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BAE Systems picks Mahindra as partner for assembling M777 howitzers in India

BAE Systems will set up an AIT facility for M777 ultra lightweight howitzer in India.

Feb 17, 2016

Delhi Police conduct raids in 5 states for JNU students who shouted anti-India slogans

Meanwhile, as many as 14 Delhi cops are being transferred as the controversy in JNU rages on.

Feb 17, 2016

Maldives Opposition leader convicted on terror charges for speech in unprecedented verdict

Sheikh Imran Abdulla was sentenced to 12 years in jail on Tuesday for a speech made last year against Mohamed Nasheed's arrest.

Feb 17, 2016

Bomb blast kills 4 in Philippines; Islamist militant group suspected to be behind attack

The militant group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) are being suspected of having carried out the attack.

Feb 17, 2016

US flies F-22 fighters over South Korea after North's rocket launch

The United States flew four F-22 stealth fighter jets over South Korea on Wednesday.

Feb 17, 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook opposes order to hack iPhone of San Bernardino shooter

A federal judge has asked the company to offer technical assistance to FBI to access data on California shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's phone.

Feb 17, 2016

China sends surface-to-air missiles to disputed South China Sea island

An U.S. official told Fox News that an HQ-9 air defense system may be among the surface-to-air missile launchers on Woody Island.

Feb 17, 2016

EU referendum: Has Prince William warned against Brexit in Foreign Office speech?

Spokeswoman for the Duke of Cambridge says no - but commentators claim otherwise.

Feb 16, 2016

Underwater migrant sculptures drowned in Atlantic Ocean to show human cost of refugee crisis

A haunting underwater sculpture of a dinghy carrying migrants was installed off the Spanish island of Lanzarote.

Feb 16, 2016

China: Giant 54 metre storey slide built inside Shanghai shopping centre

The slide allows shoppers to travel from the fifth floor to ground floor in 16 seconds.

Feb 16, 2016

Kolkata: Jadavpur University students shout 'anti-India' slogans

Students who held a march in solidarity with JNU students shouted slogans of 'azaadi' (freedom).

Feb 16, 2016

Zika virus: Brazil researchers find link with birth defect

The Zika virus causing brain damage reinforces evidence of a relationship between Zika and microcephaly.

Feb 16, 2016

Swedish Saab willing to make Gripen fighters in India: CEO

In an interview to Mint, Hakan Buskhe said Saab has a "ready-made blueprint for India" that takes into consideration India's future aircraft ambitions.

Feb 16, 2016

JNU row: Pakistani daily targets Indian govt in editorial

The News International criticised the Indian government over the arrest of JNU students' union leader.

Feb 16, 2016

China protests after US Senate decides to rename plaza near its embassy after Liu Xiaobo

Xiaobo, a pro-democracy activist, poet and Nobel laureate, is serving an 11-year sentence in China.

Feb 16, 2016