Tunnel from Pakistan for major induction into India
August 9th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 9 (IANS) A long underground tunnel dug from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir was meant to push a large body of people into India and not small groups ... Read more...
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Britain equipping Syrian rebels with satellite phones
August 5th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) British officials are secretly equipping Syrian rebel groups with satellite phones in a bid to topple President Bashar al-Assad, the Daily Mail reported.The supply of the ... Read more...
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Syria: UN says military operation in Tremseh targeted activists
July 16th, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by BNO News
TREMSEH, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) -- A military operation carried out in the Syrian village of Tremseh on Thursday targeted mainly army defectors and activists, according to United Nations (UN) observers who visited ... Read more...
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Agni-V can hit targets 8,000 km away, says Chinese expert (Lead)
April 20th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) Chinese military experts feel that there is more to India's successful long-range nuclear-capable missile Agni-V than what New Delhi is saying. A Chinese researcher said ... Read more...
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Russian study tells how to win a modern war
April 19th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of Russian independent military experts has published a comprehensive study of major military conflicts in the past two decades which could be used ... Read more...
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Russia warns NATO against missile defence buildup
September 1st, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS) Russia has warned against NATO anti-missile system buildup, stating it may force Moscow to take responsive measures, Xinhua reported.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that ... Read more...
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China tests new aircraft carrier
September 1st, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's first aircraft carrier has successfully completed its maiden sea trials and returned to a shipyard for further refurbishing, the Chinese defence ministry said Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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West to have 80,000 cruise missiles by 2020: Russia
May 29th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian military experts have forecast that Western nations will have 80,000 cruise missile by 2020, a top military official has said."We expect Western countries to ... Read more...
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India capable of doing an Abbottabad, but show restraint: Experts
May 8th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India has a long list of most-wanted living in Pakistan and can pull off an Abbottabad-like covert operation, but it should show restraint, say defence ... Read more...
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How did Pakistanis not know about Osama: US senator
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pakistani military and intelligence officials need to answer many questions to prove that they did not know where Osama bin Laden had been hiding ... Read more...
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10,000 British troops in Afghanistan told they face the sack
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:59 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 2 (ANI): Almost the entire contingent of Britain's 10,000 troops in Afghanistan has been told they could be sacked within months.The British Ministry of Defence has announced the full ... Read more...
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Thousands evacuated from Paris suburb after live WWII bomb discovery
February 7th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Feb 7 (ANI): French authorities evacuated at least six thousand people from their residences after an unexploded RAF bomb, which was apparently dropped during the Second World War, was discovered in ... Read more...
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Online images show test flight of Chinese stealth fighter
January 11th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Online images have appeared of the first test flight of a Chinese stealth fighter, sparking speculation that a country which is otherwise secretive of its military developments could ... Read more...
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Iran recruiting scientists to work on its nuke weapons programme
December 23rd, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Dec 23 (ANI): Iran is reportedly recruiting scientists from across the world to lure them to work on its nuclear weapons programme.The Telegraph quoted Iranian officials as saying that their ... Read more...
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US Air Force’s ’secret’ space shuttle goes missing again
October 13th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 13 (ANI): The X-37B - 'secret' space shuttle of US Air Force has gone missing again and rumours are abound that it may have landed somewhere.The X-37B has been orbiting ... Read more...
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ISI-backed LeT establishing junction in Bangladesh to launch attacks on India
August 6th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.6 (ANI): The arrest of three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives from a madrassa in Chittagong, one of Bangladesh's largest cities, in November last year, has underlined the expanding reach of the Pakistan ... Read more...
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No ‘monkey terrorists’ in Afghanistan, says scientist
July 27th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 27 (ANI): American soldiers in Afghanistan can heave a sigh of relief - they won't be fighting armed monkeys.Citing a "British press agency" two weeks ago, the Chinese People's ... Read more...
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Afghan mineral wealth opens possibilities for investment: Krishna
July 20th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, July 20 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Tuesday said recent reports of Afghanistan's great mineral wealth opens up possibilities for both mining and investment by other countries.Addressing ... Read more...
