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Indian airports on high alert after terror threat
24 Oct 2014
The threat, received at Kolkata, warned of possible targeting of an Ahmedabad-Mumbai flight today followed by an attack on a flight on the Mumbai-Kochi sector on Saturday
Canadian parliament shut after shootout at war memorial
22 Oct 2014
Reports said Parliament was locked down and Prime Minister Stephen Harper had left the building safely as police converged on the area
IAF grounds entire Sukhoi-30 fleet after Pune crash
22 Oct 2014
The grounded aircraft represent almost a third of the country's fighter fleet
'Global puzzle' Pakistan resorts to firing across LoC again
18 Oct 2014
After a brief lull Pakistan’s army resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions in Hamirpur sector across the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said
Central agencies seize huge cache of explosives from militant hideout in West Bengal's Burdwan
17 Oct 2014
NSG, Army warn of real threat from Al Qaeda-ISIS nexus
16 Oct 2014
Qaeda and ISIS may try to rope in banned local outfits like Indian Mujahideen and SIMI to execute its nefarious plans in India, especially during the festival season
India plans 1,800 km highway along China border
15 Oct 2014
Aimed at countering Chinese territorial aggressiveness and particularly its building up infrastructure on its side of the line, the proposed Indo-China frontier highway will run parallel to the China border
Ladakh faceoff: India, China hold flag meet; ambassador summoned
25 Sep 2014
The flag meeting comes on a Chinese request, but India has demanded restoration of the 'pre-September 10' status quo in the Chumar area
Russia strongly condemns US strikes against ISIL in Syria
24 Sep 2014
The fight against Islamic State militants is shifting regional dynamics, winning support from Arab nations that opposed previous US military inventions in the region
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