Posts Tagged ‘Defence’

Gordon Brown has defended the UK's anti-terror operation in the North West, but admitted "we are dealing with a very big terrorist plot". Skip related content Related photos / videos Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick has resigned after a terror raids blunder Related content * Police extend search in terrorism investigation * 'Terror plot' raid at new property * ... Full story

Washington, April 9 (DPA) A US Navy vessel has arrived at a US-flagged cargo ship whose captain was being held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Crew members earlier retook control of the Maersk Alabama, which was hijacked off the coast of Somalia Wednesday, but the ship's captain was still being held hostage. The Navy destroyer USS Bainbridge has arrived to help the crew, a ... Full story

Kozhikode (Kerala), Apr 7 (ANI): The Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Kerala Government on Tuesday said that it has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe people having links with terrorists in the State. Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the State Government has received a list of suspected people from the Centre, who have links with terrorists. Balakrishnan was ... Full story

Los Angeles, April 7 (ANI): Each testimony in the latest hearing on prosecutorial misconduct in Anand Jon case was contradictory, fuelling claims that the Indian fashion designer has been a victim of unfair trial. During the hearing, Brian Bennett, the supervising investigator on the case for the Los Angeles district attorney's office, admitted that a juror was stopped from meeting Jon's sister Sanjana, reports LA Weekly. Bennett ... Full story

Fulbari (West Bengal), Apr 7 (ANI): Authorities in Siliguri have taken all possible measures to foil any untoward incident in the state in the wake of the upcoming general elections. The measure has been taken following the heightened concerns of the authorities fearing possible militant attacks during the election. When asked about security preparedness, S. Ramaswamy, Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Bengal frontier said all measures ... Full story

Kuwait City, Apr 6 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday sought the support of Kuwait in forging a common, comprehensive approach to deal with terrorism.Terrorism is an international plague and it has to be fought at the international level," Ansari told reporters onboard his aircraft. On a three-day visit to the Gulf state, Ansari ... Full story

Leh, Apr 6 (ANI): The institute of Defence and High Altitude Research in Kashmir has come with a herbal anti-oxidant food supplement for the army stationed at high altitudes. Medicinal plants from higher altitudes have been widely used in traditional system of Indian medicines since ages. Deployed at high altitudes, army troops face impairment in ... Full story

Seoul, Apr.6 (ANI): North Korea said on Monday that its leader Kim Jong-il was present at Sunday's controversial rocket launch and praised scientists after watching a satellite propelled into orbit. he official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Kim was briefed on preparations for the launch before observing the entire process from the command centre. "Kim Jong-il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman ... Full story

L'Aquila (Italy), April 7 (DPA) The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy early Monday had gone beyond 150, far higher than the last previous accounts. The temblor struck the ancient town of L'Aquila and the surrounding mountainous areas about 100 km northeast of Rome in the early hours of Monday Italy's Ansa news agency cited hospitals in the quake-struck region northeast of the ... Full story

Washington, April 7 (DPA) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates Monday announced a major shift in the Pentagon's spending priorities, cutting some expensive Cold War-era weapons programmes and boosting spending that would aid the country's battle against terrorism. Gates said the decisions drew heavily on lessons learned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and represented a shift away from conventional warfare, as well as futuristic military ... Full story

Kuwait, April 6 (IANS) In an unusual gesture, nearly half of Kuwait's cabinet turned up at the international airport to receive Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Monday as he began his three-day visit to the oil-rich Gulf emirate. This is the first high-level visit from the Indian side to Kuwait, home to 580,000 Indians and 10 percent of the world's proven oil reserves, in nearly three ... Full story

Rome, April 6 (DPA) The death toll in the devastating earthquake in central Italy has gone beyond 90, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing rescue workers. Earlier reports said at least 50 people were confirmed dead - amid fears of that number rising - after a central Italian mountain area around the ancient town of L'Aquila was rocked by a major earthquake that struck early ... Full story

Colombo, April 6 (IANS) Sri Lankan troops Monday launched a 'decisive tactical manoeuvre' to free thousands of civilians trapped in the Mullaitivu war-zone, a day after dealing a major military blow to the Tamil Tigers by capturing their last military bastion, defence authorities said here. 'Sri Lankan security forces have launched a decisive tactical manoeuvre to free hundreds of civilians held hostage by LTTE in the ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Tuesday asked all concerned agencies to plug gaps in coastal security within a definite time frame. Antony, who chaired a high-level meeting of officials of various ministries and forces, called for speedy implementation of the maritime security plan, approved by the Government recently. ... Full story

Melbourne, Mar.31 (ANI): An Australian Chinese businesswoman, who is at the centre of a supposed spy scandal, has declared that she is a loyal Australian and "broken-hearted" by the events. Helen Liu told The Daily Telegraph that she was astounded by claims that she was a threat to national security and described herself as a good ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): Army chief General Deepak Kapoor will undertake an official visit to France from today. During his four-day visit, the Army chief will interact with senior military and civilian defence hierarchy and discuss various contemporary defence related issues. He will also visit important training institutions and operational headquarters. France and India share common values and have convergence of views on ... Full story

London, Mar 30 (ANI): A British woman, who was using Google's new Street View service to find her friends, found a fleet of UFOs in formation instead. A photograph of the nine silver spheres hovering above a row of shops, including a Coral bookies, was taken by Faye Sharpe, 18, as she viewed her neighbourhood of Wolverley Street in Bethnal Green, East London. "I was checking out ... Full story

Amritsar, Mar 30 (ANI): Police seized four kilograms of heroin and fake currency worth rupees one million from three suspects in Amritsar. The three suspects were from neighbouring Tarn Taran district, said P K Rai, Senior Superintendent of Police, Special Narcotic Cell of Punjab police. "We received information that a group of three men have received heroin and fake currency from Pakistan. We trapped them near ... Full story

Washington, Mar.30 (ANI): Terming the relation between Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Afghan extremists as "an existential threat", the United States has asked Pakistan to cut off all its ties with outlawed groups based in Afghanistan. "What we need ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt seeking a stay on his conviction under the Arms Act in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case Earlier, a bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and sought its reply on the plea of Dutt. On ... Full story