November 22nd, 2008 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
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Moscow, Nov 22 (RIA Novosti) The transfer of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, formerly known as Admiral Gorshkov, to India has been planned for several years already.Although the warship, under refurbishment since 2004, ...
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November 17th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Russian-built aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, to be commissioned in the Indian Navy as INS Vikramaditya, has been launched into water at the Sevmash shipyard in Arctic Russia ...
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October 26th, 2008 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Oct 26 (IANS) Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas, who came to power pledging revolution and progress, have now endorsed a decision to switch over from the existing calendar to an ethnic one ...
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September 24th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Negotiations with Russia on the additional $1.2 billion it has demanded for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov - to be inducted in the Indian Navy as INS ...
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September 8th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Russian government has loaned $250 million to the Sevmash shipyard to ensure that rebuilding work on aircraft carrier Gorshkov - to be operational as INS Vikramaditya ...
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August 25th, 2008 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Indian Navy, poised to acquire its biggest aircraft carrier with the Admiral Gorshkov, will soon position its men on the French Navy's aircraft carrier Charles de ...
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August 1st, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) India could end up paying a staggering $2 billion more for a Russian aircraft it has bought from Russia for $1.5 billion, a defence ministry source said ...
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July 12th, 2008 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, July 11(IANS) Civic officials Friday demolished a prominent city crossing renovated and inaugurated during the regime of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Lohia Chowk crossing was inaugurated ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Russia will drive a hard bargain in renegotiating the price of an aircraft carrier the Indian Navy has purchased and for which Moscow is seeking $1.2 billion ...
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June 3rd, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
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RIA Novosti
St. Petersburg, June 3 (RIA Novosti) Russia's Sevmash shipyard said Tuesday it planned to test in 2011 an aircraft carrier currently being modernized for the Indian Navy. India contracted the $1.5 ...
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May 20th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The first four ship-borne Russian-made MiG 29 K/KUB fighter jets, purchased by India for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, will be delivered to the Indian Navy in ...
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May 15th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by admin
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By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) India has asked Russia to make an advance payment of $250 million to the Sevmash shipyard in Arctic Russia for refurbishing the aircraft carrier Admiral ...
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May 10th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, May 10 (ANI): Chief of the naval staff admiral Sureesh Mehta has said that the growth path of the Indian Navy is pretty strong and developing rapidly as the country's ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 8:20 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Indian Navy, besides eyeing nuclear-powered submarines, will soon be inducting six new submarines to become a true "blue water navy", Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:54 pm ICT by admin
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Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Indian Navy will place an order for another aircraft carrier with the Cochin Shipyard, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta said here Friday. The navy is ...
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April 16th, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Admitting to delays in deliveries of military hardware, the government said Wednesday it was addressing the issue with the Indian and foreign vendors from whom the equipment ...
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April 9th, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Having agreed already to shell out more for the refit of Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, India Wednesday said the assessment of the technical work required on ...
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March 29th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin
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Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) Anis Ansari, a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who was last week removed from the coveted post of agriculture production commissioner after a fashion show was held ...
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March 26th, 2008 - 10:41 am ICT by admin
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By Ilya Kramnik
For months now, a Soviet-era warship has been making waves - and filling countless column inches - in both Russia and India. The ship at the centre of the storm ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 11:06 pm ICT by admin
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Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Top seed Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran had to settle for a draw along with GM Koneru Humphy as the lower rated players ruled the roost on the top boards ...
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March 20th, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by admin
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Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat Anis Ansari's wife Asma Hussein has pleaded innocence about the alleged commercial use of the official bungalow for which Chief Minister Mayawati gave Ansari marching ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Conceding that India would have to pay more for a Russian aircraft carrier it has purchased in a $1.5 billion deal, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Friday ...
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February 27th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India will have to fork out a substantially higher sum for an aircraft carrier it has purchased from Russia as the $970 million previously agreed to for ...
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February 27th, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by admin
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RIA Novosti
Moscow, Feb 27 (RIA Novosti) India's Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and the country's Ambassador to Russia Prabhat Shukla have inspected aircraft carrier the Admiral Gorshkov, being overhauled for the Indian Navy, ...
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December 3rd, 2007 - 9:40 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, Dec 3 (ANI): Chief of the Indian Navy and the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Monday said that India should not pay more money than initially ...
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November 14th, 2007 - 10:30 am ICT by admin
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