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Pakistan’s Habib Bank fined $225 mn, pushed out of NYC over terror links
09 Sep 2017
The bank allegedly facilitated almost 13,000 transactions involving at least $250 million through its Manhattan branch without proper screening for prohibited transactions or dealings with sanctioned countries
AI could be trigger for world war 3, warns Elon Musk
05 Sep 2017
The Tesla and SpaceX founder’s latest comments came after Russian President Vladmir Putin was quoted saying AI comes with colossal opportunities and whoever becomes the leader in it will become the ruler of the world
SAAB ties up with Adani to make Gripen fighters in India
02 Sep 2017
Amid intense competition for IAF's requirement for a single engine-fighter jet, Swedish defence major SAAB on Friday announced a collaboration with India’s Adani Group to manufacture their Gripen fighter jets and other high-tech products in India
Musharraf escapes punishment in Benazir Bhutto assassination case
31 Aug 2017
The former Pakistan president, however, was declared an absconder because he failed to appear in the court and the judge ordered confiscation of his property
Indian Army set for major restructuring
31 Aug 2017
In the first phase of restructuring approved by the defence ministry, 57,000 officers, JCOs and men for various other tasks will be redeployed by the end of December 2019, in an effort to improve the force’s teeth-to-tail ratio
Doklam standoff resolved; Chinese, Indian troops begin pullback
28 Aug 2017
As a result of diplomatic exchanges, "expeditious disengagement of border personnel at the face-off site at Doklam has been agreed to and is ongoing", an Indian foreign ministry statement said
China holds air and sea drills as North Korea fires missiles again
26 Aug 2017
The drills come in the backdrop of China’s ally North Korea taking a threatening posture against the United States, heightening the possibility of a US-led strike on the rogue state
Confederate submarine crew killed by their own weapon
24 Aug 2017
The H L Hunley, the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship, also instantly killed its own eight-man crew with the powerful explosive torpedo it carried
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