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DRDO working on getting MIRV capability

Apr 12, 2013 - 10:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India‘s premier Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is firing on in several directions with the work on hand involving MIRVs (multiple independently-targetable re-entry vehicles) and improvements in missiles, aircraft, tanks and […]

The Dragon Covets the Arctic

Apr 6, 2013 - 9:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

China‘s lust for oil, minerals, rare earths, fish and desire for an alternative northern sea route boils the Arctic Geopolitics! Iceland is a small, sparsely populated island nation with a population of only 320,000 and […]

India

India, Egypt trade may double in next few years, says Morsi

Mar 22, 2013 - 8:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Bilateral trade between India and Egypt may double to $10 billion in the next few years, said Egypt president Mohammed Morsi. President Morsi who is heading a high-level delegation of ministers and […]

India

India Sixth Most Favourable Nation For Americans: Poll

Mar 8, 2013 - 6:36 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): India is the sixth most favourable nation for Americans, while at least eight out of 10 do not like Pakistan, making it the third most unfavourable nation after Iran and Korea, according to […]

Russia Accuses Us Over Un Statement On Syria Attack

Feb 22, 2013 - 7:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): Russia hasaccused US diplomats of blocking a UNSecurity Council condemnation of a bombattack in the Syrian capital that left at least59 dead.Russia’s UN mission said the United States“encourages” militant attacks by blockingthe […]

Car Bomb Hits Heart Of Damascus, 53 Killed

Feb 22, 2013 - 5:44 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BEIRUT (TIP): A car bomb killed 53people and wounded 200 in centralDamascus on Thursday when it blewup on a busy highway close to rulingBaath Party offices and the Russianembassy, Syrian TV said.Television footage showed charredand […]

Europe

Meteor Shower Sows Panic In Central Russia

Feb 15, 2013 - 4:29 am EST @theindpanorama 0

MOSCOW (TIP) — A meteor shower rained down oncentral Russia, sowing panic as the hurtling spacedebris exploded in the air, blew out windows and leftseveral people injured, officials and agencies reported.”A meteorite disintegrated above the […]

Europe

Japan Protests Over Russian Jet Incursion

Feb 8, 2013 - 5:16 am EST @theindpanorama 0

TOKYO (TIP): Japan on Thursdayprotested against what it said was aviolation of its northern airspace bytwo Russian fighter jets engaged inwhat may have been a calculatedrebuke of Japanese territorial claims.The brief incursion, whichprompted Japan to […]

Feisty Malala Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

Feb 2, 2013 - 6:29 am EST @theindpanorama 0

OSLO (TIP): Malala Yousafzai, theshot Pakistani schoolgirl-turned-iconof Taliban resistance, and ex-Easternbloc activists are among those knownto be nominated for this year’s NobelPeace Prize, as the deadline expiredon Friday.This year’s award will beannounced in October, butspeculation […]

Business & Economics

India The Growth Story

Jan 25, 2013 - 8:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Economy The economy of India is the tenthlargest in the world by nominal GDP and the third largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). The country is one of the G-20 major economies and a member […]

India

US Muscling into Indian Defense Market

Jan 25, 2013 - 7:51 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The US is steadily muscling into the lucrative Indian defense market, giving jitters to traditional arms suppliers like Russia, Israel, France and the UK. Having already notched up arms sales worth $8 […]

Business & Economics

In Mutual Interest: India And Iran

Jan 18, 2013 - 7:51 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Inits first major diplomatic engagement of the New Year, India hosted Iran‘s supreme national Security Council secretary and chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, last week. Jalili was in Delhi at the invitation of the national […]

Europe

Thirty Hostages Reported Killed In Algeria Assault

Jan 18, 2013 - 7:29 am EST @theindpanorama 0

ALGIERS (TIP)- Thirty hostages and at least 11 Islamist militants were killed on Thursday when Algerian forces stormed a desert gas plant in a bid to free many dozens of Western and local captives, an […]

Business & Economics

Global Flooding

Jan 4, 2013 - 9:26 am EST @theindpanorama 0

In July at least 37 people were killed by flood waters inand around the city of Beijing, China. In the rural andsuburban areas outside Beijing, many more people died inas a result of flooding, which […]

Business & Economics

India’s Olympic Dreams Quashed

Jan 4, 2013 - 9:19 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Indian sports received a huge setback and a major embarrassment when the International Olympic Association decided to suspend the Indian Olympic Association due to Government interference. This decision was on the cards after IOA decided […]

Europe

Visa delays leave Indian students in UK stranded

Jan 4, 2013 - 6:33 am EST @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): Several international students, including some from India have been stranded in the UK without passports and are unable to get home for Christmas after the UK Border Agency asked them to reapply for […]

Featured

Pak Strategy in Afghanistan Time for hard decisions

Dec 21, 2012 - 7:53 am EST @theindpanorama 0

On December 6, Asadullah Khalid, Head of Afghanistan‘s intelligence set-up, the National Directorate of Security, was seriously injured in a bomb attack by a Taliban suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy. President Karzai announced […]

United States

Over 15 US Firms Spent Millions In 2012 To Lobby In India

Dec 21, 2012 - 7:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Large US firms have spent millions of dollars in 2012 itself to lobby for their Indian business interests along with other issues. Global retail giant WalMart, whose lobbying with US lawmakers for access […]

United States

Hanukkah Celebrated at the Indian Consulate

Dec 14, 2012 - 6:28 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): The Indian Consulate held a reception to celebrate Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish celebration. Hanukkah also known as Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, […]

Europe

Nasa Photo Error Puts Mount Everest In India

Dec 14, 2012 - 6:11 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KATHMANDU (TIP): The world’s highest mountain should not be hard to spot but American space agency Nasa has admitted it mistook a summit in India for Mount Everest, which straddles the border of Nepal and […]

India

More Steps in Next Few Weeks to Turnaround Economy: Govt

Dec 14, 2012 - 5:01 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Finance minister P Chidambaram on December 14 said the government will take some more steps in the next few weeks to revive the economy and boost investment sentiments. “I am confident that […]

Europe

China Omits India, Pak from 72-Hour Visa Free Travel

Dec 7, 2012 - 6:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The list mostly includes US and European countries but China‘s neighbours in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are missing BEIJING (TIP): China announced a 72-hour visa free stay in Beijing […]

Europe

Russian Prison Dubbed ‘hell’ by Top Official

Dec 7, 2012 - 6:46 am EST @theindpanorama 0

With more than 700,000 Russians behind bars, there have been frequent complaints of sub-standard living conditions, torture, and disease in the prisons MOSCOW (TIP): A prison in Russia‘s Urals region where inmates rioted last month […]

Europe

TV Anchor Shot Dead in Russia

Dec 7, 2012 - 6:02 am EST @theindpanorama 0

MOSCOW (TIP): A television news presenter aged 28 was shot dead in a city centre in Russia‘s volatile North Caucasus, the latest deadly attack against a journalist in the region, officials said on Thursday. Meanwhile […]

United States

MoneyGram Spreads Christmas Cheer Through Holiday Campaign

Nov 28, 2012 - 5:12 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): MoneyGram, a leading global financial services company officially launched a fun Holiday Campaign in some of the most iconic locations in New York City. The campaign ‘MoneyGram Melody’ is designed around the […]

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