No classified information leak in Osama book: Ex-Navy Seal
September 1st, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) A former US Navy Seal who gave a first-hand account of the Osama bin Laden raid in a new book has denied leaking any classified information.Robert ... Read more...
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India’s first Globemaster airlifter takes shape (With image)
August 1st, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Long Beach (California), Aug 1 (IANS) The first of ten C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlifters being built by Boeing for India underwent a major production step with a ceremony at ... Read more...
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India inducts third indigenous stealth frigate
July 21st, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Adding teeth to its surface combatants fleet, India Saturday commissioned the third of its indigenously designed and built warship, INS Sahyadri, which will enhance the country's ... Read more...
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Air India pilots officially call off strike (Lead)
July 4th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The 59-day strike by Air India pilots ended Wednesday, a day after the aviators assured the Delhi High Court that they would call off their ... Read more...
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Air India pilots officially call off strike
July 4th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The 59-day strike by Air India pilots ended Wednesday, a day after the aviators assured the Delhi High Court that they would call off their ... Read more...
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CBI arrests four for defence canteen racket
July 1st, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) The CBI has arrested four people and busted a corruption racket involving officials of the canteen stores department (CSD) of the defence ministry and a private ... Read more...
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Woman accuses Bengal cop of misbehaving with her
May 17th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A woman in South 24 Parganas district near here has lodged a complaint against a police station chief for allegedly misbehaving with her, police said Thursday."We ... Read more...
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11 Turkish generals held for 1997 coup
May 10th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, May 10 (IANS) Police in Turkey Thursday detained 11 army generals - four retired and seven in service - for their alleged involvement in a coup in 1997, a ... Read more...
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Barua group gives ULFA 3 months to ‘return to active duty’
April 30th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) A breakaway ULFA group led by Paresh Barua and opposed to any talks with the government, has set a three-month deadline for the ... Read more...
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Two Bengal cops removed for misbehaving with woman complainant
April 26th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Two officers of a city police station were suspended for allegedly misbehaving with a woman who had come to lodge a complaint, a police official said ... Read more...
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Kolkata rape: ‘Misbehaving’ policemen removed from duty
February 21st, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Two Kolkata police officers who had misbehaved with an Anglo-Indian woman when she went to a police station to report her alleged rape were Tuesday removed ... Read more...
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Russia delays new nuclear submarine service
December 3rd, 2011 - 5:29 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS) The Russian Navy has decided not to put into active duty its newest Severodvinsk nuclear submarine until the end of 2012, the Defence Ministry said Friday.The ... Read more...
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Russia to keep Topol missiles until 2019
October 29th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 28 (IANS) Russia is going to keep on active duty its Topol strategic mobile ballistic missile systems until 2019, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) said Friday.According to ... Read more...
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7 in 10 Americans support women in combat roles: Survey
March 17th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.17 (ANI): Over seven in ten Americans support allowing women in the military to engage in close combat, says Washington Post/ABC News poll.Nearly, 73 percent of respondents support giving women combat ... Read more...
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Govt. formulates schemes for assistance to widows of CPF personnel
November 16th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Ajay Maken on Tuesday informed that the Central Government has formulated schemes for assistance to the widows of ... Read more...
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Sam Champion’s father - Lt. Col. James H. Champion passes away
October 27th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The “Good Morning America” weatherman - Sam Champion has lost his father. His father, Lt. Col. James H. Champion passed away on Monday at the ... Read more...
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Killed British troops’ kids to get free degree courses
October 5th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Children of British troops, who died on active duty since 1990, have been offered free degree courses, a media report said Tuesday.An annual 8,200-pound scholarships will be ... Read more...
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Gay soldier discharged from New York paramilitary
July 24th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 24 (IANS) A soldier who made an open announcement that he was gay has been discharged from a paramilitary force in New York.
The New York Army National Guard ... Read more...
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June 2010 deadliest month for US army
July 17th, 2010 - 6:07 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) Thirty-two American soldiers killed themselves in June this year, the highest ever in a month for the US army.
Twenty-one of the suicide victims were on active duty, while ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton is the ‘celebrity ambassador’ for ‘Song for Soldiers’
May 28th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Socialite Paris Hilton has been named as the official ‘celebrity ambassador’ for Song for Soldiers. The new organization Song for Soldiers is the latest ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton Supports Troops
May 28th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The spotlight shines once again on Paris Hilton; this time for a cause. The famous hotel heiress/ socialite/ actress/ singer, has now decided to ... Read more...
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Thai General ‘Seh Daeng’ Shot In Head While Giving Interview
May 14th, 2010 - 3:50 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Bangkok, May 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A renegade Thai general was shot in the head last evening as he gave an interview to a reporter.
Major General Khattiya Sawasdipol, 58, who had ... Read more...
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Kids of combat-deployed parents show increased worries
April 9th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 9(ANI): Children of combat-deployed parents show increased worries, even after the parent has returned, a new American study has found.UCLA assistant professor of psychiatry Dr. Patricia Lester and her team ... Read more...
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Gay military rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi is back on active duty
February 10th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Feb 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Gay military rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi has been called back for active duty, according to reports. Photographer Jeff Sheng, in a blog post, confirmed ... Read more...
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First Lady Michelle Obama announces $8.8 billion for military family support
January 27th, 2010 - 6:13 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget request calls for a record $8.8 billion for military family support programs, First Lady Michelle Obama announced on Tuesday.The request represents ... Read more...
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Sikh with turban taken back in US Army
December 12th, 2009 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) A campaign by Sikhs in America has resulted in the US Army accepting another Sikh recruit for active duty with his religious identity intact. It will be ... Read more...
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Carry out intelligence review of Fort Hood killer: Obama (Lead)
November 13th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the way intelligence agencies handled information related to an army major accused of carrying out the ... Read more...
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Obama orders intelligence review of Fort Hood killer; Hasan charged with murder
November 13th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the way intelligence agencies handled information related to an army major accused of carrying out the ... Read more...
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Bush political heir going to be deployed in war
October 28th, 2009 - 4:03 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) George P. Bush, the Bush family's fourth-generation heir, is going to be deployed in war either in Iraq or Afghanistan. The thirty three year old ... Read more...
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US army accepts first Sikh recruit
October 24th, 2009 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) In a major step to end the exclusion of Sikhs, the US Army has accepted a Sikh recruit who had declined to either remove his 'dastaar' ... Read more...
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Let Sikhs join military: US lawmakers
August 28th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) Forty-one members of the US House of Representatives have written to defense secretary Robert Gates to permit Sikhs wearing their religious symbols to join the military.
Sikh ... Read more...
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Bernard Madoff ‘was a fraudster by birth’
July 24th, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 24 (ANI): Multi-billion dollar fraudster Bernard Madoff was a devious liar and cheat since the day he was born, reveals a new book."Bernie showed his con-man colours as ... Read more...
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Meet the ‘luckiest man in the British Army ‘ who escaped bullet by only 2mm!
April 20th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 20 (ANI): A Brit soldier is being called the luckiest in the army after he survived a gun shot, which hit his helmet, but missed his head - by ... Read more...
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Campaign to end ban on Sikhs joining US army
April 15th, 2009 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 15 (IANS) Sikh organisations in America have launched a campaign to end a ban on Sikhs joining the US Army without removing their turbans and cutting off their ... Read more...
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US Sikhs protest army ban on turban, long hair
April 10th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 10 (IANS) Sikh organisations in America are launching protests and a signature campaign in favour of two Sikh military trainees who have been asked to remove their turbans and ... Read more...
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