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No explosive in bombshell found in Chandigarh mango garden: Army

The police officials said the bombshell was an obsolete one which was manufactured in 1960s by the Indian Ordnance Factory.

Govt moves bill in LS to ban strikes by essential defence services

The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021, introduced by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt amid din created by the Opposition over three new agri laws and the alleged Pegasus snooping controversy, seeks to replace an ordinance issued in June.

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DefMin sacks 13 officers for 'non-performance'

Action has been taken according to a memorandum that requires 'periodic review of performance of government servants'.

Parliament passes bill to ban strikes by essential defence services

Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and some other members sought that the bill be referred to a standing committee for scrutiny.

Are pellet guns worth using? Nobody's telling

In its response to a Right to Information Act application, the Ordnance Factory Board cited sections 8(1)(a) which exempts from disclosure information related to security and strategic matters and section 8(1)(d) which exempts information related to commercial confidence.

Cabinet increases retirement age of government doctors to 65 years

The retirement age of doctors in some departments is 60 years and in some others, it is 62.

Expert team formed to explore alternatives to pellet guns

The central government had also sent a team of doctors to Kashmir Valley to treat youths injured due to firing by pellet guns.

'Handgun named after Delhi braveheart an insult to her memory'

A handgun specially designed for women and named after the December 16 Delhi brahevheart has sparked a controversy.

Corporatising OFBs: An idea whose time has come

'The much-awaited decision could be a welcome change at a time when the Indian armed forces are crying for self-reliance and the defence industry is looking forward to more indigenisation,' notes Nitin A Gokhale.

Seventh Pay Commission's biggest losers: The armed forces

The 7th CPC places the Indian Police Service (and, almost in passing, the Indian Forest Service) on a level with the Indian Administrative Service, leaving the military out in the cold.

After OROP, another demand taking shape within armed forces

The military will now demand further pay and promotion parity with civilians

Standing their ground: What women in Delhi do to stay safe?

Over two years since the Nirbhaya rape shook the nation women in New Delhi feel no safer than they did before. With safety apps to self-defence classes on the rise, Ritika Bhatia takes a look at what working women in Delhi are doing to keep themselves safe.