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U.S. to supply arms to Syria rebels

For the first time the U.S. has openly promised the Syrian rebels to supply weapons as it claims to have found evidence the Syrian regime using chemical weapons....

June 16, 2013

"INDRA 2013" : Indo-Russian joint military exercise to be conducted in October 2013

This year’s Indo-Russian joint military exercise  INDRA 2013 is scheduled to be conducted in October 2013 at Mahajan field firing range of Rajasthan in India. Teams from both sides will practice...

June 15, 2013

French Open 2013: Serena Williams won the women's title

World no.1 American tennis player Serena Williams defeated her Russian opponent Maria Sharapova to clinch the French Open 2013 women’s title. This victory brought up her 16th grand slam...

June 11, 2013

Russia to supply sophisticated MiG fighter planes to Syria

Russia is planning to supply its latest MiG fighter planes to Syria which would strengthen to the country’s air defence capabilities. As per the contract signed with Syria,...

June 4, 2013

Russian Space debris hits the "Pegaso" (Pegasus) nanosatellite of Ecuador; What is Kessler syndrome ?

A small Ecuadoran satellite “Pegaso” (Pegasus) smashed with the debris of a Russian rocket. The extent of damage it has done is still unknown, however it has been confirmed...

May 25, 2013

Russia launches 'Noah's Ark' satellite for space biology research

Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos launched an orbital Noah’s Ark to examine the consequences of spaceflight on animals to set up for human interplanetary flights. Bion-M1 is the...

April 21, 2013

India and China discuss ways to counter terror in Afghanistan

India and China shared views on the ways to cooperate each other in Beijing (China), in order to counter the terror situation in Afghanistan, as it is predicted that...

April 14, 2013

Morsy proposes ‘E-BRICS’

Egypt’s first elected President Mohamed Morsy who is on visit to India have expressed keenness to join the BRICS and hoped to see itself in the E-BRICS (E...

March 26, 2013

China replaces Britain to become world's 5th largest arms exporters

As per a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China has replaced Britain to become the world’s fifth-largest arms exporter, its highest ranking since the...

March 20, 2013

Russia and US to sign agreement on defence co-operation

Russia and the United States have decided to sign an agreement envisaging cooperation of the two nations on missile defence systems and not to use them against each...

March 3, 2013

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