First Tata-made Sikorsky S-92 helicopter airframe flies (With Images)
August 20th, 2012 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) The first Sikorsky S-92 - a large, twin-engine helicopter that can be used for both civil and military purposes - with a Made-in-India airframe is now ... Read more...
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Centre alerts Assam ahead of ULFA raising day (Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 4 (IANS) Security agencies in Assam are prepared for any attempt by the anti-talk faction of ULFA to resort to violence ahead of April 7 which the ... Read more...
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Centre alerts Assam ahead of ULFA Raising Day
April 4th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Centre Wednesday alerted Assam and its neighbouring states ahead of the ULFA Raising Day April 7.An advisory issued by the home ministry here said ... Read more...
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Venezuela to invest $45 bn to build, maintain refineries
October 1st, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Oct 1 (IANS/EFE) State-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA said it plans to invest $45 billion this decade to maintain its domestic refinery network in the country and build other ... Read more...
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Netherlands to unfreeze Libyan assets worth $2 bn
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, Sep 2 (IANS) Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said the Netherlands will unfreeze $2 billion worth of Libyan assets, and is willing to offer its expertise in ... Read more...
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India orders major security audit at vital installations
May 30th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India has ordered a major security audit of its vital nuclear and oil installations across the country in the backdrop of the audacious May 22 ... Read more...
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Libyan rebels forced to retreat from Ras Lanuf port
March 11th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo/Tripoli, March 11 (IANS) Anti-government fighters were forced to withdraw from the oil-rich port city of Ras Lanuf after forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi launched a major offensive ... Read more...
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Lashkar module may strike during ICC World Cup, warns Home Ministry
March 10th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): The Home Ministry has sounded a nationwide alert in the wake of inputs that the terror groups Al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba are looking for opportunities to target the ... Read more...
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Iraqi oil refinery shut down after gunmen attack
February 26th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Iraq's biggest oil refinery, Beiji, was shut down on Saturday after gunmen killed two employees and set on fire three of its production units, Aswat al-Iraq news agency ... Read more...
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Security alert in northeast over R-Day boycott
January 23rd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) A massive security alert was sounded across northeast India Sunday after separatist rebels announced a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations Jan 26, officials said."We have placed security ... Read more...
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Mumbai terror duo’s police remand extended till March 24
March 18th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) A Mumbai court Thursday extended till March 24 the police remand of the two terror suspects arrested last week for plotting to blow up oil installations and shopping ... Read more...
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Tight security in Northeast as separatists call shutdown to boycott R-Day
January 26th, 2010 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 26 (IANS) Thousands of police, paramilitary and army soldiers Tuesday stood guard in the restive northeast where separatists called for shutdown to boycott the Republic Day celebrations even as three ... Read more...
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ULFA bomber held in Assam, security alert in northeast
January 25th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) Security forces arrested a bomber of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and seized a huge cache of arms and explosives in separate raids in Assam ... Read more...
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96-hour oil blockade begins in Assam
December 21st, 2009 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IANS) The influential All Assam Students' Union (AASU) launched a 96-hour oil blockade at 6 a.m. Monday to protest an alleged move by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) ... Read more...
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Government to make Oil Safety Directorate statutory body
October 20th, 2009 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora Tuesday said the government would take steps to make the Oil Industry Safety Directorate a statutory body as part of ... Read more...
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45 kg RDX among explosives, arms seized in Assam
August 14th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IANS) Security forces seized a huge haul of arms and explosives, including 45 kg of RDX, from separate raids in Assam Friday as an alert was sounded across the ... Read more...
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ULFA hit-squad from Myanmar enters Assam
July 7th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 7 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is planning to stage violent strikes in the run up to Independence Day, with a four-member hit squad sneaking into ... Read more...
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Militants in Nigeria put oil installation on fire
June 10th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Abuja, June 10 (DPA) Nigeria's main militant group said Wednesday that it attacked a Chevron flow station in the oil-producing Niger Delta and set it ablaze as part of a new offensive ... Read more...
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Nigerian oil militants release 19 hostages
October 6th, 2008 - 7:20 am ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Abuja, Oct 6 (DPA) Nigerian oil militants Sunday said they had released 19 Nigerian oil workers kidnapped two weeks ago but said they would hold on to a Briton and two Ukrainians ... Read more...
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Iran test-fires Shahab-3 long-range missile
July 9th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Tehran, July 9 (RIA Novosti) Iran has tested a Shahab-3 missile with a range of 2,000 km, the Alalam TV channel reported Wednesday. The missile is capable of hitting Israel and ... Read more...
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ONGC, TERI join hands to clean oil spill in farmers field
March 11th, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI/Business Wire India): ONGC and TERI have formed a Joint Venture known as ONGC-TERI Biotech Ltd (OBTL) for large scale application of microbial product Oilzapper for clean up ... Read more...
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