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India should give us Mumbai evidence: Pakistan PM Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 2, 2008 
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday urged India to provide evidence that Pakistanis were involved in the deadly Mumbai attacks and promised to cooperate if proof was provided. "They have given us some of the organisations ... but that is not evidence. If they will give us evidence we are commmitted that we will extend full cooperation," Gilani said in an interview with CNN. ... read more
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Mental scars of Mumbai attacks will take time to heal: doctors
Mumbai (AFP) Dec 2, 2008Young and old, rich and poor: none have been unaffected by the deadly strikes on the Indian city of Mumbai. And as daily life slowly resumes, psychiatrists say the mental scars of the three days of bloody violence that saw at least 172 people lose their lives will take a long time to heal. Dr Yusuf Abdulla Matcheswalla likened the trauma of Mumbaikars seeing their fellow citizens raked ... more Rice due in India for solidarity visit after Mumbai attacks 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 3, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in New Delhi Wednesday for a solidarity visit after the Mumbai attacks and to reduce tensions between India and nuclear rival Pakistan. "I want to consult with the Indian government on what we can do to help," in the probe into the audacious attacks in India's financial heart and film capital which killed 188 people, including some 22 foreigners ... more India, Pakistan nuclear posture unchanged: US military 
Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2008India and Pakistan have not changed their nuclear posture or made overt military moves since terror attacks in Mumbai despite heightened political tensions, a US military official said Tuesday. "Militarily, the temperature is pretty low right now," said the official, who asked not to be identified. The official said Pakistan moved some aircraft and air defense units to the border after ... more Indian minister says all Mumbai attackers from Pakistan
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 1, 2008All the gunmen who carried out the Mumbai attacks that left 172 people dead were from neighbouring Pakistan, India's deputy home minister told the BBC in an interview on Monday. "The terrorists who have been killed in these encounters in Mumbai in the last few days were of Pakistani origin," Shakeel Ahmad said. It was the most explicit statement yet from an Indian official about the iden ... more Westinghouse To Pursue Nuclear Power Market In India 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 02, 2008Westinghouse Electric has announced that its expects its participation in a nuclear-focused trade mission to India next week to be the beginning of a long and mutually rewarding relationship with a wide range of Indian power companies, suppliers and academic institutions. The trade mission, sponsored by the U.S.-India Business Council in cooperation with the Nuclear Energy Institute, begin ... more |
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Nairobi (AFP) Nov 25, 2008The hijacking of a super-tanker in the Indian Ocean is prompting environmentalists to plan for the worst as tension mounts between increasingly brazen Somali pirates and frustrated foreign powers. The pirates holding the Saudi-owned Sirius Star warned of a "disaster" if there is any military attempt to free the ship, after Somali Islamists threatened to attack the group holding the ship. ... more India Maps Out Manned Exploration Program 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Nov 25, 2008With the success of Chandrayaan-1, the country's first moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning a manned space mission as a first step to manned moon mission. "Sending man to moon is a very complicated mission. So, as a first step, we plan to develop an Indian spacecraft that will take astronauts across the earth and bring them back," ISRO Chairman ... more Chandrayaan-1 Starts Observations Of The Moon 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2008The Indian Space Research Organisation's lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 released a probe that impacted close to the lunar south pole on 14 November. Following this, the instruments on the spacecraft are being switched on to get the science observations started. The Moon Impact Probe was dropped close to Shackleton crater, a place close to the south pole, where ice may exist in areas that are ... more After India's Chandrayaan-1 Its Britain's MoonLITE 
London, UK (PTI) Nov 24, 2008Britain is set to launch its maiden moon mission to study the phenomenon of mysterious moonquakes, weeks after India's spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 successfully entered the lunar orbit. The 100-million-pound unmanned mission 'MoonLITE' would aim to understand the cause of mysterious quakes that vibrate through the lunar rock and put it into the satellite's orbit before firing a series of probe ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Nov 20, 2008Pirates took just 16 minutes from boarding to seizing control of a 100-million-dollar-laden Saudi oil super-tanker in the Indian Ocean, a military report obtained by AFP showed Thursday. The report also described the Sirius Star -- with woeful defences, restricted manoeuvrability and speed capacities owing to its 319,000-tonne oil cargo -- as a lumbering prey for two speedboats carrying well ... more New Satellite Being Developed For Rural Net Connectivity 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Nov 20, 2008India is developing an "unconventional" satellite which would focus on providing internet connectivity to the rural masses and render timely advice on various aspects of agriculture. It's a fast-track spacecraft for rural connectivity, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, G Madhavan Nair said. "You know, if you take the country, even today more than 30,000 villages don't have ... more Comoros sees future in 'volcano economy' 
Moroni (AFP) Nov 19, 2008The Comoros could tame the feared Karthala, one of the world's largest active volcanoes, and use its geothermal and tourism potential to boost the archipelago's economy, experts said Wednesday. Speaking at the opening of a three-day conference on the slopes of the Karthala, officials and experts argued that the volcano could be a goldmine for the Indian Ocean nation. "However threatening ... more Indian navy destroys pirate ship as super-tanker ransom demanded 
Mogadishu (AFP) Nov 19, 2008An Indian warship destroyed a pirate "mother vessel" in the Gulf of Aden, the navy said Wednesday, as bandits demanded a ransom for a Saudi super-tanker seized in the most daring sea raid yet. The Indian frigate INS Tabar, one of dozens of warships from several countries protecting shipping lanes in the area, attacked the Somali pirate ship late Tuesday after coming under fire, navy ... more
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