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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

NATO launches 24-hour Libyan air space surveillance

10 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.

China focuses attention on border areas near India and Central Asia

04 Mar 2011

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.

First Scorpene submarine delivery three years behind schedule: Antony

24 Feb 2011

MiG series aircraft to be phased out of IAF by 2017: Antony

24 Feb 2011

Maharashtra may appeal against acquittal of Kasab ‘allies’

21 Feb 2011

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

Former Lt-Gen cashiered, jailed for procurement fraud

19 Feb 2011

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.