Russian missile cruiser visits Canada
November 9th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok (Russia), Nov 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian Pacific Fleet's task force led by the missile cruiser Varyag has reached the Canadian port of Vancouver on a friendly visit, the ... Read more...
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Russia, US naval anti-terror exercises begin
October 13th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, Oct 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian and the US navies began joint anti-terrorism exercises near the Mariana Islands Thursday, a Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman said.The Russian task force is ... Read more...
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Three South Koreans detained at Indonesian airport for carrying explosive materials
August 9th, 2011 - 7:33 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Three South Korean nationals were arrested in Indonesia's Soekarno-Hatta International airport on Monday for carrying explosive materials, officials said.Salahudin Rafi, director of technical operations of airport management ... Read more...
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New test material to fight explosives terrorism
April 2nd, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 2 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new test material that enables users of trace-explosives detectors (TEDs) to evaluate their performance and reliability.Trace-explosives detectors (TEDs) are an increasingly common sight at ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate terrorism “heading for a paralysis”
March 24th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 24(ANI): A row between Pakistan's anti-terrorism courts and security agencies over the acquittal of militants, coupled with the federal government's inability to push through a critical anti-terror amendment bill, may ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee accuses Buddhadeb of being Maoist
December 30th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Dec 30 (ANI): Rubbishing Trinamool Congress's links with Maoists as alleged in West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee's letter to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Mamata Banerjee said, "the Chief ... Read more...
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UN ignoring terror threats, says New York City
September 17th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 17 (IANS) The New York City government has been left increasingly frustrated after the UN repeatedly ignored its warnings about a potential threat of terrorist attack on its ... Read more...
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New approach to make better artificial nose developed
August 21st, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 21 (ANI): By using fluorescent compounds and DNA, Stanford scientists have developed a new approach to building an "artificial nose", which, according to them could accelerate the use of sniffing ... Read more...
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Security forces recover a huge cache of explosives in Jharkhand
July 21st, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
Tamad (Jharkhand), July 21 (ANI): The Central Reserve Security Force (CRPF) personnel recovered as much as 70-80 kilograms of explosives in Tamad village near Jharkhand's Ranchi city during a combing operation against ... Read more...
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German historian commission confirms that Dresden firebomb toll was exaggerated
March 18th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.18 (ANI): A commission of German historians has confirmed that fewer people were killed in the Allied bombing of Dresden than many reports previously estimated.It confirmed earlier findings that up ... Read more...
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‘Black Widow’ militants’ surrender will help peace in Assam
October 10th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by ANI
By Peter Alex ToddGuwahati, Oct.10 (ANI): A number of militants recently opted to join the mainstream in response to a call given by the Government.The Centre had given ultimatum to ... Read more...
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Over 400 Black Widow militants surrender in Assam
October 3rd, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Oct 3 (ANI): Over four hundred guerrillas of the Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) formally laid down their arms before Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a function at Halflong in ... Read more...
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Foreign al Qaeda leaders using turmoil to strengthen Pak militant groups
May 11th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): American and Pakistani intelligence officials have said that foreign operatives of al Qaeda, who had focused on plotting attacks against the West, are capitalising on the turmoil ... Read more...
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Shaky Pakistan seen as a target of Al Qaeda plots: NYT
May 11th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 11 (IANS) As Taliban militants push deeper into Pakistan, foreign operatives of Al Qaeda are seizing on the turmoil to sow chaos in Pakistan, the New York ... Read more...
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23 Sea Tigers killed as Sri Lankan Navy foils suicide attack (Lead)
May 1st, 2009 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 1 (IANS) At least 23 Sea Tigers were killed and three of their boats were destroyed when the Sri Lankan Navy foiled a LTTE suicide attack on its vessels patrolling ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan navy destroys six LTTE sea tiger boats, kills 25 rebels
April 29th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr 29 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy's elite Special Boat Squadron (SBS) and Fast Attack Craft (FAC) on Wednesday destroyed six LTTE sea tiger boats killing twenty-five sea tigers off Mullaithivu.A Lankan ... Read more...
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Indian American doctor faces trial for keeping high explosives
April 23rd, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (IANS) An Indian-born doctor in the US faces a June 1 trial on a charge of possessing explosive only permitted for military use.
Randeep Mann, 50, arraigned before US Magistrate ... Read more...
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Water plays the role of catalyst in explosives
March 21st, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 21 (ANI): Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, US, have shown that water, in hot dense environments, plays an unexpected role in catalyzing complex explosive reactions.A catalyst ... Read more...
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Water acts as catalyst for explosions
March 21st, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 21 (IANS) Water, the most abundant liquid on earth, exhibits some unusual chemical properties when placed under extreme conditions. It can even trigger explosions.
Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab ... Read more...
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Iran slowing down nuclear programme expansion: IAEA
February 19th, 2009 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Feb 19 (DPA) Iran has slowed down expanding its uranium enrichment programme, but the country still is not cooperating fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a report by the ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan troops enter Tigers’ last major bastion (Third Lead)
January 25th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 25 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Sunday fought their way into the northeastern town of Mullaitivu, the last major bastion of the Tamil Tigers, a day after the rebels blasted a ... Read more...
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International workshop on Advances in processing of Solid Propellant Rocket Motors to begin today
October 22nd, 2008 - 8:25 am ICT by ANI
Pune, Oct 22 (ANI): An International workshop on Advances in processing of Solid Propellant Rocket motors (IWAPS 2008) will be held at the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) here today. ... Read more...
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Lankan jets repeatedly pound suspected LTTE target
October 15th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan Air Force jets Wednesday twice carried out air raids on a suspected "LTTE bunker construction site" in the north, where heavy fighting is raging between the ... Read more...
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No real progress in clearing Iran nuclear weapons charges: IAEA
September 15th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, Sep 15 (DPA) Iran has failed to provide information that would clear up allegations it was involved in nuclear weapons-related research, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday.A report issued ... Read more...
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India tests multi-barrel rocket launcher ‘Pinaka’
August 13th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Balasore (Orissa), Aug 13 (IANS) India successfully tested Wednesday an advanced version of the indigenously built multi-barrel rocket launcher 'Pinaka' from a defence base in Orissa, officials said. The multi-barrel rocket launching ... Read more...
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Iran’s slow cooperation increases nuclear bomb suspicions: US
June 5th, 2008 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Vienna, June 4 (DPA) Iran's unwillingness to explain alleged nuclear weapons-related projects only reinforces suspicions about its past efforts to develop nuclear bomb, the US said at a meeting of the UN ... Read more...
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Iran rejects nuclear weapons suspicions as fabricated
May 30th, 2008 - 12:59 am ICT by admin
DPA
Vienna, May 29 (DPA) Iran Thursday refuted all evidence of a possible military dimension of its nuclear programme as "fabrications". Tehran's representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ali Asghar Soltanieh, ... Read more...
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Iran needs to provide substantive answers : IAEA
May 27th, 2008 - 10:25 am ICT by admin
DPA
Vienna, May 27 (DPA) Iran needs to provide substantive explanations regarding nuclear weapons studies it is alleged to have carried out, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday. The weaponisation issues ... Read more...
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No progress in IAEA probe in Iran: Diplomats
May 21st, 2008 - 11:40 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Vienna, May 21 (DPA) Iran continues to hamper attempts by the UN nuclear watchdog to investigate allegations it has been pursuing studies geared to nuclear weapons applications, diplomats said Wednesday. Inspectors from ... Read more...
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Bombings planned to cause maximum damage: Rajasthan minister(Lead)
May 14th, 2008 - 11:26 pm ICT by admin
By Sahil Makkar
Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) The terror attacks Tuesday evening that killed at least 63 people and injured over 200 in this tourist city were planned to cause "maximum damage" and ... Read more...
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UPA ‘equally responsible’ for blasts: Rajasthan minister (Lead)
May 14th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by admin
By Sahil Makkar
Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) A day after serial blasts ripped through its capital killing at least 63 people, Rajasthan Wednesday blamed the central government and said it was not "mere ... Read more...
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Iran holds nuclear talks with UN, Russia in Tehran
April 28th, 2008 - 6:56 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tehran, April 28 (DPA) Iran Monday started talks with inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog as well as Valentin Sobolev, acting secretary of Russia's National Security Council. A three-man delegation from the ... Read more...
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UN inspectors to return to Iran
April 26th, 2008 - 6:58 am ICT by admin
DPA
Tehran, April 26 (DPA) Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog would make a return visit to Tehran to discuss intelligence alleging Iran pursued nuclear weapons studies, diplomats in Vienna confirmed Friday. An ... Read more...
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Iran rejects nuclear weapons claims, terms IAEA visit ‘ordinary’
April 20th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tehran, April 20 (DPA) Iranian foreign ministry Sunday played down an upcoming visit by a team of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for "weaponisation studies" and termed it as "ordinary." IAEA ... Read more...
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Iran nuclear dispute takes centre stage at IAEA meet
March 3rd, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Vienna, March 3 (DPA) The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday a fullfledged investigation into questions regarding possible attempts by Iran to pursue nuclear weapons needed yet to take place. Mohamed ElBaradei, director ... Read more...
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