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Social activist Pansare shot critically, wife hurt in Kolhapur
17 Feb 2015
The 82- year old Pansare, a lawyer and writer and an associate of the deceased activist Narendra Dabholkar, was leading a campaign against the collection of toll on Maharashtra’s roads
Pipavav Defence denies reports of stake sale to Mahindras
12 Feb 2015
Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering has denied it was in talks to sell a stake to M&M, after widespread reports today that the Mahindras were close to picking up a 25-30 per cent stake in it
Obama seeks Congress nod to escalate fight against ISIS
12 Feb 2015
The formal request eases criticism of Obama's failure to seek abacking of Congress, where some accused him of breaching his constitutional authority
Mahindras set to buy up to 30% stake in Pipavav Defence
12 Feb 2015
Although the reports have not been officially confirmed, a stake in Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering will give the Mahindras a big presence in the defence sector
L&T, BEL consortia likely to bag Rs40,000-cr defence project
11 Feb 2015
The defence ministry will fund two Indian consortia to develop a Rs40,000-50-000 crore 'battlefield management system', to interlink soldiers and battlefield sensors through voice and data channels
Chinese expert rules out quick border settlement with India
11 Feb 2015
A Chinese strategic expert on Tuesday aid that China will not make many concessions, and a "breakthrough" in relations would be impossible without concessions from India in Arunachal Pradesh
China, Pakistan assume role in Afghanistan as US exits
10 Feb 2015
China, like the US, also cannot hope to secure peace in Afghanistan without the support of Pakistan and, more specifically, its Taliban elements
Russia vows ‘adequate’ response to NATO’s push into Baltic states
06 Feb 2015
Russia has warned NATO against its move to arm Ukraine with lethal weapons and back it up with additional forces in other Baltic states
US likely to offer technology for India’s largest aircraft carrier
04 Feb 2015
The flat-deck technology will help increase the number of aircraft on board the INS Vishal to 50 from 34 and enable deployment of heavier fighter jets with longer reach as well as airborne early warning aircraft
Peshawar mayhem: Pakistan starts arming, training frontier teachers
03 Feb 2015
As a part of the extraordinary security measures clamped in the aftermath of the brazen Taliban assault on Peshawar's Army Public School, teachers with firearm licenses have been allowed to carry guns in the schools
Despite Delhi bonhomie, US clarifies Pak is still a key ally
31 Jan 2015
State Department spokesperson Jen Psakisaid the United States has strong relationships with both Pakistan and India and going forward Washington would continue to have a close strategic partnership with Islamabad
Kurdish forces take control of Kobani
27 Jan 2015
DRDO to test canister-fired Agni-V long-range missile on 31 January
24 Jan 2015
The missile can carry a nuclear warhead weighing 1.1 tonnes and strike targets situated over 5,000 km away
Obama to skip Taj Mahal during India visit
24 Jan 2015
Barack Obama’s visit to Taj Mahal in Agra on 27 January has been cancelled, government sources said today, hours before the US President was to board Air Force One for his visit to India
Pak must bring 26/11 Mumbai terrorists to book: Obama
23 Jan 2015
This is the first time President Obama has publicly accused key strategic ally Pakistan of harbouring terrorists who launch attacks in the region