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SC stays Kasab’s death sentance till plea is heard
10 Oct 2011
The Supreme Court agreed to deal with Ajmal Kasab's appeal expeditiously and allowed him to amend his Special Leave Petition to furnish additional grounds for challenging the death penalty awarded to him and confirmed by the Bombay High Court
India, Russia to boost defence ties
05 Oct 2011
Antony starts defence visit to Moscow
03 Oct 2011
South Korea develops supersonic cruise missile
28 Sep 2011
India may opt for seabed pipeline for Iranian gas
26 Sep 2011
If India builds an under-sea gas pipeline to Oman, Iran can link it by building a similar pipeline in deep waters for exporting gas to India
Goodrich agrees to merge with UTC in $18.4-bn cash deal
22 Sep 2011
Defence aerospace contractor United Technologies has secured smaller rival Goodrich's assent to be acquired in an $18.4-billion cash deal, including the assumption of $1.9 billion debt.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries comes under cyber attack
20 Sep 2011
45 servers and 38 computers at 11 facilities of Japan's largest defence contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have come under sustained cyber-attack by unidentified hackers.
India to develop Kyrgyz torpedo testing facility
19 Sep 2011
Lasers could be used to detect roadside bombs
19 Sep 2011
China expanding seabed mining in Indian Ocean
17 Sep 2011
The move comes as a tit for tat to India's rejection of China's objections to ONGC Videsh's oil exploration off the Vietnam cost.
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