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India, a rising power, shares our core principles: Paul Ryan Congressman Paul Ryan, the running mate of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is a strong supporter of Indo-US ties and had suggested that every member of the Congress should visit India as that nation shares many of...

Deaf-mute Indian woman stranded in Pakistan for over a decade A deaf and mute Indian woman, who inadvertently strayed into Pakistan about 12 years ago, is desperate to return home to her parents. She has written in her notes that her mother used to call her "Guddi," a common...

Russians Discuss Future Aircraft Carrier Plans, Eyeing India AIN Defense Perspective » August 10, 2012 A MiG-29KUB factory development prototype made a successful landing on the deck of the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier on July 28, according to Russian Aircraft (“MiG”). The...

BJP aligns with the Muslims league for the election gains What is the real face of the BJP??? BJP always talks :blah: :blah: but in reality its stunningly opposite to the things it talks or stands that it takes. a.) BJP aligns with the Muslims league for the election gains. To retain power...

India, Saudi Arabia strengthen anti-terror alliance Riyadh is keen to demonstrate that terrorism has nothing to do with Islam, a former ambassador says. With one terror suspect already deported from Saudi Arabia and another awaiting transfer, the Indian-Saudi counterterrorism alliance...

DELHI SAFARI dubbed in Chinese, Russian, Turkish, and English DELHI SAFARI will be the first 3D Indian Animation Film to be simultaneously released worldwide in North America, UK, China, Russia, and Turkey. The film has been dubbed in English, Chinese, Turkish, and Russian...

Defence ministry setting up new offset agency, starts hiring private consultants The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun setting up a new, crucially important department that will monitor and audit some Rs 8,300 crore (1.7 billion) worth of offsets per year that must be discharged by...

Car rally, naval expedition to 13 ASEAN ports nirban Bhaumik New Delhi, Aug 9, 2012, DHNS Retracing historical links A car rally from Jakarta to Delhi and an expedition by an Indian Navy sail ship to 13 ancient and modern ports in the region will retrace India’s historical road and...

Indian Navy floats $900 million tender for buying 56 choppers A global tender has been floated by the Indian Navy for procuring 56 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) which are expected to cost over Rs4,000 crore and will replace the fleet of its vintage Cheetah and Chetak choppers. The Navy...

Army chief visits Vajra Corps in Punjab, reviews operational preparedness Jalandhar, Aug 9 (PTI) Army Chief General Bikram Singh along with Western Army Commander Lt Gen Sanjeev Chachra today visited Vajra Corps to review the operational preparedness of the Corps, a defence statement said...

Govt to take steps to make life of soldiers more comfortable New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Government will take all steps to make the life of Indian soldiers deployed at high altitudes more comfortable, Minister of state for Defence M M Pallam Raju today said. "Government intends to make the...

Navy chief says Indian Ocean is priority, not South China Sea Seven months after US President Barack Obama signalled America’s new strategic focus on China, announcing a “rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region” and naming India as a key ally, India’s Navy chief stated that his focus was on...

Indian Navy chief favours five-star CDS New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma Tuesday favoured the creation of a five-star post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as a single-point military advisor to the government as had been recommended more than a decade ago. A...

U.S. policy on India is unique: Mustafa Terming India one of the priority countries, Ms. Mustafa said in the 14 months she had been posted in India, there were many high-level delegation visits, indicative of the deepening relationship between the two countries. The U.S...

‘Every day in India is a living experience’ : Turkish ambassador Burak Akçapar India’s culture is so rich and diverse that would be extremely pretentious to say that one knows it all!” says the Turkish ambassador Burak Akçapar who has been representing his country for several decades...

For Pakistan, everyday is a blackout with no end in sight Commuters in Islamabad are pictured on a dark street during a power cut. – Photo by AFP ISLAMABAD: India may claim the world’s biggest blackout, but in Pakistan an endemic energy crisis blamed on years of mismanagement...

Blast kills four in Russia's volatile Chechnya ROZNY: A blast ripped through the capital of Russia's volatile Chechnya region on Monday, killing at least four interior ministry soldiers and injuring three people, a local government source said. The explosion, which Interfax news agency...

Pipavav Defence wins global naval deal Bangalore: Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd said on Monday that it received an order from a West African nation to build two offshore patrol vessels worth a combined Rs. 1,192 crore, marking its first international naval contract...

Sri Lankan navy arrests 37 Chinese fisherman - BBC Sri Lanka has arrested 37 Chinese fisherman on suspicion of fishing illegally off its eastern coast. A spokesman for Sri Lanka's navy told the BBC two Sri Lankan nationals had been held along with the Chinese. The navy says it found...

Two injured Czech nationals rescued by IAF in Ladakh Jammu, Aug 6 (PTI) Two injured Czech nationals, who were on a trekking expedition, have been airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to safety in Ladakh region. "Pilots of Leh-based IAF Helicopter Unit, nicknamed 'Siachen Pioneers'...