As many as 23 private manufacturers have been short listed for manufacturing defence equipment in the country to export to friendly countries, DRDO Chief Controller Development A S Pillai said. Pillai said the DRDO have export orders of around USD two billion for BrahMos cruise missiles. The missile, an Indo-Russian joint venture, has network-centric warfare capabilities using information from satellites, troops on the ground, submarines and ships to guide the weapon. Read more Read Full Story
North Carolina police are searching for a group of women who robbed a man clad only in overalls without any underwear. Officers in Martin County, North Carolina, have been left stunned by 18-year-old Olmer Morales' report that he was cycling to work when a blonde haired woman wearing overalls and a white shirt grabbed him. Olmer then claims four more blonde women - wearing overalls with no shirts and no bras - surrounded him and stole $100. Authorities are still looking for the suspects. Read Full Story
A sign was stolen from the entrance to Auschwitz, the former German Nazi death camp in Poland, and now a state of emergency has been called. The call means there will be tighter border controls and random police checks as authorities hunt for the missing bronze sign, which read: "Arbeit Macht Frei" (work sets you free), according to Guardian.co.uk . Entrance to Auschwitz (guardian.co.uk) Authorities suspect a gang was behind the robbery, and that it was meticulously planned. According to... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush was to sign into lawon Wednesday a bill that reverses three decades of U.S. policy and allows American businesses to enter India's multibillion-dollar nuclear market.The signing of legislation approving U.S.-Indian
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Fake microchips flowing in from China have increased the vulnerability of US warplanes, ships, and communication networks, exposing them to potentially fatal equipment failure, compromising the operational efficiency of the US defence services. Some of the worst sufferers are reported to be high tech finished product suppliers like BAE, Boeing Satellite Systems, Raytheon Missile Systems, Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems, and Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control. According to US defence... Read Full Story
In this recent but undated handout photo from the Virginia Department of Corrections, convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad poses for a mugshot. Muhammad, 48, is set to die by lethal injection in Greensville Correctional Center tonight, seven years after he and his teenage accomplice terrorized the area in and around the nation's capital for three weeks. (Getty Images) more pics » John Allen Muhammad , known as the D.C. Sniper, will be executed tonight, as Governor Tim Kaine said today that... Read Full Story
States laws regarding voting rights for ex-offenders are so varied and confusing that even election officials are unsure of the rules, according to a new study. Half the election officials interviewed in Colorado didn't know that residents on probation were allowed to vote, for example.
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Feeling trapped in your job? Well, in that case, stop fretting, for here are few ways to help you fall back in love with work. Read More>> Read Full Story
It will be at least the next decade before the Government even considers acquiring a transport aircraft for the Defence Forces -- despite criticism by a senior Army officer in Chad about the total lack of such aircraft. The Department of Defence said yesterday that there are no plans to acquire a tactical fixed-wing transport aircraft for the Defence Forces at the present time. At present the Air Corps has no transport aircraft and has to rely on two Casa planes, bought for maritime patrol... Read Full Story
Jack Thompson Disbarred Is it finally game over for Florida lawyer and violent video game opponent Jack Thompson? Judgment has been entered in the case that started last year and came to a head when Judge Dava Tunis recommended permanent disbarment for the bombastic, showboating law man. The court has approved the report and has ordered that JT is officially disbarred as of 30 days from today. The Court approves the corrected referee's report and John Bruce Thompson is permanently disbarred... Read Full Story
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