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Singapore ship with Chinese crew hijacked off SomaliaBeijing (AFP) June 28, 2010 A Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 19 Chinese crew aboard was hijacked Monday by pirates in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia, maritime authorities said. The MV Golden Blessing, a petroleum and chemical tanker, was travelling to India from Saudi Arabia when it was hijacked. The shipowner said the crew was reported to be safe. The European Union's anti-piracy taskforce said a German helicopter sent to survey the area had reported "sighting suspected pirates" on board the 14,445-tonne shi ... read more |
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Pune, India (PTI) Jun 21, 2010The first Indian forestry satellite will be launched by ISRO in 2013, Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said. "India will be one of the few countries in the world to launch a forestry satellite to monitor the green cover every day", he said. Jairam, who was addressing an interactive session with public representatives inviting suggestions on the draft Green India mission ... more  
Villepinte, France (SPX) Jun 21, 2010Developed and produced by Sagem, the Sigma 30 is a laser gyro land navigation and pointing system for artillery pieces, enabling highly accurate firing on short notice. Sagem has also set up a maintenance shop near New Delhi to help the Indian army keep its Sigma 30 systems in fighting trim. Indian mechanics received specialized training for this system in both France and India. The ... more  
Guwahati, India (AFP) June 20, 2010Indian customs officers Sunday seized the third shipment of tiger bones and other animal parts, worth 230,000 dollars and destined for use in traditional medicine in China. A customs official said the officers found tiger bones, skulls, and 125 kilogrammes of scales from pangolins, rare scaly mammals that are distant relatives of the anteater and a protected species in India. "The animal ... more |
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S.Korea, India agree to launch nuclear energy talksSeoul (AFP) June 18, 2010 South Korea and India agreed Friday to launch talks on forging a nuclear energy cooperation pact, the foreign ministry said, a deal which would pave the way for Seoul's export of an atomic power plant. The agreement was reached when Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan met his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna in Seoul for annual foreign ministers' talks. President Lee Myung-Bak and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed in January to upgrade their ties to a "strategic partnership" and expand trade ... read more |
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