Everything you need to know about A I Staff Colony: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday sent Vivek Dutt, a CBI officer heading the probe into the allocation of coal blocks, to the custody of the probe agency till May 21 for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs.7 lakh from a businessman for settling a land dispute.
Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): President Barack Obama intends to nominate Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti to succeed Army Gen. James Thurman as the commander of the U.S. Forces in Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Friday at a Pentagon press conference.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): President Barack Obama has warned a spate of sexual assaults in the military is endangering US national security and vowed to do everything possible to fix the problem.
Islamabad, May 14 (IANS) Sherry Rehman has quit as Pakistan's ambassador to the US, it was reported here Tuesday.
IBPS or Institute of Banking Personal Selection has released the updated available vacancies of Clerical Staff in Participating Organisations for 2013-14 in regard to IBPS CWE Clerks-II recruitment in its official website: http://ibps.in/. The selected candidates have also been intimated via email and SMS in their registered email address and phone numbers.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on the incursion by Chinese troops in Ladakh.
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Doctors in a city hospital claim to have performed a rare "limb-salvage" surgery to avoid amputating the left leg of a 13-year-old Nigerian girl suffering from bone cancer.
Washington, Apr. 28 (ANI): A new survey at The Ohio State University has supported what previous research has shown to be true - people, who have higher beliefs in their ability to engage in healthy lifestyle behaviours also have more participation in behaviours that support their overall health.
London, April 28 (IANS) Volunteers at Britain's Ely Cathedral have reportedly been instructed not to bother Hollywood actress Mila Kunis or her co-star Channing Tatum while they shoot in the church.
Tokyo, Apr. 27 (ANI): China has regarded the Japanese administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea as its core interest, China's foreign ministry has announced for the first time.
Beijing, Apr. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Visiting top U.S. military officer Martin Dempsey met here Friday with Japanese military chiefs and vowed to cooperate closely with Japan on defense to cope with regional threats.
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) An 18-year-old youth was stabbed to death in Delhi by a person of his locality for reasons of personal enmity, police said Thursday.
Beijing, Apr. 25 (ANI): China has revealed its plans to build more aircraft carriers after commissioning its first last year.
Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): A top Chinese military officer has said that the damaging consequences caused by cyber war 'may be as serious as a nuclear bomb.'
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) The interaction between Chinese and US armies is of great importance, Fang Fenghui, chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said here Monday.
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) China Tuesday issued a white paper on national defence, elaborating on its new security challenges in times of peace and the diversified employment of its armed forces to cope with these challenges.
Further to the notification issued on March 01, 2013 regarding the Recruitment in Clerical Cadre in Participating Organizations, Institute of banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has issued the schedule of activities for candidates successful in both CWE and Interview of IBPS Common Written Examination for Clerical Cadre 2012 held on 15th / 16th / 22nd / 23rd / 29th and 30th December 2012.
Abu Dhabi, April 15 (IANS/WAM) Chief of British Defence Staff General David Richards is currently on a visit to the UAE.
The Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2013, which was scheduled on 14th April, 2013,
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A major fire broke out in west Delhi's Narela area around 1.35 p.m. Friday, fire service officials said. There was no immediate report of injury to anyone or loss of life.
London, Apr. 11 (ANI): Michael Jackson's pet chimp Bubbles, who was once the most pampered and powerful primate in pop, has now been abandoned by the singer's family.
Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): A top US military officer has said that the Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after American troops complete their combat mission in 2014.
Colombo, April 3 (IANS) An office of a Tamil newspaper was attacked in the northern Sri Lanka Wednesday, police said.
Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian armed forces are expecting to call up 153,200 conscripts for military service in the annual spring draft that started Monday and will last through July 15.
Karachi, Mar. 29 (ANI): To strengthen the defence of Gwadar Port and to enhance the security of vital assets and installations along the western coast, the Pakistan Navy has commissioned the 3rd Pak Marines Battalion.
Washington, March 27 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday appointed U.S. Secret Service official Julia Pierson to be the agency's first female director.
London, March 25 (ANI): Teachers are blaming timid parents for breeding a generation of rowdy schoolchildren, according to a new survey.
Washington, Mar. 25 (ANI): The US military is still weighing its lessons a decade after the start of America's invasion of Iraq.
New Delhi, Mar. 22 (ANI): India and China have agreed to finalise the plan of bilateral exchanges between the armed forces of the two nations during the Defence Secretary-level talks held here on Friday.
New Delhi, Mar. 22 (ANI): The Defence Secretary-level talks between India and China are expected to focus on enhancing confidence-building measures (CBMs).
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has advertised for Recruitment for various posts in Cabinet Secretariat 2013, which application forms are open for filling......................
Islamabad, Mar. 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Army, in a meeting, has resolved to continue the fight against terrorism.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released a list of incomplete on-line applications of Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff Examination, 2013.
