border in Jammu-Kashmir
A Pakistani drone, loaded with a sophisticated rifle and some grenades, was shot down by the Border Security Force along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir
ViewsMay 27, 2020, 7:56 PM IST
'If I turn back, shoot me': A review of Captain Vijyant Thapar’s biography
29 June 1999 - On a sunny afternoon in Noida, more than a lakh people had gathered to pay their last respects to Lt. Vijyant Thapar, whose body was flown in by the Indian Airlines earlier that day. Col Virendra Thapar, Vijyant’s father, was a third-generation military man in the family. ‘Robin’ as he was affectionately called, Lt. Vijyant Thapar, led a company platoon of the 2 Rajputana Rifles that fought in the Battle of Knoll, Three Pimples and Lone Hill during the Kargil War in 1999. A story of a braveheart is revisited by Neha Dwivedi and Col Thapar in ‘Vijyant at Kargil: The Life of a Kargil Hero’.
IndiaDec 11, 2019, 9:11 AM IST
Indian Army receives new American assault rifles in Kashmir Valley to fight terrorism
The Sig Sauer SIG716 7.62x51 mm assault rifles will replace the Indian-made 5.56x45mm INSAS rifles.
Other SportsNov 13, 2019, 12:24 PM IST
India’s hearing-impaired shooter Dhanush Srikanth wins 3 gold medals
'What a superb international debut for #DhanushSrikanth as he wins three gold medals at the #AsianShooting Championships. He won the 10m air rifle individual, team and mixed with #ShreyaAgrawal. Great going by the #KheloIndia talent,' SAI tweeted
SportsNov 5, 2019, 4:35 PM IST
Shooter Deepak Kumar bags bronze at Asian Championships, secures Olympic berth
Shooter Deepak Kumar won a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle at the 14th Asian Championships and has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
IndiaNov 2, 2019, 3:42 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist arrested in Sopore
The cordon search operation was conducted by the Kashmir Police with joint team of 22 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army
Other SportsSep 1, 2019, 11:37 AM IST
ISSF World Cup: Yashaswini Singh Deswal shoots gold, secures 9th Olympic quota for India
The 22-year-old Yashaswini Singh Deswal, a former junior world champion, recorded 236.7 in the eight-women final of the season's fourth World Cup for pistol and rifle shooters
IndiaAug 22, 2019, 3:50 PM IST
Jagannath Mishra's funeral: All 22 guns fail to fire during state honours; RJD MLA demands probe
The Bihar policemen tried to give a gun salute to Jagannath Mishra. But when the rifles failed to fire a shot, the cops were seen testing if their weapons had life by pulling the trigger but in vain. Thus mortal remains of Mishra were consigned to flames with full state honours sans the gun salute
IndiaJul 28, 2019, 12:26 PM IST
Love Jihad: CBI court frames charges against man for lying about his religion to wed national-level shooter
Raqibul Hassan alias Ranjit Kohli allegedly lied about his religion while marrying national-level air rifle shooter Tara Shahdeo. The couple are divorced now and the issue, which is now in court, has been termed a case of “love jihad”.
IndiaJul 23, 2019, 8:43 AM IST
Ceasefire violation: Rifleman killed in Pakistan firing along LoC in Jammu, Kashmir's Rajouri
In ceasefire violation, Pakistan troops targeted forward posts around 6.30 am that continued intermittently for several hours long the Line of Control in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. Rifleman Mohammad Atif Shafi Alam Khan Pathan succumbed to gunshot.
IndiaJul 5, 2019, 12:59 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed in Shopian encounter
A team of the Army's 44 Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and Jammu and Kashmir's Special Operation Group conducted the operation