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Indian Army running low on ammunitionBy Rajat Pandit/ The Times of India
The world's second-largest standing Army is fast running out of ammunition. Tanks and air defence units, artillery batteries and infantry soldiers are all facing the crunch. The Army is, obviously, tight-lipped on the ammunition shortage. But a simple calculation reveals that at present, it may not have enough ammunition reserves to sustain a full-fledged war for even 20 days. |
Luxury buses may soon have black boxBy Dipak Kumar Dash/ The Times of India
In a move to tame reckless drivers of long haul inter-state buses, the government wants to make it mandatory for all such vehicles to have black box, speed controllers and seat belts for passengers. |
A fourth of Indian business graduates land jobs in USBy Arun Kumar
About one in four business school graduates in India find jobs in America, second only to China, which sends 38 percent of its alumni to the US, according to a new survey. |
Dust over Africa, Gulf linked to Indian monsoon
Increased dust in the air over northern Africa and West Asia directly gives the monsoon in India a boost, a new study has found. |
Malaysian PM dials Indian PM for helpBy The Hindu/ PTI
Malaysia's Premier Najib Razak on Sunday spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seeking India's help in searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 even as India put on hold search operations for the missing airliner, saying it was awaiting fresh instructions from Malaysian authorities. |
Mauritius opposes British minister's visit to disputed islands
Mauritius protested against a recent visit by British minister Mark Simmonds to the Chagos Archipelago, which Mauritius deems as part of its territory, a statement said. |
'Specifications of India's civil aircraft likely in three months'
The specifications for India's national civil aircraft may be finalized in two to three months, a civil aviation ministry official said Friday. |
India has potential to be largest aviation market by 2030: Report
India has the potential to become the third largest aviation market by 2020 and the largest by 2030, said a report by FICCI-KPMG. |
Egypt unveils long-waited presidential election law
Egypt's interim President Adli Mansour has approved and issued a long-waited new law regulating the country's upcoming presidential election, officials said. |
Cyber emergency: Teach, train and employ half a million ethical hackersBy Surabhi Agarwal/ Business Standard
A large financial services company was recently the victim of a phishing attack and had to deal with a significant chunk of its data being compromised. The company would have saved the crores of rupees it subsequently spent on containing the damage had it spent a few lakhs on deploying the services ofethical hackers. |
