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Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday ruled out the use of Army against Maoists but said violence perpetrated by them would be dealt with firmly.
North Korea says its military will be on "special alert" because of South Korea's joint military drills with the US.
The Madras High Court Bench has held that the armed forces personnel accused of committing murder, rape and other such crimes could be tried in a criminal court and not necessarily through court martial.
Pakistan has used a substantial amount of military aid from the US meant to fight terrorism to build up its army with modern weapons and equipment for a conventional warfare against India, Pentagon documents have revealed.
After foiling two major intrusion bids in the last month, Army on Wednesday said more terrorists are waiting at "launch pads" across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir for a chance to infiltrate and troops have been "redeployed" to thwart any such attempt.
With the recovery of two more bodies on Wednesday, the number of militants killed during the 'Operation Summer Storm' launched by security forces at Loktak lake and surrounding area in Manipur's Bishenpur district went up to 11, official sources said.
Four Army personnel including a Major and three Jawans have been killed in a gunbattle between militants and security forces in Hafrada area of Kupwara district. Six militants have also been killed in the ongoing encounter.
The Jammu and Kashmir Government is likely to issue a strong message to the army asking it to ensure presence of state police while carrying out search and cordon operations anywhere in the state.
The army on Friday launched search operations in surrounding forest areas of Bhati Dar to look for militants who might have fled during the nine-day operation that was called off on Thursday night.- Army on Wednesday said that it was planning a final assault to neutralise the terrorists holed up in Bhati Dar in Poonch where an encounter between the ultras and security forces has been on for a week now.
The Army asserted on Tuesday that the situation in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir was under check and it will provide a peaceful environment for holding elections in the state.
Mumbai Police will be probing if Lt Col Srikant Prasad Purohit and others arrested in connection with the Malegaon blasts had any role in the explosions in other parts of the country this year even as the hunt for two absconding accused intensified on Thursday.
The Army assisted by police have launched a massive sensitisation and area domination operations in and around the polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure free and fair polls in the state.
With the role of a serving Army Lieutenant Colonel coming under cloud in the Malegaon blasts, the government has roped in its domestic snooping agency, the Intelligence Bureau, to conduct a parallel probe in the case.
Orissa government on Friday asked the army to remain on stand-by for relief work and also asked Chhattisgarh to stop releasing water from Ravishankar barrage to avoid a severe flood.
The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir imposed curfew in the border town of Poonch on Friday following clashes between Hindus and Muslims. The army has been called out to keep the situation under control, according to officials.
Jammu woke up to a tense morning on Saturday as the army was called in to help the administration in maintaining law and order after violent protests over the Amarnath land row.
The army on Sunday shot dead four top ULFA cadres in Assam's Sibsagar district and seized a huge quantity of weapons and ammunition.
Still to resolve their deadlock over the cost escalation of aircraft carrier Gorshkov, India and Russia are in a fresh price row over a deal to purchase 80 medium lift helicopters for the Indian Air Force.
Northern Railway on Monday cancelled nine trains passing through Rajasthan and diverted several others to different routes due to the ongoing violent agitation by the Gujjar community demanding Scheduled Tribe status.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, recommending a four-six per cent reservation for Gujjars as a nomadic tribe. Gujjar chief K S Bainsla welcomed the move, though he refused to call off the stir that has claimed 37 lives so far.- With no let up in Gujjar stir for ST status, the Union Home Ministry is keeping a close watch on the situation in Rajasthan and has rushed additional forces to the state.
- Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje invited Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bhainsla for talks on Sunday, in a bid to end the community members' violent agitation. Police firing on violent Gujjar protestors has claimed 31 lives in two days.
- The army and police on Tuesday launched a joint search for militants in Dami Chak area of Samba in Jammu and Kashmir following reports by villagers that two people had been seen moving suspiciously in the region, officials said.
