Army chief for maintaining strict guard in J&K
byJammu, April 24 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh Wednesday reviewed the preparedness of counter-insurgency grids in the Jammu region and exhorted troops…
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Briton makes millions selling fake bomb detectors; found guilty
byLondon, April 24 (IANS) A British businessman has been found guilty of selling “golf ball finders” worth $20 for $40,000 apiece as “bomb detectors”…
UN Women condemns Delhi minor’s rape
byNew Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The United Nations has deplored the continuing cases of sexual violence in India, including the rape of a five-year-old…
Omar asks centre to talk tough on China intrusion
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday asked the federal government “to give a clear cut message to China on the intrusion…
Talks on to resolve border issue with China: Khurshid
byNew Delhi, April 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Wednesday said the government was not satisfied with the border stand-off with China, and…
BJP MP seeks government statement on Chinese incursion
byNew Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Vijay Wednesday said the government should brief the MPs on the Chinese incursion…
Talks on with China to resolve border stand-off: Antony
byBangalore, April 24 (IANS) Negotiations with China were going on at various levels to resolve the stand-off over the incursion of its troops in…
Russia to set up airbase in Belarus
byRussia has started to work on a plan to deploy “a Russian airbase with fighter jets and hopes to station an air regiment there…
Russia launches rail-mobile ICBM project
byMoscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology has started a research and development programme to develop new rail-mobile intercontinental ballistic…
Three n-subs to join Russian navy this year
byMoscow, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Navy will take delivery of two Project 955 Borey-class ballistic-missile submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the Vladimir…