Category: Defence

Russian firm to provide life cycle maintenance for Mi-17 choppers

Panaji, March 29 (IANS) Russian Helicopters is close to signing a long-term maintenance agreement with India's Defence Ministry to provide…

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‘US committed to help Pakistan in fight against terror’

Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) The US has condemned the suicide attack at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Pakistan's Lahore city, capital of…

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Thales, India firm sign deal to develop fire control radar

Panaji, March 29 (IANS) Thales and BEL-Thales Systems Limited (BTSL), a joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales,…

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AK rifles could be made in India soon: Russian official

Panaji, March 29 (IANS) The Kalashnikov assault rifles could soon be manufactured in India and samples of the rifle's variants…

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Can’t source defence equipment 100 percent from private sector: Parrikar

Panaji, March 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said defence equipment and weapons cannot be sourced 100 percent…

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Joint Investigation Team to probe Lahore attack

Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) A Joint Investigation Team has been formed to probe the suicide attack at a public park…

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Pakistani team visits Pathankot terrorists’ trail

Pathankot, March 29 (IANS) A Pakistani panel on Tuesday visited various locations, including a part of the IAF base, in…

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Three Syrian refugee children killed in Turkey fire

Ankara, March 29 (IANS) At least three Syrian refugee children were killed and six injured on Tuesday in a tent…

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Bangladesh Islamist party chief appeals against death penalty

Dhaka, March 29 (IANS) The chief of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, Motiur Rahman Nizami, filed an appeal with the Supreme…

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Tokyo’s security tightened ahead of G7 summit

Tokyo, March 29 (IANS) Security has been tightened in Tokyo ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to be held in…

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Two killed in Kabul blast

Kabul, March 29 (IANS) At least two civilians were killed and seven wounded in a bomb attack in Kabul on…

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Reliance Defence to form venture with Israel’s Rafael

Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Reliance Defence, a part of the Anil Ambani-led group, on Tuesday said it is forming a…

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Japan’s new security laws come into effect

Tokyo, March 29 (IANS) Japan's new national security laws have come into effect after being enacted last September, the media…

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Avoid defence purchases through agents: Anil Ambani

Panaji, March 29 (IANS) Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday said the current practice of defence purchases through agents…

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Egyptian plane hijacked to Cyprus

Cairo, March 29 (IANS) An Egyptian plane was hijacked on Tuesday, the media reported. The Egyptair airliner was hijacked after…

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Over 700 pro-Qadri protestors arrested in Islamabad

Islamabad, March 29 (IANS) More than 700 pro-Qadri protestors were arrested in Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan, and sent to…

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Education official shot dead in Afghanistan

Kabul, March 29 (IANS) A district education official was shot dead and three officials injured in a shooting in Afghanistan's…

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FBI hacks into iPhone, US drops legal battle against Apple

Washington, March 29 (IANS) After successfully hacking into the encrypted Apple iPhone of one of a terrorist in San Bernardino,…

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Cloak-and-dagger stories from real life

By Rahul Dass Title: On Intelligence - The history of espionage and the secret world; Author: John Hughes-Wilson; Publisher: Constable/Hachette…

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US scraps request for Apple’s help in phone hack

San Francisco, March 29 (IANS) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) scraped its request for Apple Inc.'s assistance to hack…

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