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Scientists raise doubts over North’s hand behind sinking of S. Korean ship ‘Cheonan’
July 9th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 9 (ANI): New research has suggested that North Korea may not have been responsible for the sinking of a South Korean warship, 'Cheonan' on 26 March 2010.According to the ... Read more...
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Mineral wealth could remain elusive and a curse for Afghans
June 17th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Though American military experts and geologists working with the Pentagon have pointed to Afghanistan having a trillion dollars worth of unearthed mineral deposits, there is a view ... Read more...
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India condemns sinking of South Korean naval warship
May 21st, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): India has condemned sinking of South Korean naval warship "Cheonan" on March 26, and appreciated the Government of the Republic of Korea for showing restraint in this ... Read more...
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North Korean submarine torpedoed South Korean warship: Report
May 20th, 2010 - 8:47 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 20 (IANS) A South Korean navy warship that sank in March was torpedoed by a North Korean submarine near the country's maritime border, a multi-national team of investigators said Thursday.
The ... Read more...
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Chinese ‘transgressions’ continue, says army commander
May 11th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 11 (IANS) Chinese troops are continuing their "transgressions" along the 646-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian Army commander said Tuesday.
Lt. ... Read more...
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George Clooney’s Lake Como Villa sees disaster after disaster
May 1st, 2010 - 4:48 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): George Clooney's Lake Como villa was the site for an arsenal of WWII bombs to be found on Thursday. Though the actor is taking the scare ... Read more...
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Aerial stunts by Brazil air force suspended after accident
April 4th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 4 (IANS/EFE) The Brazilian air force has announced the provisional suspension of aerobatic shows by its Aerial Demonstrations Squadron after one of its planes crashed, killing the pilot.
Shows ... Read more...
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Indian military experts develop grenade using world’s hottest chilli
March 24th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 24 (ANI): Indian military experts in Assam have developed a grenade made using the world's hottest chilli, which is more than 1,000 times stronger than the average cooking spice.According to ... Read more...
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Arrest of crucial Taliban figures reflects mysterious shift in Islamabad’s policy: NYT
February 23rd, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb. 23 (ANI): While Pakistan's motive behind the recent arrests of top Taliban leaders Mullah Kabir and Mullah Baradar remains unclear, the shift in Islamabad's policy towards the Taliban is ... Read more...
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US determined to encircle China with its anti-missile systems: Chinese experts
February 22nd, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb. 22 (ANI): With its proposed weapon deal with Taiwan, the US appears determined to encircle China with American-built anti-missile systems, Chinese military experts have observed.Taiwan became the fifth global ... Read more...
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Chinese military refutes link to cyber attack on Google
February 20th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb.20 (ANI): Senior Chinese military experts and educators have dismissed reports suggesting that the military was in any way involved in cyber attacks on Internet search giant Google.In a Thursday report, ... Read more...
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India’s Afghan role is hot topic at London conference
January 26th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Jan 26 (IANS) Ministers and military experts from around the world are set to gather in the British capital Thursday for a day's meeting on Afghanistan marked ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-Il’s secret mountain command centre
January 22nd, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22(ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has reportedly constructed a military command centre in a hollowed-out mountain close to the Chinese border from where he plans to fight a guerrilla ... Read more...
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Be aggressive against Pakistan, says former army chief
November 23rd, 2009 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) India's approach towards Pakistan should have been more "pro-active and offensive" after the dastardly Mumbai terror attacks to prevent Islamabad from continuously using terror as tool ... Read more...
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25 dead, 27 injured in Pakistan explosions (Third Lead)
October 23rd, 2009 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) Twenty five people were killed and 27 injured Friday in a series of blasts across Pakistan. Eighteen people died in a landmine explosion while seven were killed ... Read more...
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Medvedev, Obama agree on arms cuts by December
August 5th, 2009 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 5 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his US counterpart Barack Obama have reaffirmed their commitment to drawing up a new strategic arms reduction pact by December, the ... Read more...
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Fazlullah, other top Taliban commanders have ‘escaped’ Swat offensive: Report
July 31st, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): A report in the US based Long War Journal has revealed that most of the Swat Taliban's top commanders, including Mullah Fazlullah aka Radio Mullah, have 'escaped ... Read more...
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