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India's back-to-back Prithvi-II missile tests successful

Bhubaneswar: India on Wednesday successfully conducted two tests of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile from a military base in Orissa, an official said.

The surfa

Medvedev to lure India away from West

New Delhi: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will lobby hard during a visit to India on Tuesday for the former Cold War ally to stay loyal to Russian-made fighter jets and nuclear reactors, rather tha

Pak test-fires nuclear Ghauri

Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired the nuclear capable Ghauri Hatf-V missile that has a range of 1,300 km, an official statement said.

The medium-range missile can carry a variety

India, Russia sign big deals on n-reactors, fighter jets

New Delhi: India and Russia signed a raft of agreements on Tuesday, including a framework accord on the building of two Russian nuclear reactors, and a pact to design and develop fifth-generation figh

India, Russia deal on new fighter jet

New Delhi: Taking defence cooperation to a new level, India and Russia today signed a deal for design and development of advanced fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) estimated to cost USD 295 mi

India-Russia shake hands over fighter jets, n-reactors, Pak attack

New Delhi: Russia and India agreed on Tuesday on a series of defence and nuclear deals potentially worth billions of dollars and pledged to deepen cooperation on counter-terrorism and regional securit

Pak planes violate India air space

Jammu: Three Pakistani military aircraft reportedly violated Indian airspace over the R.S. Pura sector in Jammu today.

Official sources said tonight the aircraft flew very low over Abdulliyan post

Russia to oil India ties

New Delhi, Dec. 19: India and Russia are likely to sign a number of agreements in the defence, civil nuclear cooperation, space and economy sectors after the Russian President, Mr Dmitry Medvedev, hol

US drones wreak havoc in Pakistan

Peshawar: A barrage of US missiles targeted Pakistan's Khyber district on Friday for a second consecutive day, killing 16 militants as Barack Obama urged Islamabad to do more to root out terror havens

Nobody will be spared in Adarsh scam: Antony

Defence minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said the government and the armed forces will not spare any person found guilty of wrongdoing in the Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai.

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