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The blacklisting of eminent scientists exposes the intense and murky turf war inside India’s premier space agency. Jeemon Jacob reports THINGS HAVE changed at ISRO since 13 January,” says a veteran scientist who wishes to remain anonymous. That was the day G Madhavan Nair and three...

AN ARTICLE in an English daily in Assam has created quite a flutter. According to it, during a meeting in a remote village on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, around 100 Moran youth from upper Assam decided to take up arms protesting the state and the Centre’s apathy towards their...

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon plans to expand its global network of drones and special-operations bases in a fundamental realignment meant to project U.S. power, even as it cuts back conventional forces. The plan, to be unveiled by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday and in budget...

http://zeenews.**********/news/nation/next-army-chief-hit-by-fake-shootout_751878.html New Delhi: Even before the row over Army Chief General VK Singh’s age was settled, his likely successor Lt Gen Bikram Singh has been hit by a slew of allegations. Lt Gen Bikram Singh has been...

Media speculation is rife in India as regards the trophy that was handed out to the Indian team at the World Cup final ceremony. While several media reports stated before the final that the actual World Cup trophy was not cleared by Indian Customs officials, as duty had not been paid on it...

hi pakistan is 144/149 and india 121/149 Rank Country Score 1 New Zealand 1.188 2 Iceland 1.212 3 Japan 1.247 4 Austria 1.290 5 Norway 1.322 6 Ireland 1.337 7 Denmark 1.341 7 Luxembourg 1.341 9 Finland 1.352 10 Sweden 1.354 Show short list...

1 - Number One Newspaper of Pakistan - Daily Jang- Jang Group With the Armed Forces Tribunal indicting a top officer for falsifying Kargil war reports and showing bias towards a brigadier, the Army on Thursday said it will take action on the issue after analysing the verdict. “We have...

In response to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and in an effort to dissipate anger on its Afghan policy at the domestic front, the Obama Administration is considering a "Pakistan First" approach to the problem in the region, a leading US daily said. The "Pakistan First"...

Air India pilots, crew come to blows at 30,000 ft Saurabh Sinha & Neha Lalchandani, TNN 4 October 2009, 12:53am IST Print Email Discuss Bookmark/Share Save Comment Text Size: | NEW DELHI: The Maharaja witnessed his first in-flight Mughal-e-Azam at 30,000 feet above sea level on...

US urges Pakistan, India, Afghanistan to work together Updated at: 1437 PST, Thursday, October 01, 2009 WASHINGTON: Stressing linkages between Pakistan, India and Afghanistan with regard to durable peace and stability in South Asia, the United States on Wednesday said it encourages...

The US, far from the public perception and official claims of supplying Pakistan with substantive military hardware, is actually impeding Pakistan’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities especially in non-offensive systems. According to inside sources, only recently, the PAF, which has an...

Zardari denies giving safe passage to Musharraf Updated at: 1050 PST, Wednesday, September 16, 2009 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has denied his statement in which he said that former president Pervez Musharraf was given a safe passage under a deal Zardari denies...

GEO Pakistan F-22 Frigate arrives in Karachi Updated at: 1404 PST, Saturday, September 12, 2009 KARACHI: First F-22P Frigate PNS Zulfiqar arrived at Karachi, Geo News reported Saturday. Commander Pakistan fleet Rear Admiral Asif Sandela received PNS Zulfiqar, Pak Navy's newly...

MiG-21 fighter jet of the IAF crashed at this village in Muktsar district at 2 pm today. Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Manu Akhouri (22), hailing from Jharkhand, died on the spot.The fighter jet C-1641, took off on routine sortie from Air Force station, Bhisiana in Bathinda district in the afternoon...

Every 2nd Mumbaiite resides in slum: Report Mumbai One in two persons resides in a slum in India's financial capital, according to a report. "Worldwide, one in three persons lives in a slum. But the figures are much higher for Mumbai where 54.1 per cent of the population are slum dwellers as...

US nuclear gurus see signs of more Indian nuclear tests Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN 28 August 2009, 05:24am IST WASHINGTON: US nuclear pundits feel the Indian establishment -- political, scientific, or both in concert – may be lining up to conduct more nuclear tests to validate and improve...

Eight Sea Harrier planes grounded for four days August 26th, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS - Panaji, Aug 26 (IANS) Eight Sea harrier fighter jets of the Indian navy have been grounded here following last Friday’s crash of a plane in the sea off Goa, which resulted in the death of the pilot, an...

British austerity: Army chief treated Kapoor to £5-meal Manu Pubby Posted: Tuesday , Aug 25, 2009 at 0430 hrs Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor was served cheap wine and food at an official reception hosted by his counterpart in London to cut government expenses, a scrutiny into...

( from asian defence blog ) India artillery upgrade stuck, Pak gets howitzers from US By Manu Pubby India’s artillery modernisation has been stuck due to scam scares ever since the Bofors scandal but Pakistan has gone ahead, equipping its army with the latest guns that now threaten to...

Jaswant Singh expelled from BJP CommentLarger | Smaller Agencies Tags : BJP, L K Advani, RSS, Jaswant Singh, Vasundhara Raje, Rajnath Singh, Chintan Baithak Posted: Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009 at 1247 hrs Shimla: Jaswant Singh, whose book eulogising Muhammad Ali Jinnah has come under...