US failed to get Pakistani Army chief to target Taliban
January 1st, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) All efforts by US officials to convince Pakistani Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to attack the Taliban's safe havens in Pakistan have failed so far and ... Read more...
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Container ship stranded in Hooghly after collision, crew safe (Second Lead)
November 23rd, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) A container ship was stranded in the Hooghly river Tuesday after colliding with another container vessel in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said. The 12 crew ... Read more...
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‘Giant hand’ behind the rise and fall of Scottish coastline
July 4th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 4 (ANI): Hot rock flowing under the Earth's crust caused Scotland's coastline to rise and fall by hundreds of metres some 55 million years ago, according to a new study.Global ... Read more...
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Scientists warn that the second Iceland volcano ‘Katla’ might erupt
May 28th, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have warned that the second Iceland volcano might erupt. The scientists at the University College of London Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction said that, "Analysis ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Scientists Issue Ominous Warning About Second Iceland Volcano ‘Katla!’
May 28th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to scientists, a second volcano in Iceland, known as 'Katla' is close to failure, and this could cause world wide catastrophe similar to that in the movie, ... Read more...
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Army general falsified Kargil records, rules tribunal (Second Lead)
May 28th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the Indian Army, a military tribunal has ruled that a senior commander had falsified records of the 1999 Kargil war with Pakistan ... Read more...
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Army general falsified Kargil records, rules tribunal (Lead)
May 27th, 2010 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the Indian Army, a military tribunal has ruled that a senior commander had falsified records of the 1999 Kargil war with Pakistan ... Read more...
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Army falsified Kargil records: Tribunal
May 27th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the Indian Army, a military tribunal has ruled that a senior commander had falsified records of the 1999 Kargil war with Pakistan ... Read more...
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Bangladesh fears Myanmar may attack their island in Bengal bay
October 18th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 18 (IANS) Bangladesh, which is currently engaged in a dispute with Myanmar over border fencing, fears that Yangon may attack its St. Martin's Island in the Bay of Bengal, a ... Read more...
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Hundreds being tossed across Bangladesh-Myanmar border: Report
October 16th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 16 (IANS) Bangladesh and Myanmar are tossing hundreds of Muslim tribal Rohingya families across their border, where they are reinforcing troops for the past one week, a media report said. ... Read more...
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Dhaka deploys more troops as tension mounts at Myanmar border
October 11th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 11 (IANS) Bangladesh has rushed more troops and stepped up diplomatic moves as tension continues to mount along its 300 km border with Myanmar over a fence being erected by ... Read more...
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Clouds of soot melting glaciers in Himalayas and Tibetan plateau
October 5th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 5 (ANI): In a new research, scientists in India and China have determined that glaciers in the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau that feed the river systems of almost half ... Read more...
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Dhaka nabs militant who set up terror unit in India
July 3rd, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 3 (IANS) Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat who played a key role in strengthening the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in bordering districts of India's West Bengal state ... Read more...
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Protests mount in Dhaka against Indian river project
June 14th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 14 (IANS) Bangladesh's main opposition has threatened to move the United Nations as the Sheikh Hasina government has called for talks over a river valley project India is planning ... Read more...
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Army fully prepared to meet any threat: Vice-Chief
February 21st, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): The Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General Noble Thamburaj on Saturday said the Army is fully prepared to meet any threat from low-intensity conflicts ... Read more...
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JVP says Lankan President will give in to Indian pressure
October 21st, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo , Oct 21 (ANI): JVP (Peoples Liberation Front) General Secretary Tilvin Silva has reportedly accused the Indian government of throwing a fresh lifeline to the LTTE as the army stepped ... Read more...
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65 killed in Sri Lanka fighting: Military
September 22nd, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 22 (IANS) At least 58 Tamil Tiger guerrillas and seven soldiers were killed and some 40 wounded in heavy fighting in the island's north, military officials said Monday.The Media Centre ... Read more...
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Three-year pact for Dhaka-Kolkata train
April 9th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by admin
Dhaka, April 9 (IANS) Reviving a communication link snapped more than 40 years ago, Bangladesh and India will resume the Dhaka-Kolkata train service under a three year agreement to be signed shortly ... Read more...
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