India Test Fires New Ballistic Missiles:India Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles India successfully test-fired two types of short-range ballistic missiles Last day.
The missile was fired from INS-Subhadra in the Bay of Bengal near Puri by Indian Navy personnel as part of training exercise. The 350-km range nuclear-capable ‘Dhanush’ missile is a naval version of ‘Prithvi’.
The sophisticated radar systems located along the coast monitored the entire trajectory of the vehicle.
India Buy Spy Drones From Israel:NEW DELHI: India will buy spy drones from Israel.According to Indian media reports, in a contract inked with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) a few days ago, India has ordered a few more `Heron' MALE (medium-altitude, long endurance) drones, ground control systems and data terminals for around Rs 700 crore, defence ministry sources said.
Under the latest deal, Indian Navy will now get two more Herons to add to its UAV fleet of eight Searcher-II and four Herons, which are being used for maritime surveillance up to 200 nautical miles.
There is also the ongoing Rs 1,163 crore joint IAI-DRDO project for NRUAVs (naval rotary UAVs) or unmanned helicopters operating from warship decks for advanced ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) missions.
Indian Army is also going in for two more `troops' (8 birds each) of advanced Heron UAVs for Rs 1,118 crore after the Defence Acquisitions Council approved it in February 2009.
The bill is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday, said government sources here.
The passing of the bill, which seeks to limits damages to American nuclear companies in case of an accident, is a crucial step India is required to complete under the 123 civil nuclear agreement with the US.
The bill is being fiercely opposed by the Left parties and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.
Issues relating to the remaining steps of the nuclear deal - reprocessing pact and civil liability legislation - is expected to be high on Manmohan Singh's agenda when he meets President Barrack Obama on the sidelines of the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit.
The completion of these steps are necessary before atomic companies of the two countries can resume nuclear commerce.
The nuclear liability bill envisages setting up a commission which will investigate and decide, if there is an accident, who was responsible for the error and fix responsibility.
The bill pegs the maximum amount of liability in case of each nuclear accident at Rs.300 crore ($60 million) to be paid by the operator of the nuclear plant.
The Obama Administration has welcomed the Indian government's decision to go ahead with the bill in parliament, saying it is 'a key move in implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal'.
'We were very gratified to learn ... (about) India's intention to introduce this bill in the current session of Indian parliament,' Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake told the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun in an interview.
Injured Gambhir Not Play Against South Africa:KOLKATA (Reuters) - Batsman Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of this month's one-day series against South Africa due to a groin injury, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday.
India named a 15-man squad for the first two games of the three-match series starting in Jaipur on Sunday. Uncapped Ravichandran Ashwin has been called up after experienced off-spinner Harbhajan Singh declared himself unavailable for the first two games for personal reasons.
