Seeking to provide a close-to-real battlefield situation for its troops to train, the Indian Army is working on a Rs 40-crore plan towards modernising infrastructure at two of its main field firing ranges in Pokharan in Rajasthan and Babina in Madhya Pradesh. ...
06:43 AM, Mar 08, 2013
The 'Twilight' movies, which stars Kristen-Stewart and Robert Pattinson, have been voted the worst of all time in a new poll. The vote was held by Rifftrax, a site dedicated to fun-poking alternate commentaries to movies as performed by former Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast members Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett, reported Digital Spy online. ...
11:24 AM, Dec 31, 2012
Washington: Researchers have developed a new software that can track the exact location of distant objects and monitor their speed and direction, allowing smartphone armed soldiers to better target the location of their enemies. The software developed by the University of Missouri researchers relies on smartphones' global positioning system (GPS) and imaging abilities. It could be used by everyone, including golfers judging distance to the green and biologists documenting the...
11:02 AM, Sep 01, 2012
New Delhi: The scroll of honour at the Siachen base camp of Indian Army reads: "Quartered in snow, silent to remain. When the bugle calls, they shall rise and march again." Siachen glacier, the highest battlefield in the world, is the Himalayan watershed that draws a line between Central Asia and the Indian sub-continent and that separates Pakistan from China in this region. Siachen (abode of roses) is the world's...
04:35 PM, Jun 01, 2011
New Delhi: It's a tough time for India's largest paramilitary force the CRPF. From the Naxal battlefields to Kashmir, the beleaguered force is now facing shootouts from within its ranks. A jawan killed six of his colleagues in Jharkhand on Friday before being shot dead. ...
11:28 PM, Jul 17, 2010
Bangalore: England captain Andrew Strauss, who overshadowed Sachin Tendulkar's century, striking a brilliant 158 to help England snatch a tie against India, said it was a privilege to be part of one of the greatest ODI contests. Strauss said the match was a great advertisement for one-day cricket. Asked whether he was satisfied with the result, Strauss said: Yes and no. We were in a great position to win after...
08:48 AM, Dec 23, 2007
The gap in providing air support to infantry troops fighting in high-altitude battlefields is now being addressed. ...
12:01 PM, Feb 10, 2007
