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SRIHARIKOTA: A communications satellite, dubbed the "Indian Angry Bird", meant for the exclusive use of the Indian Air Force, took off from the launchpad of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and was placed in orbit this evening. The GSAT-7A will connect all IAF assets like planes, air-borne early...

Obama just took a parting shot at Israel — and Trump — at the UN Updated by Jennifer [email protected] Dec 23, 2016, 5:37pm EST TWEET SHARE US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power attends the UN Security Council meeting on December 23, 2016, where the US voted to abstain on...

China fines GM unit $29 million for 'price-fixing' By AFP PUBLISHED: 05:35 GMT, 24 December 2016 | UPDATED: 05:35 GMT, 24 December 2016 e-mail Beijing has fined the Chinese unit of General Motors nearly $29 million for "infringing on the rights of consumers and its competitors" via...

'Unrecoverable': revealed N-documents show Iran can not make nuclear weapons Vienna: In an unusual move, Iran and six world powers have released previously restricted documents about their nuclear deal to enforce their view that Tehran is not in a position to try to make nuclear weapons...

The 6 Most Venomous Snakes in India The Dense and dark forest of India are best habitat for the reptiles,these forest offers a wide range of area for giant snakes and abundant prey. There are 270 species of snakes in India, out of which about 60 are highly venomous. The big four dangerous snakes...

Pakistan bustard hunting: Shots fired at Gulf royal party By M Ilyas KhanBBC News, Islamabad 6 hours ago From the sectionAsia Share Image copyrightAFP Image captionConservationists say hunting Houbara bustards in Pakistan will put the species in danger Suspected rebels have attacked a...

Germany Releases Berlin Attack Suspect as ISIS Claims Involvement By MELISSA EDDY and ALISON SMALEDEC. 20, 2016 Continue reading the main storyShare This Page Angela Merkel’s government. On a chaotic day of grief and uncertainty, after 12 people were killed and dozens injured on Monday...

SUSPECT A PAKISTANI Suspect in Berlin Christmas market attack came to Germany as refugee, reports say The man believed to have driven a truck into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin Monday evening had come to Germany as a refugee from Pakistan this past February, multiple German media outlets...

Cinemas in Pakistan will start screening Indian movies from December 19, DawnNews reported on Saturday. The cinema houses' owners said that they had only suspended the screening of Indian films but had not completely banned them. "The suspension that was in place will be lifted on December...

NEW DELHI: What do lethalcobra venom, quantum dots and cancer diagnosis have in common? Nothing - till a team of Russian and Indian scientists put their heads to it and developed an innovative technique to take sharp images of cancer growths. Researchers from Tezpur University, Assam working...

Why Pakistan got MSCI's Emerging Markets Index approval and China didn't 53 Mins AgoCNBC.com China is likely feeling slighted as Pakistan gains entry into one of the world's most popular emerging markets equity indices while mainland shares were left out. But Beijing could take a few pointers...

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modireached out to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary just days away, to get his support to become a member of the NSG. The Kremlin said Modi and Putin - who has called India one of "the most honourable candidates" for...

News agency linked to IS said the attack had been carried out by an 'Islamic State fighter' A man suspected to have killed a French policeman and his partner in a terror-linked attack had been sentenced in 2013 for taking part in a jihadist organisation with links to Pakistan, sources close to...

NEW DELHI: Keen to send the right signals to China in the diplomatic build-up to its membership bid at the Nuclear Suppliers Group, India has relaxed key security conditions for the northern neighbour in recent months indicating that there's a good chance Beijing could drop off India's...

Link between Paris and Mumbai attacks under probe A PURE PAKISTANI LINK EMERGES AFP — UPDATED APR 12, 2016 08:44AM VIENNA: Austrian prosecutors said on Monday they were probing a possible link between a Pakistani held in Salzburg in connection with last November’s terrorist assaults in Paris...

Manohar Parrikar on Thursday became the first Indian defence minister to get a ride on a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in a sign of growing defence ties between the two countries. The minister spent nearly four hours on the sprawling aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D Eisenhower, with US...

India will be participating in two major military exercises, Exercise Rim of the Pacific and Exercise Red Flag next year. This was announced by US Defence Secretary, Ash Carter during a joint press conference with the visiting Indian defence minister, Manohar Parrikar at Pentagon. Parrikar is on...

WASHINGTON: In a sign of increasing trustworthiness, the US has updated its policy on gas-turbine engine technology transfer to India to expand cooperation in production and design of sensitive jet engine components. US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter informed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar...

US also announced participation in International Fleet Review of the Indian Navy at... Washington: India and the US have decided to further deepen their military-to-military ties by participating in more bilateral exercises. The decision came during a meeting between Defence Minister Manohar...

India's Essar Group has secured a $330 million loan from Russian bank VTB (VTBR.MM) to delist shares in its oil refining subsidiary Essar Oil Ltd (ESRO.NS), two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Obtaining the loan is an important step for the Indian firm to allow it to move closer...