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will visit China March 19-20, said authorities.
Madrid, March 16 (IANS/EFE) The Spanish mission in Afghanistan began its withdrawal from Qala-i-Naw to its main base in Herat with the moving of equipment, vehicles and personnel.
Moscow, March 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Salaries for staff of the Russian government's central apparatus have been doubled, as have those for staff of the presidential administration, a Kremlin spokesman said.
Washington, March 13 (IANS/EFE) US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Tuesday decided to review the criteria for presenting the newly created and so-called "drone award".
Beijing, March 12 (IANS) China is willing to work with the US to explore a "new type" of relations, based on mutual respect, cooperation and seeking win-win situations, a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Staff members of Tihar Jail Saturday walked the ramp as they showcased dress and jewellery designed by female inmates of the jail.
Moscow, March 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Women should not replace the thousands of men dodging military service in Russia's Armed Forces but should bring up children instead, Russia's sole female army General Yelena Knyazeva said in an interview.
Moscow, March 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has invited US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey to Moscow for talks that will include the missile defence issue, his Russian counterpart General Valery Gerasimov said.
Moscow, March 7 (IANS/RIA Novsoti) The Russian defence ministry is set to create a special operation unit, the chief of the General Staff said.
Moscow, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 250,000 Russians dodged compulsory military service last year, a military official said.
Moscow, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sheikh Abdulla, an elderly-looking, impoverished widower working as a traditional healer in Afghanistan, has been found to be a Soviet soldier who went missing during a nine-year-long war that began when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Recycling sewage for human use is the solution for depleting water in rivers and lakes, and rising domestic and industrial waste in Indian cities and towns, said participants at a seminar here Monday.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has declared the results of Sub - Inspectors (Executive) in Delhi Police, 2012 on Friday (March 01, 2013) which examination was held on 19 August 2012.....................
Moscow, Mar 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A proposed Russian permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean Sea may consist of up to 10 combat and auxiliary ships, a high-ranking military source said.
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A series of random checks in the Russian Armed Forces has revealed a number of systemic shortcomings, General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov said.
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US military is bracing for a looming wave of across-the-board budget cuts known as the "sequestration" that Pentagon officials say would dangerously erode the United States' defences.
Islamabad, Feb. 15 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan on Friday tested a missile that can carry nuclear warheads, the second such test in a week, the military said.
Moscow, Feb 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The level of existing and potential military threats for Russia may increase significantly by 2030, and wars for natural resources should be expected, according to Russian General Staff chief Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday pledged "strongest action" if it is proved that bribes swung the $750 million deal for 12 VVIP helicopters for the IAF, as the opposition prepared to raise a storm in parliament opening a week later.
New Delhi, Feb.11 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Bikram Singh has embarked on a four-day goodwill visit to Japan to strengthen bilateral relations and defence cooperation.
Islamabad, Feb 11 (ANI): Pakistan has conducted a successful test fire of Short Range to Surface Missile Hatf IX (NASR).
London, Feb 7 (ANI): UK mobile store owners have denied claims by BlackBerry boss Thorsten Heins that some the company's new Z10 smartphones are selling better than expected.
RRB Bhubaneswar has announced exam date of paramedical categories. As per notification given by the RRB Bhubaneswar, the exam is scheduled to be held on 24th February 2013.
Moscow, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will hold the 2014 Group of Eight (G8) summit in its southern Black Sea resort of Sochi, the city that will also host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the Kremlin said Monday.
Moscow, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Brazilian defence ministry intends to discuss purchasing air defence systems from Russia during talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev later this month, the ministry said Sunday.
London, Feb 1 (IANS) A man in South Africa was horrified when he opened the casket at his dead wife's funeral and found a stranger inside.
Sydney, Feb 1 (ANI): Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg has described a cultural manifesto released by the video streaming and DVD rental company, Netflix, as the 'most important document ever to come out of the Silicon Valley'.
BSSC Graduate Level Main answer key has been released. Previously the exam of Bihar BSSC graduate level mains was held on 28th January 2013 at the various centers in the capital city Patna.
The reason why nations place a significant part of their nuclear arsenals on board nuclear-propelled ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) is because of their invulnerability, in comparison with static airforce bases and missile sites or even mobile launchers. Once at its patrol station, a few hundred meters underwater, the SSBN is considered safe from prying sensors, including satellites.
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan is expected to receive maritime surveillance P3C Orion aircraft from the US this year, state media quoted the country's ambassador in Washington as saying.
Islamabad, Jan. 28 (ANI): Pakistan is expected to receive maritime surveillance P3C Orion aircraft from the United States this year.
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's armed forces are ready for a major war, chief of the military's General Staff Colonel General Valery Gerasimov said Saturday.
