China refutes delivering missile launchers to North Korea
June 13th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Beijing has rubbished media reports suggesting that a Chinese company allegedly supplied Pyongyang with four ballistic missile launchers last year in a breach of UN ... Read more...
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Defence preparedness should be on par with threat: BJP
May 8th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India's defence preparedness should be on par with the threats it faces in a "difficult neighbourhood", Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Tuesday ... Read more...
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Security expert rules out cyber warfare
October 19th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) Cyber war - long considered by many defence experts to be a significant threat - may never happen, a security expert says.Thomas Rid, expert in war ... Read more...
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US backing India for military exercises: Pakistani daily
October 12th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) India will be holding military exercises along the Sino-Pak border areas "without any formal advance intimation to either Beijing or Islamabad" as it has the backing ... Read more...
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LeT elimination among US’ ’sizeable wish-list’ to Pak to uproot terror
April 29th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 29(ANI): The Obama administration is pressing Pakistan to eliminate all hard-line religious groups- which Pentagon believes are militant outfits- ahead of the withdrawal of US troops from war-torn Afghanistan. ... Read more...
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Gilani approves one-year extension to Pasha as ISI chief
March 15th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 15(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved an extension to Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha as director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence for a period of ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army attempts to strike ethnic balance
December 1st, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has changed its recruitment pattern and is now attempting to strike an ethnic balance by encouraging an intake of ethnic minorities, a media report said ... Read more...
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Need better technology to prevent biological attack: Kalam
October 6th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Wednesday said there is a need to assimilate better technology and cutting edge systems in all agencies involved with security of the ... Read more...
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Muslims in British jails may launch terror strikes when freed
August 27th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Some 800 Muslims lodged in British jails may have been turned by fellow inmates into fanatics ready to launch terror attacks, a media report said Friday.
An alarming report ... Read more...
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Public-private partnership in defence a must: PM
May 26th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the government will encourage the participation of India Inc. in the defence sector through public-private partnerships.
"Greater participation of Indian ... Read more...
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Russian company selling cruise missile in a shipping box
April 26th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.26 (ANI): A Russian company's decision to market a cruise missile that can be launched from a shipping container, has led defence experts to warn of a new danger of ballistic ... Read more...
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Taliban extremism will spread to India, says Iran (Lead)
February 6th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Munich, Feb 6 (DPA) Taliban-linked extremism in Afghanistan is blossoming because of Western intervention there and is set to spread to India, Central Asia and Arab states, Iran's foreign minister has ... Read more...
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Afghan extremism will spread to India: Mottaki
February 6th, 2010 - 9:12 am ICT by IANS
Munich, Feb 6 (DPA) Taliban-linked extremism in Afghanistan is blossoming because of the Western intervention there and is set to spread to India, Central Asia and Arab states, Iran's foreign minister ... Read more...
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British troops far from defeating Taliban, says Brit Defence Secretary
September 16th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep.16 (ANI): British troops are a long way from winning the battle against a resilient Taliban in Afghanistan, and the conflict in the country could lead to "major shifts" in ... Read more...
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Pak going beyond degree of N-deterrence is worrying: Army Chief
September 2nd, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Pune,Sep. 2 (ANI): Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on Wednesday criticized Pakistan for stockpiling nuclear weapons in the name of protection, and said the country is going beyond the degree of deterrence. ... Read more...
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China more powerful but no need to worry: Defence experts
August 11th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Even as Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta raised eyebrows with his comments that India cannot match China in military capability, former armed forces chiefs and defence ... Read more...
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Over 20,000 Tamil civilians killed in final Lanka offensive against LTTE
May 29th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, May 29 (ANI): Over 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final throes of the Sri Lankan civil war, most of them victims of indiscriminate government troop shelling, an investigation by ... Read more...
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North Korea confirms reprocessing of spent fuel rods
April 25th, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has confirmed on Saturday that the country has begun reprocessing of spent fuel rods in a pilot atomic power plant. ... Read more...
