India may benefit from Algeria and Russian deal ( March 13, 2006)
A USD 7.5 billion defense deal between Algeria and Russia may indirectly benefit India. < More>

Kashmiri Group Claims Varanasi Blasts (March 11, 2006)
An unknown Kashmiri group that claimed responsibility for the Varanasi blasts turned out a ploy by Lashkar-e-Toiba to distract and mislead investigations. <More>

India Objects Bhasha Dam (March 10, 2006)
India strongly protested Pakistan’s new Bhasha dam on the Indus River saying that the construction will inundate large parts of land in Northern Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).< More>

New Group Claims Varanasi Blasts (March 10, 2006)
A Kashmir news agency, CNS, said that it got a call from a unknown group calling itself Lashkar-e-Kahab to claim responsibility for the Varanasi bombing. <More>

Varanasi Police Has Sketches (March 09, 2006)
Police unraveling the terror blasts in Varanasi have found striking parallels between this incident and that in Delhi last October. <More>

Bomb Blasts in Holy City (March 08, 2006)
Suspected Islamic terrorists set off a series of bombs in the ancient Hindu holy city Varnasi killing 20 and wounding scores of people.< More>

YSR Ineffective in Naxal Fight (March 08, 2006)
After killing scores of anti-Naxal tribal civilians, hundreds of armed Maoist terrorists in Andhra Pradesh blew up a bus, attacked a village killing 8 people, injuring 20, and taking 15 people hostage. <More>

ISRO Scouts for Joint Ventures (March 07, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has approached leading US aerospace companies like Boeing to set up joint ventures in manufacturing satellites and other space systems and products.<More>

Coast Guard gets More Weapons Systems (March 05, 2006)
The Indian Coast Guard has a thankless job of manning a 5422-kilometer coastline that covers 12 states and union territories including 1197 islands with 6200 personnel.< More >

Antarctic Shrunk Says NASA (March 04, 2006)
NASA has said that the Antarctic has shrunk by about 152 cubic kilometers annually from April 2002 to August 2005 raising the sea water level by 1.2 millimeters. <More>

BSF kills 2 Hizb Militants (March 01, 2006)
The Borders Security Force (BSF) killed two self-styled commanders and another militant belonging to the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in Kashmir when they attacked a convoy.< More >

Naxals Blow up Truck (March 01, 2006)
Naxal terrorists blew up a truck in Chhattisgarh carrying opponents of the Naxal movement killing 26 people and injuring 40 others. <More>

BJP Criticizes Sachar Charter (February 28, 2006)
The controversial Sachar Committee sent out a fax to all district collectors asking them to provide information on Muslims, scheduled class, and scheduled tribe populations within their jurisdiction. <More>

PM Convenes Round-table Meeting on J&K (February 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh convened a round-table meeting on Jammu & Kashmir. < More>

Saudi Forces Foil Terrorist Attempt (February 25, 2006)
Saudi Arabian security forces seemed to have foiled an attempt by terrorists to disrupt oil supply by bombing the world's largest processing facility at Abqaiq in the Shia majority eastern province. <More>

Army Spends More on Surveillance (February 24, 2006)
Scientific Advisor to Defense minister M. Natarajan said an Airborne Early Warning System (AEWS) was in advanced stages of design. Emphasizing the need to protect the 7,300-kilometer of coast and 5,000 kilometer of land border, Natarajan said a third of the USD 2.5 billion-defense budget is spent on surveillance systems.<More>

Army Spends More on Surveillance (February 24, 2006)
Scientific Advisor to Defense minister M. Natarajan said an Airborne Early Warning System (AEWS) was in advanced stages of design. <More>

ISRO to Launch G-SAT4  (February 24, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Satellite Center Director K.N. Shankara said that his organization would launch an experimental communication satellite G-SAT4 in 2007.<More>

India-France JV to Compete in Launch Business (February 24, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organization has teamed up with France's Eads/Astrium to challenge the US predominance in the 4 kilowatts satellite payloads with a launch mass of 2-3 tons.<More>

18 Killed in Nigeria over Cartoons (February 23, 2006)
Reprisal killings in Nigeria saw a Christian mob brutally murdering 18 Muslim youth from the Hausas tribe.<More>

