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Anil Ambani group to make Kamov 226T choppers with Russian manufacturers
28 Aug 2015
This is the second project that the Russian government has awarded to Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group after the Pipavav deal
Pak well ahead of India in nuclear arsenal, finds study
28 Aug 2015
Pakistan has 120 nuclear warheads against India’s 100, and could outstrip some of the recognized nuclear powers in 10 years. But this strategy is self-defeating, says a study
UN chief appalled at IS destruction of Palmyra temple
25 Aug 2015
The art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, has been a symbol of the complexity and wealth of the Syrian identity and history
Sartaj Aziz tells India Pakistan has nuclear weapons
24 Aug 2015
Pakistan’s NSA, who pulled out of the talks to avoid facing unpalatable evidence of Pakistan harbouring traitors like Dawood Ibrahim, now says that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is acting like a regional superpower
Pak insists on meeting J&K separatists as new pre-condition for talks
22 Aug 2015
Having failed to meet J&K separatists, Islamabad now insists on meeting them as a pre-condition for talks in New Delhi on Sunday and Monday
US mobilises troops as tension between two Koreas escalates
22 Aug 2015
Any war between North and South Korea, however, 'could go nuclear,' experts warn
Pentagon to increase drone use by 50 per cent
18 Aug 2015
Supreme Court bars interns, tightens security after fresh threat
18 Aug 2015
The Supreme Court has barred all law interns and tightened security in and around the court complex after an anonymous letter threatening to blow up the highest court
France settles Mistral warship issue with Russia for $1.3 bn
07 Aug 2015
France was forced to call off the contract early last year at the behest of its western partners as part of the sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis
Pak investigator says 26/11 attack was `Made in Pakistan’
04 Aug 2015
Pakistan must also bring to book other identified facilitators and operatives who live as fugitives as the trial “will not be over with the disposal of those under arrest or on bail,” he wrote
ISIS threat: Centre convenes meeting of state DGPs
01 Aug 2015
The government is looking at de-radicalising the youth swayed by the idea of `jihad’ as the best way to combat the ISIS threat in India