‘India to establish strategic presence in deep sea mining’
July 5th, 2012 - 5:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India is to establish a "strategic presence" in the area of deep sea mining by plumbing the depths of the ocean to hunt for rare ... Read more...
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India’s first military chopper pilot passes away
July 20th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Air Commodore (retd) S.K. Majumdar, the first Indian military pilot to fly a helicopter in 1954, died at the army's research and referral hospital here ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief plays down Chinese incursion
January 10th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Monday played down reports of a Chinese incursion in Jammu and Kashmir's frontier area of Ladakh saying it was due the ... Read more...
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US general wants Pakistani group labelled terrorists
July 14th, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 14 (IANS) Amid efforts at a political settlement with Afghan Taliban, the new American military commander in Afghanistan is pushing to have top leaders of the Pakistani Haqqani network ... Read more...
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No aggressive Chinese posture towards India’s skies: IAF
December 15th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) There was no aggressive posturing from the neighbouring Asian superpower China and no apprehensions of air threats, a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) official said here Tuesday.
"I personally ... Read more...
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Taliban push a wake-up call for Pakistan: US
May 4th, 2009 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 4 (IANS) The US believes Taliban forces' recent push in Pakistan has served as a wake-up call for Islamabad, which has long focused on India as its ... Read more...
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BSF steps up vigil along West Bengal’s porous border
December 1st, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) In the wake of the brazen terror attacks in Mumbai last week, the Border Security Force (BSF) has intensified vigil along the West Bengal border with Bangladesh, focussing ... Read more...
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Moon mission a stupendous achievement by India: Vajpayee
October 22nd, 2008 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, under whose premiership India's moon mission was conceived, Wednesday congratulated the scientists for the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft and ... Read more...
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UK Special Forces plan new strategy to counter Taliban
August 19th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.19 (ANI): Britain''s special forces are to play a key role in a newly planned "surge" against Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
According to The Independent, SAS and SBS troops are to ... Read more...
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Pentagon says Taliban has regrouped with resilience
June 28th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
DPAWashington, June 28 (DPA) A day after the nation's top defence official expressed worry about a violent upsurge in Afghanistan, the Pentagon has released a pair of reports giving details of the ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda has much operative capacity: Spanish expert
March 12th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Madrid, March 12 (DPA) Al Qaeda currently counts with a "considerable" operative capacity, with its main base in the frontier area between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a Spanish expert said Wednesday. The common ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda has regrouped in Pakistan: US
December 22nd, 2007 - 12:40 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 22 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that al Qaeda has regrouped in Pakistans tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, and begun to focus attacks on the Pakistani Government and ... Read more...
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Pak has lost battle against terrorism in FATA, US Congress told
November 14th, 2007 - 2:01 am ICT by admin
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