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Fire at DRDO PXE ammunition storage, no casualities

April 29, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

Chandipur: A fire incidence in an ammunition storage area of (PXE) Proof and Experiment Establishment, a lab of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), has been brought into control. No causalities have been reported. PXE conducts testing and proofing of arms and ammunition. As per the DRDO statement, “at around 4 am today, an incidence [...]

Filed Under: Defence R&D Tagged With: Defence Research and Development Organization, DRDO, Proof and Experiment Establishment, PXE

Indian Army brief’s acquisition plans for the next decade

April 25, 2013 by (FINN) Frontier India News Network Leave a Comment

New Delhi: Delivering the keynote address at a two day Seminar on Night Fighting Capability at Kothari auditorium of DRDO Bhavan, Lt. Gen. SK Singh, Vice Chief of Army Staff on Thursday briefed about the army acquisition plans for the next decade & expected DRDO to match the expectations of the armed forces. The seminar [...]

Filed Under: Defence R&D, Indian Army News Tagged With: DRDO, Indian Army, Instruments Research & Development Establishment, IRDE, Thermal Imagers

Oloitiptip, Cherono win TCS World 10K, Suresh Patel, Sudha Singh Indian champs

Bangalore: Kenyans Alex Oloitiptip and Gladys Cherono ran brave races in contrasting weather conditions to win the overall men’s and women’s titles of the Tata Consultancy World 10K Bangalore 2013, the World’s Premier 10K Run, which concluded at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, here, on Sunday. The 23-year-old Oloitiptip, not among the pre-race favourites, but with [...]

Nirbhaya effect : Chhattisgarh women to learn self defence from Bollywood trainer

Raipur: The horrific Delhi Gang Rape case has not been forgotten as various states and organisations are gearing up for women empowerment. Spearheaded by Bollywood martial arts trainer Chitah Yajnesh Shetty, women in 12 districts of Chhattisgarh will begin learning self defence programs from May and it will continue through-out June 2013. Yajnesh’s outfit Chitah [...]

Boris Becker launches Mercedes-Benz GL-Class in India

New Delhi: Mercedes-Benz India on Thursday unveiled its new GL-Class in India. Launched by legendary tennis star Boris Becker, the GL-Class sets new standards in comfort, dynamics, safety, elegance and efficiency. In addition to space, comfort, design, and off road capabilities, the new GL-Class features a full 360 degree surround camera. Eberhard Kern, MD and [...]

Second suspect in the rape of a 5-year old Delhi girl arrested in Bihar

Delhi: A second suspect has been arrested in connection of brutal rape and attempted strangulation of a 5 year old girl in the city (read Rapist of Delhi 5 yr old arrested, 3 cops suspended). Pradeep Kumar was arrested from Lakhi Sarai district of Bihar state, in a coordinated effort with Bihar Police. Delhi Police [...]