| Sat, 19 May 2012 Strategic Karwar naval base set for major expansion
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetNEW DELHI: With the mammoth aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya slated to reach Indian shores early next year, the government is finally scrambling to launch the long-delayed expansion of the strategic Karwar naval base in coastal Karnataka at a ... | Nato's missile defence shield 'up and running'
At its summit in Chicago this weekend, Nato is set to announce its new ballistic missile defence system has reached what it calls "interim operational capability". | This means that the first phase of the controversial scheme to defend Nato territory against b... | A week to remember
| "Seven Days in May" was the title of a book and film about a planned military coup in the United States at the peak of the Cold War. The title perfectly fits the array of international events expected this week. At Camp David, the G-8 leaders will meet; in C... | Chattanooga: Weekend at the Movies (Limited)
| Chattanooga: Weekend at the Movies | This week brings us True Bloods’ (Alexander Skarsgård) as Commander Hooper, a naval officer who within minutes into the film is able to take his wayward brother from petty thief and womanizer to a Naval Lieutenant, in Bat... | Olympic torch arrival - as it happened
London 2012 Olympic Games ambassador David Beckham carries the Olympic torch after its arrival at the Culdrose airbase. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters | 8.56pm: Thanks for reading (and commenting). We're going to wrap up the blog now as night descends on RNAS Culdros... | United States to Unveil Plans to Bolster NATO Alliance
| WASHINGTON — President Obama on Sunday will unveil a new package of NATO initiatives that includes the alliance purchasing a fleet of surveillance drones, sharing weapons and training facilities, and sustaining nuclear deterrence in Europe even as disarmament ef... | US House approves$642b defence bill
| Washington: Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House approved a $642 billion (Dh2.4 trillion) defence budget on Friday that breaks a deficit-cutting deal with President Barack Obama and restricts his authority in an election-year challenge t... | The Chinese juggernaut
| Too many dragons, too much noise — that is how one Chinese scholar explained constant friction in the South China Sea, where Beijing's territorial claims are rubbing up against competing claims from several south-east Asian nations. | The latest set-to is with t... | What San Diegans are saying about 'Battleship'
One reader suggested that you shouldn't spend too much time ponder the movie's plot. That's probably a good idea. Universal | OK, can I just say this: Why didn't the San Diego-based warships Sampson and John Paul Jones fire their Towahawk cruise missiles at ... | |
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