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Cyclone bears down on India's southeast coastHyderabad, India (AFP) May 19, 2010 A "severe" cyclone packing winds of up to 125 kilometres an hour closed in on India's southeast coast Wednesday as thousands of residents evacuated their homes fearing major storm damage. Cyclone Laila was set to slam into the state of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday morning, with forecasters warning of a sea surge and disrupted power and communication lines. As heavy rains and strong gales battered the coast on Wednesday, state authorities evacuated residents from low-lying areas and emergency teams ... read more |
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New Delhi (AFP) May 11, 2010India has concerns about Chinese telecom equipment near its sensitive border areas, which explains recent restrictions on imports, India's home secretary said in an interview broadcast Tuesday. Asked to comment on decisions to block sales of Chinese equipment to India, Indian Home Secretary G.K Pillai said that the areas where restrictions applied were the disputed states of Jammu and Kashmi ... more  
Ahmedabad, India (AFP) May 10, 2010An 83-year-old Indian holy man who says he has spent seven decades without food or water has astounded a team of military doctors who studied him during a two-week observation period. Prahlad Jani spent a fortnight in a hospital in the western India state of Gujarat under constant surveillance from a team of 30 medics equipped with cameras and closed circuit television. During the period ... more  
Kathmandu, Nepal (UPI) May 10, 2010 Shoppers and businesses reclaimed the streets of Nepal's capital Kathmandu after Maoist anti-government demonstrators called off their general strike on the weekend. The Maoists, some of whom are former guerrilla fighters, backed from their protests after thousands of angry residents created their own demonstrations demanding the Maoists end their crippling strike. Patience ran o ... more |
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Indian army considers truck scannersNew Delhi (UPI) May 7, 2010 The Indian army is looking to buy vehicle and cargo scanners to detect hidden arms, ammunition, explosives, contraband and counterfeit currency. The Indian Ministry of Defense has initiated a request for information from suppliers and manufacturers of the scanners that must be able to handle whole standard trucks and those loaded with containers. Trucks, up to 46 feet long, must be no more than 9 feet wide and just less than 15 feet high to fit through the large arch of the scanner that ... read more |
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