London, Jan. 24 (ANI): U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the ban on women military personnel serving on the front line, opening more than 230,000 front line positions and elite commando posts for them.
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) The US has decided to abolish a 1994 rule excluding women from combat, opening hundreds of thousands of frontline jobs to servicewomen, reported the American Forces Press Service, Pentagon's information wing, Wednesday.
New Delhi/Tel Aviv, Jan 20 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) chief N.A.K. Browne is on a four-day visit to Israel, during which he will discuss ongoing military cooperation programmes.
Islamabad, Jan. 19 (ANI): Lt General Rashad Mahmood has been appointed as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) in a major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army at the general headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Two members of an interstate gang were arrested here for their alleged involvement in internet banking frauds, police said Thursday.
Washington, Jan.17 (ANI): A U.S. Marine pleaded guilty in a court-martial for urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban extremists and then getting himself photographed with the corpses.
London, Jan 12 (ANI): An Iranian government-affiliated arts bureau has planned to produce a film to offer the country's own version of the 1979 hostage crisis.
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) When US President Barack Obama announced that White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew was his pick to be the next US treasury secretary, it of course drew plenty of media attention, but not all of it for the reasons one might expect.
Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said that American officials are discussing with Middle East governments the steps needed to ensure that Syria's chemical and biological weapons sites are secured when President Bashar al-Assad leaves office.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is strengthening its VIP fleet with four new Embraer 145 aircraft and AW101 chopppers.
London, Jan 8 (ANI): Journalists at a major Chinese media firm have staged a rare protest against censorship rules in the country.
London, Jan. 1 (ANI): Staff of a Lancashire school has performed the horse-riding-style dance moves made famous by South Korean rapper Psy, in a parody video of his hit song 'Gangnam Style.'
London, Dec 26 (IANS) The National Audit Office of Britain will launch an investigation after the BBC reportedly gave 200 senior managers pay-offs of more than 100,000 pounds each in the past three years, the Daily Telegraph reported.
London, Dec. 26 (ANI): Civil servants in Britain are fully equipped to "return England to its pre-attack glory" by coordinating the military's efforts in the event of an apocalypse brought about by an army of zombies, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
London, Dec 24(ANI): The famous First World War football match of the Christmas Day ceasefire started after a ball was kicked from the British lines into No Man's Land, according to a previously unseen letter.
Jharkhand SSC Secretariat Services main answer key has been released. The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission has released the answer key of all the four sets.
London, December 19 (ANI): A myna bird has been put in solitary confinement at a zoo after shouting 'f*** you' at visitors.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The air forces chiefs of India and Myanmar have discussed "bilateral defence cooperation", Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday.
London, Dec. 16 (ANI): The Royal Air Force will create a new breed of pilots who may never have to fly to the battle ground.
London, Dec 14 (IANS) Michael Christian, one of the two Australian radio presenters who made a prank call to the hospital where Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha committed suicide, has got a threatening message that said: "There are bullets with your name on".
London, December 14 (ANI): Staff at the Australian radio station, which was behind the hoax call to the Duchess of Cambridge's hospital, have been forced into safe houses, it has been revealed.
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before the House of Representatives and Senate foreign affairs committees on a report on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya on December 20, the committees has said.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (ANI): Car aficionados participated in a vintage car rally in New Delhi today.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) In a major step to increase its range and operational capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided tbat all its aircraft and helicopters will have the capability for midair refueling.
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Deep breaths and long periods of silent reflection are something one might associate with yoga or an ashram in India - not combat readiness.
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) The Pentagon has been considering how to improve senior officers' ethics following a series of scandals that rocked the US military, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has briefed President Barack Obama on their recommendations, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said.
Moscow, Dec 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The launch of Russia's second Glonass-K satellite has been delayed until 2013 due to technical flaws, an official said.
London, Dec 3 (ANI): US Army private Bradley Manning, who has been accused of leaking a massive cache of classified US documents to WikiLeaks, had a history of suicidal thoughts, two former counselors have testified.
New Delhi, Nov.25 (ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) and Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), Air Chief Marshal N.A. K. Browne, will undertake a four-day defence cooperation visit to Myanmar from November 26 to 29.
Ankara, Nov 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO officials will start surveying sites along the Turkey?Syria border Tuesday for possible deployment of Patriot air defence systems, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement.
Abuja, Nov 27 (IANS) The toll in the twin blasts that hit a military church in Nigerian state of Kaduna Sunday rose to 15, a military official said Monday.
Washington, Nov. 23 (ANI): Florida socialite Jill Kelley at the centre of David Petraeus sex scandal was awarded one of the US military's highest civilian honours after being nominated by the former CIA director General.
Melbourne, Nov. 22 (ANI): Internal emails exchanged amongst US military officers have revealed that no sailors watched Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the ship and that traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony.
