Smuggling on the rise in US: Report
April 9th, 2011 - 10:03 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 9 (IANS) Smuggling is on the rise in the US, with seizures by the country's customs department up 35 percent in the fiscal year 2010 from 2009, ... Read more...
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New “Harbor Shield” technology being developed to protect US ports from terror attacks
March 1st, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): The United States is reportedly developing a new technology to safeguard its ports from being attacked by terrorists and smugglers.America, which is the global hub of commerce, ... Read more...
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Indian Navy inducts Italian-built fleet tanker (Lead)
January 21st, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) INS Deepak, the first of two fleet tankers built in Italy, was commissioned Friday into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister A.K. Antony at the Naval Dockyard here."This ... Read more...
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Weapons factory busted in Ireland
January 13th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 13 (IANS) Irish police Thursday busted a weapons factory at a remote farm in the country and arrested five suspects in this connection, a media report said.Police found metal tubes ... Read more...
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134 tons of marijuana burnt in Mexico
October 22nd, 2010 - 12:11 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tijuana, Oct 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Mexican army has burnt the 134 tons of marijuana that was seized from drug traffickers in Tijuana on Monday.The bust was the biggest in the history ... Read more...
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189 cargo containers missing after Mumbai ship collision
September 16th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 16 (IANS) More than five weeks after two foreign ships collided off Mumbai harbour, 189 cargo containers which fell off one of the vessels remain unaccounted for, a top company ... Read more...
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Efforts on to combat oil spill hazards off Mumbai
August 10th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Environment disaster loomed large over coastal Mumbai, Raigad and surrounding areas Tuesday, the day after oil stopped leaking from the sinking Panamanian ship MSC Chitra.
An estimated 2,000 ... Read more...
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Judge quits hearing ITC case citing conflict of interest
November 16th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Justice S.H. Kapadia, the second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, Monday quit hearing a case involving ITC Ltd. on the ground that he owns some shares ... Read more...
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Robo ferret to detect hidden drugs, weapons and explosives
June 13th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Scientists are developing a new type of robot, dubbed the 'cargo-screening ferret', which will make it easier to detect drugs, weapons, explosives and illegal immigrants concealed in cargo ... Read more...
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Navy Chief says nukes can be smuggled into India via sea route
February 18th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, on Wednesday warned that nuclear weapons could be smuggled into the country in cargo containers via the sea route.
Addressing ... Read more...
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Chanel focuses on opening a boutique
December 20th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Chanel is going to halt a mobile art exhibition featuring its iconic quilted handbag and chain in order to refocus on more strategic investments in these troubled times said yesterdayRecently, the handbag ... Read more...
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50 NATO trucks set ablaze in Pakistan
December 8th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 8 (DPA) Pakistani insurgents Monday torched more than 50 trucks carrying supplies for US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, police said.The pre-dawn attack took place on the periphery of Peshawar ... Read more...
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New detector can sniff out even low levels of gamma radiation
August 19th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have produced a new detector sensitive even to low levels of gamma radiation.US shipping ports receive about ... Read more...
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Security robot that sniffs out radiation developed
March 31st, 2008 - 10:58 am ICT by admin
Sydney, March 31 (IANS) Australian scientists have developed a prototype remote-controlled robotic vehicle that is capable of sniffing out radiation. The concept vehicle - known as RASP or the Remote Advanced Sensor ... Read more...
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