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Indian army may soon fire from robot's shoulders. T. E. Raja Simhan Chennai, Dec. 12: A 'robot soldier' armed with ammunitions fighting hundreds of human soldiers in a warfare. This is not in a Spielberg movie but a plan that India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)...

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10 December 2011 Last updated at 02:30 GMT Euro crisis: US General Martin Dempsey warns of unrest The top US military commander, Gen Martin Dempsey, says he is concerned about "the potential for civil unrest" as Europe's financial crisis unfolds. Gen Dempsey said it was unclear the latest...

10 Dec, 2011, 05.15PM IST, PTI India wants good relation with neighbours:A K Antony. ANNUR (KERALA): Defence Minister A K Antony on Saturday said India wanted to have good relations with Pakistan despite the neighbouring country's "inaction" to dismantle terrorist training camps there...

Human Rights Index 2012: Maplecroft Analyzes Human Rights Risks. Maplecroft's Human Rights Risk Index for 2012 paints a grim picture of human rights in countries worldwide. The research agency ranked 197 countries according to their commitment to human rights and concluded that over 48...

India's per capita income rose to Rs 54k in 2010-11: Government. PTI | Dec 8, 2011, 03.38PM IST NEW DELHI: Per capita income in the country rose to over Rs 54,000 in 2010-11 from Rs 18,450 in 2001-02, Parliament was informed today. "The per capita income at current prices has registered...

Indian Air Force plans to fly refitted vintage aircraft. A Tiger Moth. They ruled the skies when flying had just taken off. But in this supersonic era of military aviation, the Indian Air Force is trying to get some of its old birds back in air. Vintage flying may be popular abroad...

Pakistani rupee at record low of 89.45 to dollar. By REUTERS Published: Dec 7, 2011 23:50 Updated: Dec 7, 2011 23:50 KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee traded at a record low on Wednesday, weighed down by payments for imports and a bleak outlook for the country's economy. Dealers cited...

Dec 08, 2011 at 10:36am IST Navy shows its might off Chennai coast. CHENNAI: Six warships belonging to the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy, on Wednesday, carried out naval training exercises off the Chennai coast as part of the Navy Day celebrations. The warships included INS Shivalik, a...

Twin attacks in Afghanistan against Shiites not homegrown,say Afghans. At least 58 people, many of them Shiite Muslims, died today in twin suicide attacks in Afghanistan on a Shiite holy day. But analysts say Afghanistan has no sectarian issues like Pakistan. By Tom A. Peter, Correspondent...

Can you hear the Chinese whispers grow louder? Brahma Chellaney | Dec 4, 2011, 05.30AM IST As geopolitical rivals, India and China face each other over a highly disputed border. The inviolability of virtually the entire 4,057 km border - one of the longest in the world - has been called into...

Navy to get first N-sub by March. Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times New Delhi, December 04, 2011 With India's defence forces possessing nuclear strike capabilities from land and air, the triad will be completed by the end of this financial year when the navy acquires a nuclear submarine from...

India assures Bangladesh on Tipaimukh. TNN | Dec 3, 2011, 05.28AM IST NEW DELHI: In an attempt to assuage apprehensions in Bangladesh, India on Friday stressed it would not take any steps on Tipaimukh dam that would adversely affect the neighbouring country. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...

Pakistan welcomes Indian aid to Afghanistan:UK envoy. Sachin Parashar, TNN | Dec 3, 2011, 06.20AM IST NEW DELHI: Britain may have been asked by Pakistan to mediate with the US in the wake of the killing of its 24 soldiers by NATO forces, but on Friday UK special AfPak envoy Mark Sedwill went...

Dec 02, 2011 at 04:41pm IST Chinese submarines a concern: Indian Navy Chief. New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Friday said that Chinese submarines with long-range missiles are a matter of concern for India. He said that the Indian Navy is looking at upgrading its fleet soon...

Another Tibetan sets himself ablaze in China. By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING | Fri Dec 2, 2011 9:02am IST (Reuters) - A former Tibetan Buddhist monk has set himself on fire in the mountainous region of Tibet, the 12th Tibetan this year to resort to the extreme form of protest in China, an...

Bengal governor snubs China,attends Dalai Lama's function. HIs Holiness the Dalai Lama In a clear snub to China, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan on Thursday attended the Dalai Lama's function in Kolkata. The Tibetan spiritual leader was in the state capital to deliver a lecture on...

Indian Army's infantry combat vehicle engines to be upgraded. By N.C. Bipindra, New Delhi, Nov 25 : India is preparing to upgrade around 1,500 BMP-2 and BMP-2K Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) with more powerful engines to enhance their cross-country mobility, floatation and gradient...

Indian Army gifts Engg equipments to Myanmarese counterpart. Source: Hueiyen News Service Imphal, November 24 2011: The 45th Indo-Myanmar Border Liaison Meeting between Indian Army Officers and Myanmar Army Officers is being held at Myanmar from Nov 24 to 28 Nov 11 . A fourteen member...

President to review Indian Navy fleet next month. Submitted by admin4 on 23 November 2011 - 10:59am By IANS, New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil, the supreme commander of the armed forces, will review Indian Navy's fleet in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai Dec 20, when the country's maritime...