Colombian navy seizes tonne of cocaine
September 12th, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 12 (IANS/EFE) Colombian naval units found nearly a tonne of cocaine on a high-speed boat travelling in Caribbean waters near San Andres Island, the military said Tuesday.The four ... Read more...
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MiG-29 crashes in Siberia
September 7th, 2012 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian Air Force MiG-29 fighter crashed Thursday near Chita in Siberia region, killing the pilot, the defence ministry said.The plane crashed near Domna airport, ... Read more...
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Eight die in Kerala rains, landslides
August 7th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode (Kerala), Aug 7 (IANS) At least eight people, including five of a family, were killed in Kerala as heavy rains lashed Kannur and Kozhikode districts, triggering landslides, officials said ... Read more...
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India asks Sri Lanka to free Indian fishermen
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India has taken up with Sri Lanka the arrest of 23 Indian fishermen by its navy and sought their release.Indian diplomats left for Mannar in ... Read more...
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27 bodies found after Tanzania ferry capsizes
July 19th, 2012 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), July 19 (IANS) Twenty-seven bodies were retrieved from the Indian Ocean off Tanzania after a ferry with over 280 people on board capsized Wednesday.An official said ... Read more...
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CBI conducts raids in navy war room leak case
June 7th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday searched the Delhi and Gurgaon homes and offices of Abhishek Verma, a US-based businessman facing ... Read more...
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Colombia seizes 2.6 tonnes of cocaine
June 6th, 2012 - 7:13 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 6 (IANS) The Colombian Navy has seized more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine that was being shipped by a barge to Central America.The drugs, confiscated in Pacific waters, ... Read more...
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Petitioners claim apex court was misled on next army chief
May 29th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A group of petitioners was moved in the Supreme Court Tuesday alleging that the government misled the court during the hearing on their earlier plea ... Read more...
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Women officers in the Indian armed forces (To go with Women in combat roles in armed forces: Wait gets longer)
May 21st, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Women officers recruited and serving in the Indian armed forces since 2009:2009: 219 women recruited, of whom 70 were for army, 24 for navy and 125 for air force.2010: 277 women ... Read more...
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Additional $1.3 billion for defence communication network
May 9th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A proposal is being processed for a Rs.5,236 crore ($1.3 billion) exclusive pan-India optical fibre cable (OFC) for the defence forces to enable them to ... Read more...
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Dedicated navy, air force satellites by 2014
April 30th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India's navy and air force will have dedicated communication satellites between 2012 and 2014, Defence Minister A.K. Antony told parliament Monday.In written replies to questions, ... Read more...
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12 hostages rescued from Somali pirates
April 13th, 2012 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, April 13 (IANS) A Danish warship apprehended a pirate ship off Somalia's coast and released 12 hostages, including a few Pakistanis, held on board, Denmark's navy said Thursday.The warship ... Read more...
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China, India, Japan cooperate in naval escorts
April 1st, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 1 (IANS) China, India and Japan are cooperating while providing international naval escort, a Chinese defence ministry spokesman has said.China announced its escort schedule in time and India ... Read more...
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India, China, Japan join hands for anti-piracy operations
March 14th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India has joined China and Japan to coordinate their anti-piracy operations and naval deployment in the Gulf of Aden to escort merchant vessels, the Rajya ... Read more...
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Kerala fishermen complain they were shot at
March 7th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), March 7 (IANS) Three fishermen Wednesday complained saying their boat was shot at from a ship off Kollam coast in Kerala, police said.The complaint comes close on the ... Read more...
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Five killed, three missing in Chilean plane crash
March 3rd, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 3 (IANS) Five people were confirmed dead while the other three onboard remained missing Friday after a light plane crashed Thursday in Chile, said authorities.Chilean Defense Minister ... Read more...
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US Navy developing a super powerful Railgun
March 1st, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US army’s vision to have electromagnetic superweapons for the navy by the year 2020 is very much on course. The making of the futuristic weapon, ... Read more...
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10 dead as Dominican boat capsizes
February 5th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Santo Domingo, Feb 5 (IANS) As many as 10 people died when a boat carrying about 60 Dominican migrants capsized off the country's eastern coast, an official said.The wooden boat ... Read more...
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Honduran police find burnt aircraft
December 20th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Dec 20 (IANS/EFE) A small twin-engine airplane suspected of being used to smuggle cocaine was found burned in the Caribbean province of Colon, Honduran police said.Though first detected in ... Read more...
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Somali pirates striking off Lakshadweep: Navy
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) Stating that Somali pirates have been expanding their area of operations rapidly, a senior Indian naval official Friday said the activities of the pirates have almost ... Read more...
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Iran to hold naval drills in international waters
November 26th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran will hold large scale naval exercises in international waters, Navy chief Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Saturday.
The drills, code-named, Velayat 90, will be ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi army chief to review NDA passing-out parade
November 21st, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Nov 21 (IANS) Bangladesh's Army chief, Gen. Mohammed Abdul Mubeen, will review the passing out parade of the 121st course of the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) here Nov ... Read more...
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Mumbai born US naval commander dies suddenly
November 11th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) Capt. Tushar Tembe, India-born commander of America's 100,000-ton nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, has died suddenly.Tembe, 49, collapsed at about 10 a.m. Tuesday ... Read more...
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Dikshit flags off cancer awareness walk
November 6th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off a cancer awareness walk at a school here Sunday, with the mission of "making schools tobacco free zones"."It ... Read more...
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Iran to build new fighter jets
October 31st, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 31 (IANS) Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that the country plans to build new fighter jets.He added that the Iranian defence industry is making good progress ... Read more...
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Malaysia rescues hijacked tanker
October 29th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 29 (IANS) Malaysian Navy and maritime police rescued an oil tanker from armed pirates near the straits of Singapore, authorities said Saturday.The tanker, carrying 12 million ringgit ... Read more...
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Queen wears an Angela Kelly outfit at CHOGM
October 28th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 28 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II wore a powder blue silk jacquard dress at CHOGM here. It was designed by Angela Kelly, a royal dresser.The Queen Friday declared open ... Read more...
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Slain Pakistani journalist’s widow records statement
September 21st, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) The widow of Pakistani journalist Salim Shahzad who was abducted, tortured and killed has recorded her statement before a panel, a media report said.Shahzad's widow said ... Read more...
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Hundreds evacuated in flood-hit Sindh
September 18th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Hundreds of people marooned by the floods in Pakistan's Sindh province have been evacuated even as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed the authorities ... Read more...
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Building collapses in Andhra, 15 feared trapped
September 16th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 16 (IANS) At least 15 people are feared trapped under the debris of a five-storeyed building which collapsed Friday in Kakinada, about 500 km from here on the ... Read more...
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Colombia seizes 2.2 tonnes of cocaine
September 13th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 13 (IANS/EFE) Colombian authorities intercepted a speedboat carrying 2.2 tonnes of cocaine and arrested the vessel's four-person crew, an official said.The operation took place Saturday night in the ... Read more...
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ISI officials appear before journalist murder panel
August 17th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Officials from intelligence agencies, including the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), have appeared before a panel that is probing the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad.The officials ... Read more...
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New Coast Guard base in Gandhinagar
August 10th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A new regional headquarter of the Coast Guard has been set up in Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday.This is in addition ... Read more...
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India building six submarines
August 10th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Six submarines are being built at the Mazagon Docks to increase India's submarine fleet, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday."In addition, the existing anti-submarine capability ... Read more...
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Pakistani journalist manhandled
August 10th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) A journalist was manhandled for exposing malpractices at a premier hospital in Karachi, a media report said.The health reporter associated with a news agency was manhandled ... Read more...
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