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North Korea is a full-fledged nuclear power with a capacity to wipe out Japan, S. Korea
April 24th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 24 (ANI): North Korea has become a full-fledged nuclear power with the capacity to wipe out entire cities in Japan and South Korea, a confidential report prepared by world's intelligence ... Read more...
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US tells Pak drone strikes to continue
February 9th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): The United States wants to continue drone strikes inside Pakistans tribal areas as American defence experts believe that the strikes have killed a large number of al ... Read more...
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Pak Govt., armys concerted efforts needed to regain Swat: Experts
January 31st, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 31 (ANI): The civilian and military leadership should make concerted efforts to regain control of the Swat Valley from militants, various defence experts have said.Most participants at a discussion ... Read more...
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US attacks can undermine Zardaris position with Pak Army: Experts
January 28th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 28 (ANI): The continuing of US strikes in Pakistans tribal areas bordering Afghanistan could undermine the position of President Asif Zardari vis-a-vis the Army, Western defence experts have said.They ... Read more...
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US military networks under cyber attacks: Report
November 29th, 2008 - 4:21 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 29 (Xinhua) Cyber hackers have launched a series of "malware" attacks on US combat zone computers, including those of the Central Command overseeing Iraq and Afghanistan, underscoring concerns about ... Read more...
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Fall of LTTE political capital Kilinochchi imminent: Sri Lanka
November 26th, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 26 (IANS) The fall of the key rebel town of Kilinochchi was "imminent" with government troops and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) engaged in fierce fighting on its ... Read more...
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India, Qatar to share data on terror threats, money-laundering
November 10th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, Nov 10 (IANS) India and Qatar will share information on terror threats and money laundering and also exchange defence experts for the security of the Arabian Gulf region under two new ... Read more...
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Army officer’s terror link serious issue, say analysts
November 6th, 2008 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The arrest of a serving Indian Army officer for his suspected involvement with a terror blast by a Hindu hardline group is a serious development and the ... Read more...
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‘80 percent of LTTE’s fighting capability eliminated’
November 4th, 2008 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 3 (IANS) Sri Lankan Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka said "80 percent of the fighting ability" of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been "eliminated" and his ... Read more...
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Heavy casualties in Lankan offensive against LTTE
October 19th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 19 (IANS) Fierce fighting has broken out between Sri Lankan troops and the Tamil rebels in the country's north resulting in heavy casualties on both sides, defence authorities said here ... Read more...
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Heavy fighting as military inches towards LTTE strongholds
October 4th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) Fierce fighting broke out Saturday between the government troops and the Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's restive north as the military claimed to be closing in on ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka proposes $1.66 bn defence budget for 2009
October 2nd, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 2 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government, which has been engaged in a long drawn battle with the Tamil Tigers, wants to allocate Rs.177.1 billion ($1.66 billion) for its defence forces ... Read more...
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UN food convoy for displaced civilians in LTTE-held areas
September 28th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 28 (IANS) The United Nations has decided to move a food convoy for tens of thousands of war-displaced civilians in the LTTE-held areas in north Sri Lanka, where heavy fighting ... Read more...
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Government’s anti-malaria drugs ineffective: Tripura minister
July 31st, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, July 31 (IANS) Drugs and injections supplied by the central government to prevent malaria in the northeast are ineffective, Tripura Health and Family Welfare Minister Tapan Chakraborty said here ... Read more...
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UFOs are swarming all over British skies
June 25th, 2008 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25 (ANI): A British soldier has reported that he witnessed thirteen UFOs rotating in the skies above his military barracks while he was out on night patrol with other ... Read more...
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Radio Pakistan moaning about the plight of Sikhs in East Punjab exposed
June 2nd, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by admin
Ferozepur (Punjab), June 2 (ANI): Peals of Gurbani greet listeners every morning in the tiny hamlet of Roopnagar in Ferozepur District, which lies on the India-Pakistan border.
The "Punjabi Durbar" programme ... Read more...
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Conflicting signals in Pak over future of composite dialogue
May 20th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, May 20 (ANI): Conflicting signals are quite visible here over the future of the bilateral composite dialogue between India and Pakistan.
While the media appears sceptical about the impact the current ... Read more...
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