The Defence Ministry has sought clarifications from the Army on reports that equipment allegedly used by former chief Gen VK Singh to snoop on some government functionaries may have been destroyed. ...
08:24 PM, Jan 02, 2013
Balasore: India on Friday successfully tested its indigenously developed ballistic missile shield off the coast of Odisha and said it is readying to deploy the system in the National Capital Region for protection against hostile missiles. As part of the exercise, it test-fired a supersonic interceptor missile which destroyed a 'hostile' ballistic missile off the Odisha coast. "At around 1252 hours, the interceptor hit the target missile successfully at an...
04:20 PM, Nov 23, 2012
Balasore (Odisha): As part of its plan to deploy a two-layer ballistic missile defence system, India on Friday successfully test-fired indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile from the Integrated Test Range off Odisha coast. A surface-to-surface target missile " a modified 'Prithvi' " was first lifted from the launch Complex III in ITR at Chandipur, 15 km from Balasore around 1013 hours, defence sources said. The missile tracking network consisting of...
11:20 AM, Feb 10, 2012
Balasore (Odisha): As part of its plan to deploy a reliable two-layer ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, India is gearing up to conduct another trial of its interceptor missile very soon. "The test is likely to be conducted from Odisha coast within a couple of days and the range preparation for the crucial exercise is near complete," defence sources said. If everything goes well as per schedule, the flight test...
01:58 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Balasore (Orissa): India successfully test-fired indigenously developed interceptor missile, capable of destroying any incoming hostile ballistic missile, on Sunday from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island off Orissa coast. "Aimed at developing a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system, the trial was carried out from two launch sites of ITR off Orissa coast," defence sources said. Describing the trial as successful, they said the whole exercise is...
11:20 AM, Mar 06, 2011
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The missile is capable of destroying any incoming hostile ballistic missile off. ...
10:49 AM, Jul 26, 2010
Colombo: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 167 runs on the last day Thursday of the second Test at the P. Sara Oval to end a nine-Test winless run since January. The drought included five straight Test defeats, including the first Test in Galle last week, a humiliating 10-wicket loss in three days. New Zealand bowled out Sri Lanka for 195 in their second innings, with the second new ball...
02:08 PM, Jul 24, 2008
Kingstown: Australia skipper Shane Watson saluted left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty as a game-changing slow bowler after the tourists' 64-run win over the West Indies in their opening one-day international. Doherty took four for 49 despite being clobbered for three sixes by Marlon Samuels in his first over at Arnos Vale on Friday. In the end Xavier Doherty got the best of that middle order which was a brilliant comeback after...
03:45 PM, May 04, 2008
New Delhi: Stage is once again set for Australia, the present World Champion, to show their might in the limited-over format of the game. The Kangaroos have already got the honours of holding the trophy four times. While Allan Border and Steve Waugh lifted it in 1987 and 1999 respectively, Ricky Ponting can register his name in the history books if he captures the glittering trophy on April 2, thus...
05:16 PM, Dec 07, 2007
