China knows how to tackle stealth aircraft
September 20th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) The Chinese military knows how to deal with enemy stealth aircraft, an official said.During the first "Military Camp Opening Day" activity held in the Wuhan Air ... Read more...
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Belarusian border guards get flak over teddy bears
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has blamed the national border guard service over the "bombing" of hundreds of teddy bears from a plane intruding into the ... Read more...
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One killed as drug plane makes forced landing in Honduras
July 4th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 4 (IANS/EFE) One person was killed and another injured Tuesday when their small plane loaded with cocaine made a forced landing near the eastern Honduran town of Catacamas, ... Read more...
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Karnataka opposes shifting air show out of Bangalore
July 4th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 3 (IANS) The Karnataka government has opposed shifting the biennial mega air show Aero India hosted at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base on Bangalore's outskirts out of ... Read more...
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Russia urges Syria, Turkey against clash
June 27th, 2012 - 7:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces should not be considered a provocation or allowed to further destabilise the situation in the region, ... Read more...
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30 Syrian army men defect to Turkey
June 25th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, June 25 (IANS) Thirty-three Syrian army defectors, including a general and two colonels, have fled to Turkey, Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency reported Monday.The defectors and their family members ... Read more...
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Impounded plane stolen in Colombia
June 12th, 2012 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 12 (IANS/EFE) A small plane impounded by Colombian authorities last December after entering the country illegally has been stolen from an airport in the northwestern region of Uraba, ... Read more...
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23 air space breaches by Pakistan since 2009
May 21st, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan military planes have violated the Indian air space at least 23 times since 2009 and all such violations were analysed and taken up ... Read more...
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‘Chinese chopper violated Indian air space’
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Admitting to violation of Indian airspace by Chinese helicopters in March this year, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said these incidents were taken up with ... Read more...
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New Zealand keen to partner India in aviation development
March 20th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) New Zealand, which claims to have the highest per capita ratio of aircraft, is ready to help India in airport development and pilot training to achieve ... Read more...
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NATO supplies continue via Pakistan air space: US
February 9th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter Thursday that the supplies to NATO-led forces in Afghanistan are being airlifted through Pakistani air space, Xinhua reported.Pakistan closed NATO ... Read more...
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Iran urges neighbours to prevent their airspace’s misuse
December 16th, 2011 - 7:13 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 16 (IANS) Iran has called upon its neighbouring countries to disallow their airspace to be misused against it.Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi Thursday gave a call to its ... Read more...
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Downed US drone is Iran’s property: Minister
December 13th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 13 (IANS) Iran Tuesday dismissed a request from the US that Tehran return a spy drone that crashed in the country, saying the aircraft was now the ... Read more...
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Pakistan may have inspected Indian Army chopper: Antony
November 23rd, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) It is possible that the Pakistani authorities examined an Indian Army helicopter that strayed into their territory a month ago and was returned the same ... Read more...
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Buenos Aires airports reopen as volcanic ash clears
October 18th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Oct 18 (IANS) Regular operations have gradually resumed at two airports in this capital of Argentina, where most flights had been cancelled due to ash cloud generated from ... Read more...
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Iran radars can detect drones: Commander
October 9th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran's national defence system has been equipped with advanced radars capable of detecting unmanned aerial vehicles, a senior military commander said has said."No unauthorized unmanned ... Read more...
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‘India’s area of responsibility goes beyond Indian Ocean’
October 3rd, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India's area of responsibility stretches beyond the Indian Ocean region and the armed forces were building capabilities to meet security challenges well beyond the Gulf ... Read more...
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UN chief’s plane diverted due to volcanic ashes
June 14th, 2011 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires (Argentina), June 14 (IANS) UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon's plane had to be diverted to land, 700 kilometres west of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, Monday ... Read more...
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India-Europe flights unaffected as of now
May 25th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Indian air carriers Wednesday reported no cancellation of flights to Europe, despite volcanic ash from Iceland grounding about 500 flights in Britain alone and covering ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army protests NATO incursion
May 17th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has lodged a strong protest with NATO forces over an incursion by allied helicopters with which its troops exchanged fire at Admi Kot ... Read more...
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L&T; achieves financial closure for Hyderabad metro
April 5th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) L&T; Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd (L&TMRHL;) Tuesday announced that it had achieved financial closure for the Rs.16,375 crore Hyderabad metro rail project, described as the ... Read more...
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Qantas plane denied flight path through Iraq
February 15th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 15 (IANS) A passenger aircraft of Australian airline Qantas had to change its flight path after it was denied entry into Iraqi air space, a media report said Tuesday.The QF32 ... Read more...
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Pakistan-US relations: Who will blink first (Part-III)
February 14th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
As opposed to the stake that the US has in the persona of Davis and others like him across the world, are the stakes that the US has in Afghanistan and ... Read more...
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Tourist arrivals in Spain rises in 2010
January 25th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 25 (IANS/EFE) Last year Spain welcomed 52.6 million foreign tourists, 1 percent more than in 2009, authorities said.The figures released previously by the Industry, Tourism and Trade Ministry indicated a ... Read more...
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Defence alert over Pakistan’s air space violation (Lead)
January 19th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 19 (IANS) Two Pakistani aircraft Wednesday flew close to the Indian border in the Jammu region, triggering an air defence alert. The reported air space violation will be taken up ... Read more...
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Pak planes intrude Indian air space
January 19th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 19 (IANS) Two Pakistani aircraft entered the Indian air space in Ranbirsinghpora area along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir in a clear violation of the Indian air space, ... Read more...
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ABC Renews Contract For 6 Shows
January 11th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
There is good news for ABC viewers. The channel has given a new year gift to six of its top rating shows, which may lead to a morale boosting for ... Read more...
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NATO helicopters again violate Pak air space
December 27th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 27 (ANI): Two NATO helicopters reportedly violated Pakistan's air space by entering the Landi Kotal area of Khyber Agency bordering Afghanistan.The Dawn quoted security officials as saying that the helicopters ... Read more...
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Islamabad accuses India of violating Pak air space 20 times in 2010
December 11th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 11(ANI): Pakistan has claimed that Indian Air Force aircraft violated its air space twenty times in the year 2010, and 182 times since November 2007.In response to a recent ... Read more...
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Russian warplanes interrupt US-Japan drill
December 9th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec.9 (ANI): Russian airplanes flew in the region of a joint US-Japanese military drill, a naval spokesman said on Wednesday, heightening tensions in a territorial dispute between Tokyo and Moscow."The ... Read more...
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Amateur pilot strays into flypast in Britain
November 24th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) An amateur pilot in Britain misread air restriction timing and was left stunned when he found himself flying alongside a huge formation of 29 military aircraft at an ... Read more...
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Ink bomb was primed to explode once aircraft reached US eastern seaboard
November 11th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.11 (ANI): At least one of the parcel bombs planted on cargo planes heading for Chicago last month was primed to explode once the aircraft reached the eastern coast of the ... Read more...
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Hey, Obama didn’t mention us, notes Pakistani media (Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Barack Obama's four-day India visit hogged media space here Sunday with a daily highlighting that the US president didn't mention Pakistan during his speech at ... Read more...
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Obama’s India visit garners Pakistani media space
November 7th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Barack Obama's four-day India visit hogged media space here Sunday with a daily highlighting that the US president didn't mention Pakistan during his speech at ... Read more...
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Looted goods from NATO trucks openly being sold in Pak markets
October 11th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 11(ANI): Looted goods from NATO supply convoys en route to military bases in Afghanistan, can be brought at cheap prices from a black market in Peshawar.The merchandise can be brought ... Read more...
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