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Japan’s nuclear crisis worsens with third explosion
15 Mar 2011
Japan's nuclear crisis worsened with a third explosion at the Fukushima nuclear park and officials acknowledging that radioactive fuel inside one of the damaged reactors was in jeopardy of melting down.
Radiation normal, situation under control at Fukushima: IAEA
14 Mar 2011
Allaying fears of a nuclear meltdown, the IAEA has said that radiation levels at the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear park in Japan, hit by a second hydrogen explosion, are "normal."
Second hydrogen explosion at Japan n-plant
14 Mar 2011
A second hydrogen explosion in three days has rocked Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant with no report on the extent, if at all, of radiation released through the explosion.
India is world's top arms importer
14 Mar 2011
India has replaced China as the world’s top weapons importer, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Failed pumping system, not reactor, caused nuclear plant blast
12 Mar 2011
The explosion at an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant at Fukushima was not caused by damage to the nuclear reactor but by a failed pumping system.
Explosion at Japan's nuclear plant
12 Mar 2011
Raising spectres of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, one of Japan’s quake affected nuclear reactors has suffered an explosion, which has blown the roof off the building that houses it.
SFC tests Prithvi II, Dhanush
11 Mar 2011
China to establish strategic rare earth stockpile
10 Mar 2011
China may have decided to create a strategic stockpile of rare earth material and is cracking down on illegal exports as part of this long-term strategy.
Dalai Lama steps aside from political matters
10 Mar 2011
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said he will now pass the reins of political power to the elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile and focus on spiritual matters.
India’s ballistic missile defence test a “milestone”: Dr Saraswat
07 Mar 2011
In a clear indicator that the programme to develop an indigenous ballistic missile defence system is rapidly maturing, India’s DRDO, on Sunday, successfully tested a ballistic missile interception.
China wants to “advance” boundary negotiations with India
04 Mar 2011
China made some soothing noises when queried about a massive hike in its defence expenditure by saying it would like to “advance” negotiations with India on a long-pending boundary issue.
China hikes defence budget by 13 per cent
04 Mar 2011
China has raised its defence budget for the current year by 12.7 per cent, returning back to its usual double-digit growth after a one year pause in 2010 when it announced growth of 7.5 per cent.
Bofors accused Quattrocchi gets away; court allows closure
04 Mar 2011
A magistrate’s court in Delhi has accepted a plea made by the CBI for closure of the criminal case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi indicted in the Bofors pay-off scam.
Boeing bags $35 billion USAF contract for new aerial tankers
25 Feb 2011
The long-drawn out campaign to award a contract for the supply of 179 refuelling tankers for the US Air Force drew to a close with the Pentagon declaring Boeing Co as the winner.
HC upholds Kasab’s death penalty; two Indians acquitted
21 Feb 2011
While rejecting the appeal of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving gunman from the gruesome three-day terror attack in Mumbai in 2008, the high court upheld the acquittal Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed for a lack of corroborative evidence
Cyber attacks sure to target infrastructure: NSA chief
19 Feb 2011
Secure military networks will matter little if power grid cuts or other government systems are disabled by cyber attacks
India to issue $11-bn tender for six Next-Gen submarines
17 Feb 2011
The Indian ministry of defence expects to issue an $11 billion global tender for the construction of six next-generation submarines this year, navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said here Wednesday.
Australian minister urges export of uranium to India
16 Feb 2011
Australian federal resources minister has called for the Labour Party to reconsider its long-standing hawkish stance towards India on NPT-related issues and allow export of uranium ore to India.
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