Arms

BSF seizes cache of arms, ammunition in Punjab in search near zero line

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops recovered a bag containing arms and ammunition during a search near the zero line, informed the officials

Cyprus hails full lifting of US weapons embargo, focus bilateral ties

Cyprus on Saturday hailed the full lifting of a US arms embargo on the ethnically divided island nation as a milestone reaffirming increasingly tighter bilateral bonds that serve to bolster stability in the turbulent east Mediterranean region. The Cypriot Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Cyprus-US strategic partnership aims at creating the necessary conditions for regional security and stability. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement that Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined Cyprus met the conditions to allow for exports, re-exports and transfers of defense articles .. .for the fiscal year 2023. The US will assess annually whether Cyprus complies with conditions for the embargo lift, including implementing anti-money laundering regulations and denying Russian military vessels access to ports for refuelling and servicing. Cyprus barred Russian warships from using its ports in early March following the invasion of Ukraine. The conditions

Arms conference puts trillion-dollar industry under the spotlight

Arms conference puts trillion-dollar industry under the spotlight

India's unbridled acquisition of arms threatening region's peace, stability

Pakistan on Friday said that India's unbridled acquisition of arms was creating an imbalance in the region, threatening peace and stability. Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said this at the weekly briefing in response to a question about Indian Air Force deploying its first batch of S-400 Russian Missile Defence System in Adampur and Halwara Air Base in Punjab, some 90-100 Km close to Pakistani border. It has been a long standing concern of Pakistan that the arms race, the imbalance that has been created and further exacerbated in our region because of India's belligerence and unbridled acquisition of arms over the years, threatens regional peace and stability, the FO spokesperson said. He said Pakistan had shared those concerns with friends, members of the international community, and had also raised these issues at the relevant forums in the United Nations. "Almost over 70 per cent of the military capability that India has acquired is actually directed, deployed .

Large weapon and ammunition cache discovered in Afghanistan's Kunar

A large cache of arms and ammunition has been discovered in Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar, the defence ministry said in a statement

RJD MLA Anant Singh, convicted in arms case, disqualified by Bihar assembly

Anant Singh, the MLA of Mokama in Patna district, was convicted by a special MP-MLA court in June under different sections of the Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act and the IPC.

India, world's biggest buyer of Russian arms, looks to diversify suppliers

India aims to produce as much as half its defence equipment at home, a senior government official said on condition of anonymity

Indo-American Congressman calls for US providing more arms to India

"I will continue to find ways to make sure India can choose US weapons over Russian ones," he said in a statement after a meeting with community Leader Ajay Bhutoria

STF of Kolkata police arrests illegal arms racketeer, recovers 2 pistols

The arrest was made in Parsi Bagan lane area

Russian arms imports to India fell from 69% in 2012-17 to 46% in 2017-21

Russia's share of arm imports to India fell from 69 per cent in 2012-17 to 46 per cent in 2017-21, according to a report released on Monday by Stockholm-based defence think-tank SIPRI. Russia started a war against Ukraine on February 24, which led the US and other western countries to impose extremely harsh economic sanctions on the country. "Between 201216 and 201721 Indian arms imports decreased by 21 per cent. Despite this, India was the world's largest importer of major arms in 201721 and accounted for 11 per cent of total global arms imports in the period," the report noted. Russia was the largest supplier of major arms to India in both 201216 and 201721, but India's imports of Russian arms dropped by 47 per cent between the two periods as several large programmes for Russian arms wound down, said the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). This, combined with India's increased efforts to diversify its arms supplier base, meant that Russia's sha

Affidavits reveal love for firearms among candidates across parties in UP

More and more politicians are now displaying their love for firearms. A scrutiny of affidavits filed by candidates in Lucknow and Prayagraj reveals their penchant for weapons.

NZ introduces further measures to crack down on firearms violence

The changes include implementing harsher penalties for gun crime

CBI carries out search in parts J-K over alleged arms licence scam

The CBI on Saturday carried out searches in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with cases related to alleged irregularities in the issuance of thousands of arms licences to non-residents

India's arms import dip by 33% between 2011-15 and 2016-20: Report

The report is by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said

Court to pronounce order on Feb 11 over plea against Salman Khan

A District and Sessions court is likely to pronounce on Thursday its order on a plea against actor Salman Khan for alleged submission of a false affidavit related to his arms licence

Ladakh standoff: Govt says emergency procurement of arms undertaken by army

''In the current standoff, emergency procurement for certain arms and equipment have been undertaken by the armed forces to beef up their combat potential,'' Naik said

Machine gun among arms cache unearthed in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda

A large cache of arms and ammunition, including a Pika machine gun, was recovered from a terrorist hideout in a joint operation carried out by the police and army in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district

Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) Bill 2019, exempts sportspersons

Shah said that there is a provision for life imprisonment for those who snatch or loot arms and ammunition from police or defence forces.

Bill introduced in LS to amend 60-yr-old Arms Act, enhance punishment

The Arms (Amendment) Bill makes provision that a person can have a maximum of two firearms, as against the present norm of three

US urges other countries to buy arms from it, and not Russia or China

Cooper identified China and Russia as strategic competitors whose efforts have been to proliferate arms around the world