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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
Pakistan bans Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Haqqani Network
22 Jan 2015
Defence agrees to free 3G spectrum, but govt to sit on it
22 Jan 2015
The cabinet has finalised a swap under which DoT will get 15 MHz of 3G spectrum in return for less-used bands; but the government is in no hurry to put this up for auction
Tighter norms for media coverage of terror attacks on anvil: Jaitley
19 Jan 2015
The government may come up with rules to impose restrictions on media coverage of unfolding terror incidents such as the 26/11 attacks