Hydrogen blast at Japan’s Fukushima N-plant reactor
TOKYO: A hydrogen explosion occurred today at the quake-hit Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant's second reactor. It left three workers injured and seven missing.
Govt formulates plan to rescue Indian sailors
ASHOK B SHARMA /TIANEW DELHI: India is making efforts to rescue the remaining 53 Indian sailors who are still captive of Somali pirates. On Wednesday only 11 Indian sailors of…
Two militants killed near Dal Lake
SRINAGAR: Self-styled chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad militant outfit Sajjad Afghani and his bodyguard were killed in an encounter with security forces at Foreshore Road near Dal Lake in the outskirts of…
Efforts are on for safe release of 53 sailors
ASHOK B SHARMA / TIA NEW DELHI: The government of India is making efforts to rescue the remaining 53 Indian sailors who are still captive of Somali pirates. On Wednesday…
Court adjourns hearing in Hasan Ali’s case till Friday
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Sessions Court has adjourned the hearing in Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan’s case till Friday after the Enforcement directorate sought more time to build a…
Time to preserve Mineral wealth
BOSCO CELESTINE /TIADo you know, Minerals in any form, be it iron ore, coal, or bauxite takes a century to form. And yet the twin menaces of reckless export of…
High alert after terror threat on world cup
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The government on Thursday sounded a nationwide alert in the wake of inputs that the terror groups Al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba were looking for opportunities to target the…
Tight security for ‘Million March’
HYDRABAD: (AMN) Elaborate security arrangements have been made in Andhra Pradesh in the wake of the ‘Million March to Hyderabad ’ agitation called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee today.
Modernisation of Forces on despite IPR limits
ASHOK B SHARMA /TIANEW DELHI: Director General of Defence Intelligence Agency, Lt General DS Chauhan has said that Army’s modernization plans for 2020 were being implemented despite constraints.
Armed Forces seek more money for modernization
ASHOK B SHARMA/TIANEW DELHI: Indian Armed Forces would need huge investment in the coming 10 to 15 years. Over $130 to $150 billion would be needed to modernize the forces.