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US military top brass warn against defence cuts
28 Jul 2011
The unrelenting pace of military combat over the past decade has taken a substantial toll in terms of wear and tear across all wings of the armed services, leaving them at near breaking point
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27 Jul 2011
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Despite row Iran supplied India more oil in June
21 Jul 2011
Despite all the moaning over unpaid bills, Iran actually supplied more oil to India in June - up 14 per cent over May - according to a report.
Bhakra Dam high on terrorist hit-list, warns IB
16 Jul 2011
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Pentagon disclosses highest data loss in March cyber attack
15 Jul 2011
The Pentagon yesterday revealed that a cyber attack launched by an unnamed foreign government earlier this year had caused the largest ever loss of sensitive data
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Suicide attack a possibility in Mumbai blasts
14 Jul 2011
- The government has not ruled out the possibility of the involvement of a suicide bomber in the Mumbai serial blasts, Home Secretary RK Singh has said. According to Singh, the director general of the NSG has said that a body with circuitry embedded in it has been found from near an explosion site.
- PM Manmohan Singh on Thursday announced ex-gratia assistance of Rs2 lakh each for the kin of the deceased in Wednesday's terror attack and also Rs1 lakh each for the seriously injured.
Red Alert: multiple explosions in Mumbai
13 Jul 2011
A quick intelligence assessment of the Wednesday bomb blasts in Mumbai by global intelligence analysis group Stratfor
Serial blasts in Mumbai
13 Jul 2011
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Devas Multimedia seeks international arbitration on Antrix deal
11 Jul 2011
Controversial space-services related firm, Devas Multimedia, has approached the International Court of Arbitration seeking restoration of its contract with ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix.
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Construction commences on India’s second nuclear submarine
11 Jul 2011
India has begun construction of its second nuclear submarine at a new shipyard in Vishakhapatnam, especially configured for the indigenous nuclear submarine construction programme.
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US suspends $800 million in military aid to Pakistan
11 Jul 2011
Tightening the screws further, the United States of America has said it intends to suspend $800 million, or more than one-third, of the $2 billion in annual aid it provides to Pakistan's military services.
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Pakistanis fret on outcome of Kishanganga project arbitration
By Rajiv Singh | 07 Jul 2011
Observers in Pakistan say India may have stolen a decisive march in the battle for “priority rights” of the Kishanganga-Neelam waters even before commencement of international arbitration proceedings, according to Rajiv Singh.
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NSG's amendments will not dilute ‘clean exemption’ for India: France
06 Jul 2011
France has again underlined its support for the ‘clean exemption’ granted India by the 46-nation NSG in September 2008, immediately after Delhi dropped loud hints it would retaliate in kind should the NSG amend any aspect of the exemption granted to it.
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Varun Group uncovers rare earth deposits in Madagascar blocks
06 Jul 2011
Mumbai-based Varun Group said Tuesday it had discovered rare earth critical to the technology industry and titanium minerals in its ten exploratory and mining lease blocks in Madagascar.
Key architect of Indo-US n-deal frustrated
05 Jul 2011
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NSG clears Sino-Pak n-deal
05 Jul 2011
As the non-proliferation lobbies of the West fume about India’s ‘clean waiver’ and try and subvert the agreement, the NSG has cleared a deal struck by arch-proliferators China and Pakistan for two additional nuclear reactors.
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Iran retracts threat– will continue crude supplies to India
04 Jul 2011
Iran backed off Sunday from a threat issued earlier to Indian refiners to block crude oil exports from August, and said it would continue supplies to the country. India is one of the top buyers of Iranian crude.
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Delhi faces off NSG on ENR issue
04 Jul 2011
India finally appears to have made a clear response to the NSG threat to ban export of ENR technologies to India with the foreign secretary stating that Delhi will not oblige countries with purchase of nuclear reactors in such an eventuality.
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Defence secretary Pradeep Kumar will be new CVC
02 Jul 2011
Setting to rest an unpleasant controversy, the Government of India has cleared the appointment of defence secretary, Pradeep Kumar, as the country’s next chief vigilance commissioner with a three member panel consisting of the prime minister, the home minister and leader of the opposition approving the appointment.
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