NCR Delhi's 2nd Cricket Stadium with capacity of 1,00,000 spectators at GNOIDA
It is under construction as per ICC standards and will become International Cricket Stadium. Completion date is 2011. :cheers:
This stadium will be part of the 2500 acres Jaypee Greens Sports City...
CRPF gets chilli grenade to tackle Radical rioters in J&K
As stone-throwing mobs in the Valley continue to be a pain in the neck of security forces, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has got a new non-lethal weapon to deal with violent crowds chilli grenades.
The first supply...
India Hands Over US$20 Million Flood Aid To Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- India has given US$20 million of aid to Pakistan for the relief of flood victims, China's Xinhua news agency reported official sources as saying here Saturday.
The cheque of US$20 million was handed over...
Haqqani cousin killed in Tuesday's drone strike
MIRAMSHAH: An Afghan Taliban commander and close relative of Afghan warlord Sirajuddin Haqqani was among those killed in a recent US missile strike, Pakistani security officials said Wednesday.
A US drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in...
Government: 60 feared killed in Sri Lanka blast
(AP) 1 hour ago
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka A government spokesman says 60 people are feared killed in an accidental blast of explosives meant for road construction in Sri Lanka's east. Two Chinese nationals are among those killed.
Military...
15 Afghans among OTA cadets
CHENNAI: Among the latest batch of trainees at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) are 15 gentlemen cadets from Afghanistan and two woman cadets from Lesotho, a country in south of Africa. Besides, 70 woman cadets and 157 gentleman cadets will be commissioned into...
Chennai cadet breaks into army male bastion
Another glass ceiling will be shattered in the Indian army on September 18 when Chennais A Divya will become the first woman cadet to be awarded the Sword of Honour at the passing-out parade of the officers training academy in the Tamil Nadu...
Better ties with India beneficial to both, says China
2010-09-16 17:50:00
China Thursday said enhanced cooperation with India is beneficial to people of both countries and asserted bilateral ties will not be affected by some individual cases.
China and India are neighbours and large...
India Set For 4-Year Run as Russia's Top Customer
MOSCOW - India bought more Russian weapons last year than any other country, and recent deals seem likely to solidify that status, Alexander Fomin, the deputy director of the Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation, told...
Aerospace parts business the next growth driver
India is set to import both passenger and military aircraft in large numbers, and SMEs have their eyes on orders that could result from the offsets policy.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here expect a substantial amount of business from...
227 cadets to be inducted into Army
Chennai, Sept 14:
In all 227 cadets, who underwent rigorous training at India's premier Defence Training Insitutiton--Officer's Training Academy (OTA)--would be inducted into the Army on September 19.
Chief of Army Staff Gen VK Singh would review the...
Afghanistan's fate may matter most for China
Nostalgia for the days of Kipling has prompted some to say that todays Afghan situation resembles the Great Game played out by the British and Russian empires in the 19th century. They are wrong. What is taking place in Afghanistan is indeed a...
Vatican deplores 'senseless violence' in Kashmir
The Vatican has said it deplored "senseless violence" in Jammu and Kashmir after rioters defied curfews and torched a Christian school in a surge of anger stoked by the desecration of the Koran.
"Unfortunately, violence yields violence, a...
Indian Grand Prix to host Formula One, World Championship racing from October - 2011
Indian GP takes F1's calendar to 20 races in 2011
PARIS: An Indian Grand Prix was added to Formula One's 2011 calendar on Wednesday, while the sport's governing body also decided not to admit any new...
Pakistan's actual forex reserves are all time low, stood at eight billion dollars
Muhammad Arshad
IslamabadThe Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Monday said financial chaos could transform Pakistan into one of the poorest country in the region.
A single-minded focus on economy with a...
Flood hit Pakistan's internal stability under threat: Imran Khan
The stability of Pakistan is under threat in the aftermath of the its worst floods in history and the country will collapse unless the West rushes aid, cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan warned today. On the eve of a visit...
Pakistan wouldnt let India be a friend in need
I have a few questions for Pakistans elected rulers. Why have they let pass the tragic opportunity of floods that uprooted millions across that country rather than using it to create bonding between our people and building trust between...
Suspected US missiles kill 10 in NW Pakistan
By RASOOL DAWAR (AP) 2 hours ago
MIR ALI, Pakistan Suspected U.S. missiles hit a house in a Pakistani tribal area early Monday, killing 10 alleged militants in the 10th airstrike in the region this month, intelligence officials said.
The...
Nuclear weapons with India?
The question is how many nuclear weapons India currently have????
Indian Missiles
1.) Prithvi I, Range - 150 kms
2.) Prithvi II, Range - 350 kms
3.) Agni-I, Range - 700 kms
4.) Agni-II, Range - 2,000-3,000 kms
5.) Agni-III, Range - 3500 km - 5500 kms
Even if...
Embraer aircraft with Indian warning system to fly by 2011
2010-09-12 15:50:00
An Indian built Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWCS) will be integrated into the Brazilian Embraer-145 Aircraft, which will fly in the country in January 2011, said a senior official of the Defence...