Jayalalithaa to attend security conference in Delhi
April 14th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa will attend the conference of chief ministers on internal security to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in ... Read more...
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Iran nuke talks set for Istanbul
April 1st, 2012 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, April 1 (IANS) Iran and six world powers have agreed to meet in Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey, April 13 for the latest round of talks over Iran's ... Read more...
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New round of Iranian nuclear talks set in Turkey
April 1st, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, March 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Iran and six world powers have agreed to meet in the Turkish city of Istanbul on ... Read more...
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Regular dialogue mechanism key to addressing security issues: Antony
February 13th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The concept of security has expanded and undergone a massive transformation to include economic progress, especially in the context of global economy, climate change and ... Read more...
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Engage China in water dialogue: Experts
February 13th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) China's move to extensively dam the Yarlung-Brahmaputra as it flows through Tibet and its intention to also divert the river came into sharp focus at ... Read more...
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Indian defence minister leaves for Saudi Arabia
February 13th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony left Monday on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, the first by an Indian defence minister to the Gulf nation with ... Read more...
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Get on with work, bury army chief age row, says Antony (Second Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Expressing happiness that the controversy over Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's age has blown over, Defence Minister A.K. Antony called for an "atmosphere of ... Read more...
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Antony wants row closed on army chief’s age (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday expressed happiness that the controversy over Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh's age had been resolved and hoped that everyone ... Read more...
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Antony wants closure on army chief age row
February 13th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday expressed happiness that the controversy over Indian Army chief Gen V. K. Singh's age had been resolved and hoped that ... Read more...
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Asian Security Conference to focus on non-traditional threats
February 10th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The blurring of lines between what constitutes traditional security issues as represented by military concepts and those that are non-military by definition will be the ... Read more...
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Russia to build anti-NATO missile shield
February 5th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will build a reliable aerospace defence system to effectively counter NATO missile threats, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Sunday.Rogozin, appointed recently to oversee ... Read more...
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Indian Ocean being used for terrorism: US official
November 14th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 14 (IANS) The Indian Ocean is being used to transport weapons for terrorist groups, a top US official said Monday.Robert M. Scher, deputy assistant secretary of defence for ... Read more...
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Bio-fuel not at cost of food security: FAO
October 4th, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 3 (IANS) The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Monday stressed that the need of bio-fuel should not be at the sacrifice of food security as the world should ... Read more...
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India talks tough on terror - ahead of dialogue
July 23rd, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Thimphu/New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India Saturday said it was the legal and moral duty of the state to suppress terrorists, including non-state ... Read more...
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Chidambaram, Rehman Malik on same flight to Thimphu
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram and his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik Friday travelled on the same flight to Thimphu to attend a security conference ... Read more...
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Chidambaram in Thimphu for SAARC security conference
July 22nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday left for Thimphu to discuss security and anti-terror measures with his counterparts in the South Asian Association for Regional ... Read more...
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Home secretary to attend SAARC security conference (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh is leaving for Thimphu Thursday for a conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations. This will ... Read more...
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Home secretary to attend SAARC security conference
July 20th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh is leaving for Thimpu Thursday for a conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations. This will ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to discuss Arab and North Africa unrest at BRICS summit
April 11th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorNew Delhi, Apr 11(ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be heading to China's resort city of Sanya on Tuesday to take part in the third BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) summit, which ... Read more...
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Remote controlled ‘Die Hard 2 airport attack’ might soon become real aviation threat: Expert
April 4th, 2011 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 4 (ANI): Renny Harlin's fiction movie 'Die Hard 2' could soon become a reality in the near future, with a report saying that aeroplanes could be taken over by remote ... Read more...
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Fishermen’s arrest unacceptable, India tells Sri Lanka (Lead)
February 16th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India Wednesday expressed serious concern over the fate of its fishermen, allegedly apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy, and said it has been conveyed to the Sri ... Read more...
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Clinton ‘forced’ Qureshi to grant immunity to Davis
February 13th, 2011 - 6:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had pressurised him to verify the diplomatic immunity to Raymond Davis arrested ... Read more...
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US regrets widow’s suicide but insists Pak frees murder-accused diplomat
February 8th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8(ANI): The United States has said it was aware of the fact that the widow of one of the two Pakistani man killed by a US diplomat last month had ... Read more...
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Manmohan to warn Karzai about Pakistan’s games
February 2nd, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday arrived in India on a two-day visit that will see the two sides discuss the proposed Taliban integration process in Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Violence levels in northeast lowest in many years: PM
February 1st, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The highlight of 2010 was the change in the situation in the northeast with violence at it lowest level in many years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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France wants Britain, Germany to form joint military
January 24th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 24 (IANS) France wants Britain and Germany to join itself and form a military partnership in which all three countries will share equipment and troops, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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France wants British, German armies to unite
January 24th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 24(ANI): France wants Britain to join with Germany to form a military partnership in which all three countries will share equipment and troops.According to the Daily Express, the move ... Read more...
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‘Internet offers militants real-time access to top-level spy systems’
November 2nd, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Nov 2 (ANI): Yuval Diskin, Israel's domestic security chief has said thatcivilian internet applications now offer militant groups access to intelligence that rivals information given to government spies.According to ... Read more...
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Internet security expert uses fictitious character to show risks of social networking
July 25th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 25 (ANI): Internet security specialist Thomas Ryan, who invented the character of "Robin Sage," has demonstrated some of the risks of social networking and will attend the 'Black Hat ... Read more...
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No full-body scanners at Dubai airports
July 6th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 6 (IANS) Full-body scanner, which enables security staff to see X-ray image of passengers, will not be used at Dubai airports as the device violates national ethics, Dubai airport security ... Read more...
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US lawmakers fully informed about drone strikes in Pak : Gates
June 6th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Singapore, Jun.6 (ANI): Rebutting reports regarding the Obama administration not being fully informed about the widely criticised Central Investigations Agency (CIA) operated drone attacks in Pakistan's ungoverned tribal areas, US Defence Secretary ... Read more...
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South Korea rules out possibility of war in Korean Peninsula
June 5th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, June 5 (ANI): South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has allayed fears of war breaking out in the Korean Peninsula by affirming that they have no such intentions. Although he emphasised that ... Read more...
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US, S Korea postpone joint naval drill
June 4th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 4 (DPA) The United States and South Korea Friday postponed a joint naval drill scheduled for next week, citing the need for more preparation on the part of the US ... Read more...
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China snubs Gates request for visit over US arms sales to Taiwan
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington/ Beijing, June 3 (ANI): China has snubbed and rejected a request from US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to visit Beijing after Washington's recent move to provide arms to Taiwan, which ... Read more...
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‘Indians must participate in their anti-terror fight’
May 24th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) India has to fight its own battle against terrorism and for that coordinated efforts on the part of the government and people are needed, experts said at ... Read more...
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