Suspected spy for Pakistan arrested in Tamil Nadu
September 17th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) A suspected spy, passing sensitive defence information to Pakistan's intelligence agency through its High Commission in Colombo, has been arrested in Tamil Nadu, a senior police ... Read more...
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Julian Assange’s mom in Ecuador to seek son’s asylum
July 29th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's mother has arrived in Quito to urge Ecuadorian authorities to grant her son political asylum, CNN reported Sunday."Surely, the president (Rafael ... Read more...
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Naval war room leak case: 2 former officers granted bail
May 11th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday granted conditional bail to two former Navy Commanders Kulbhushan Parashar and Vijender Rana, arrested for their alleged roles in the ... Read more...
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Indian business delegation to visit Indonesia
April 22nd, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 22 (IANS) Buoyed by bilateral trade between Indonesia and India touching a record $20 billion and increasing at a steady pace, an Indian business delegation will visit the ... Read more...
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When thieves stole truck carrying Obama’s teleprompter!
October 19th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) A truck carrying US President Barack Obama's see-through teleprompter, which enables him to read out his long and emphatic speeches, went missing during a visit.It ... Read more...
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Pakistan-US ties to grow in diverse fields: Gilani
July 5th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) The friendly relations between Pakistan and the US will continue to grow in diverse fields despite challenges, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here."All relationships ... Read more...
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Indian-American engineer gets 32 years for selling secrets to China
January 25th, 2011 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Weeks after China conducted a flight test of its new J-20 stealth fighter, a US court has sentenced a former Indian American B-2 stealth bomber engineer ... Read more...
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US might charge Wikileaks founder Assange under Espionage Act
December 11th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): America is all set to being spying charges against Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' that published over 250,000 US secret diplomatic cables, according to his ... Read more...
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India encouraging private sector in defence production
December 2nd, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The government is encouraging consortiums and joint ventures to ensure a greater role for the private sector in the defence industry, Minister of State for Defence M.M. ... Read more...
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Indian American engineer disappointed with spying for China charge
August 10th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 10 (ANI): Indian American engineer Noshir Gowadia has expressed disappointment over the US Government accusing and charging him of spying for China.Gowadia was convicted on 14 of 17 counts, including ... Read more...
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Indian American held guilty of selling military secrets to China
August 10th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian American engineer Noshir Gowadia, who helped design the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber, has been found guilty of selling military secrets to China, conspiracy ... Read more...
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Man who helped Pakistani spy sent to police custody
July 20th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) A local court here Tuesday sent Anand Kumar, a Delhi resident arrested for assisting a Pakistani spy, to two-day police custody.
According to police, Anand Kumar, 32, was arrested ... Read more...
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Former Cabinet Secretariat official dead
July 17th, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Victor Longer, a retired official of the Cabinet Secretariat, who played a pioneering role in developing defence information in the country and supported communication efforts during the ... Read more...
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Ex-US official jailed for spying for Cuba
July 17th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) A former US official has been sentenced to life imprisonment for working as Cuban spy for nearly three decades.
Kendall Myers, 73, a former State Department analyst, was sentenced ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy had licence, voter ID card: police (Lead)
July 13th, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) Kashif Ali, a suspected Pakistani spy arrested two days ago, had duped government departments and banks during his over two-year stay here. He had a driving licence, voter ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy had licence, voter ID and PAN card: police
July 12th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) Kashif Ali, the suspected Pakistani spy who was arrested here two days ago, had duped government departments and banks during his over two-year stay here. He had a ... Read more...
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Pakistani spy arrested in Chandigarh
July 10th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) A Pakistani spy, who had sent vital defence information from India to his country, was arrested here Saturday, police said.
According to police, the spy was identified as Kashif ... Read more...
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India, Namibia sign pact for uranium supply
September 2nd, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.2 (ANI): Namibia, which has substantial quantity of uranium, has agreed to supply India with the same as part of a civil nuclear agreement.Under the Agreement on Cooperation in ... Read more...
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Navy War Room leak case: Court rejects bail plea of retired naval commander
November 14th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday rejected the bail plea of retired naval commander J.S.Kalra, an accused in the navy War Room leak case for allegedly leaking secret ... Read more...
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US citizen charged with spying for China
August 9th, 2008 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Washington, Aug 9 (DPA) A US citizen was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Friday for spying on behalf of the Chinese government, the Justice Department said. Tai Shen Kuo, ... Read more...
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Chief Information Commissioner to visit Tihar Jail on RTI plea
July 15th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Aggarwal
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) For the first time, India's Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) will visit the Tihar Jail here Wednesday to meet an Indian Navy officer who has been ... Read more...
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Parole for accused in Naval War Room leak case
July 10th, 2008 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A court here Thursday released on parole retired Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander S.L. Surve, one of the five accused in a case relating to the ... Read more...
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India sets up cell to counter threats to space assets
June 10th, 2008 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India has set up a special cell to counter "the growing threat to our space assets", Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced here Tuesday. Addressing the Unified Commanders' ... Read more...
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Russia’s new radar station on combat duty by yearend
April 12th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 12 (RIA Novosti) A new missile early warning radar station will go into service by the end of the current year, the Russian Space Forces commander has said. Col. ... Read more...
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US military stands to gain by destroying satellite
February 21st, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, Feb 21 (DPA) Top US officials have said the main reason for shooting down a spy satellite as it slipped from orbit was to protect humans from its hazardous fuel, but ... Read more...
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Difficulties in disseminating defence information
January 13th, 2008 - 11:19 am ICT by admin
Attn: News Editors/News Desks: Following is an article by Mr. I. Ramamohan Rao, Former Principal Information Officer, Government of India, and now Chief Editor, ANI. We do hope you will find this ... Read more...
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