Severe Criticism for Sachar Charter (February 22, 2006)
A retired General who served 44 years in the Army has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court against the controversial survey of Muslims in secular Government organizations.<More>

28 Dead in Nigeria Cartoon Protests (February 22, 2006)
Protests, threats, and rioting continued around the world on the Danish cartoons that showed Prophet Mohammed in uncharitable ways.<More>

Cartoon Rage Burns Benghazi Italian Consulate (February 21, 2006)
Angry Libyan protestors incensed by an Italian Minister's threat to wear T-shirts with the distasteful Danish cartoons and called Muslims "Ali Babas" overran security forces and burnt a consulate building at Benghazi.<More>

Navy Starts using BrahMos (February 21, 2006)
Ten countries including South Africa and many from the Far East have showed keen interest to buy the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic missile. <More>

Cartoon Protests in India (February 20, 2006)
About 50,000 Pakistanis marched to protest the cartoons that depict Prophet Mohammed distastefully in Karachi.<More>

US Admits Kashmiri Terror Camps in Pak (February 20, 2006)
The US admitted that Kashmir-oriented terrorist camps exist in Pakistan and little is being done to dismantle them.<More >

Whisky Maker Uses Durga Image in US (February 18, 2006)
In the heels of Danish cartoons that depicted Prophet Mohammed in distasteful manner, a whisky maker used the image of Durga to brand his Southern Comfort brand.<More>

Violent Cartoon Protests in Pak (February 16, 2006)
About 200 Pakistani students, protesting against the Danish cartoons, broke through a high-security cordon in Islamabad and damaged 40 parked and Government cars.<More>

EU Negotiates Cartoons with OIC (February 15, 2006)
European Union Foreign Minister Javier Solana is on a damage control mission in West Asia to soothe anger over Danish cartoons that depicted Prophet Mohammed in a distasteful manner.<More>

J&K to get Interpol Arrest Warrants (February 15, 2006)
The Jammu & Kashmir police have created solid legal cases against Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba, and Jaish-e-Mohammed ideologues and leaders to obtain Interpol arrest warrants.<More>

World Over Protests on Cartoons (February 14, 2006)
While violence over the Danish cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed in distasteful manner abated, Danish diplomats in several countries including Syria and Indonesia were cautioned and expatriated to safety.<More>

The Divisive Sachar Committee (February 14, 2006)
The Federal Government has apparently ordered a survey of Muslims in the Indian defense establishment through the Justice (Retd.) Rajendera Sachar committee.< More>

Kalam Reviews Navy (February 14, 2006)
After his first review of the Indian Navy, President Abdul Kalam said that the Navy needs to be prepared for more responsibilities other than maritime protection and surveillance. <More>

Bofors Guns to be Upgraded (February 13, 2006)
The Defense Ministry has invited the Tata Group, Israel's El Bit, and Britain's BAE Systems to upgrade 155mm 39 caliber Bofors howitzer guns by the end of the year for USD 400 million.<More>

EU Considers Media Moral Code (February 11, 2006)
The EU is considering a moral code of conduct following intense rioting in the Islamic world over distasteful cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed as a terrorist and other uncharitable manner.<More>

Indonesia Condemns Cartoons, Accepts “Apology” (February 10, 2006)
Indonesia is trying to walk a tightrope on the issue of Danish cartoons that depict the Prophet Mohammed in a distasteful manner.< More>

Suicide Bomber Kills 13 in Kandahar (February 10, 2006)
A lone suicide Taliban terrorist exploded a bomb outside the police headquarters in Kandahar, killing 13 people and injuring 14 others.<More>

Naxals Attacks Police Station (February 09, 2006)
IIn two separate incidents, Naxalite terrorists attacked police stations and detonated a land mine killing 12 policemen and injuring 21 others in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. <More>

Cartoon Protests in Afghan (February 08, 2006)
Protests over distasteful cartoons that showed Prophet Mohammed in uncharitable ways spread in many Asian countries often resulting in police firing.<More>

Cartoon Protests in Syria and Lebanon (February 07, 2006)
Protestors in Syria and Lebanon burnt the Danish embassies in retaliation for cartoons depicting Islamic Prophet Mohammed in distasteful scenarios.<More>