Police in Delhi to use GPS to track criminals

New Delhi: Police in Delhi will use GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to crack down on criminals in a bid to modernise crime detection ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games here.
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Iran to cooperate with UN to avoid tougher sanctions

Tehran: Tehran will continue cooperation with the UN atomic agency to avoid tougher sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme, a senior Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said.
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World’s first pre-quake alert system set up in Japan

Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency Monday began operating the world’s first system to give pre-earthquake warnings to the public.
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Japan extends sanctions against North Korea

Tokyo:Japan plans to extend economic sanctions against North Korea for another six months over the lack of progress in the issue of the abduction of Japanese nationals, a cabinet spokesman said.
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Hasina to stand trial for purchasing Russian aircraft

Dhaka: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina will stand trial on charges of receiving kickbacks in the purchase of Russian-built Mig-29 combat aircraft when she was in office in February 1999.
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Defiant Nepal king staves off ‘calamity’

Kathmandu: Nepal’s embattled King Gyanendra, who had been impassively watching the new government usurp all his powers, finally took a defiant stand when he refused to be kept away from receiving the blessings of a goddess — regarded as essential for the protection of the royal family.
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ULFA strikes to show it still has power

Guwahati: The separatist United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has struck with a vengeance, killing five people and injuring more than 50 in a string of bomb attacks Sunday — seen as a deliberate attempt to negate claims by top army commanders that the rebel group was wilting under pressure from security forces.

The ULFA, fighting for an independent homeland since its inception 1979, has been facing major reverses since an assault on its camps by the Bhutan army in December 2003. But its biggest setback has been the capture of two of its high-profile commanders in recent months, the latest on Sep 17.
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India and Russia step up space cooperation

Hyderabad: With joint plans for new satellites, manned space flights and missions to the moon, India and Russia are entering a new phase of bilateral cooperation in space.
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Chan unhappy with ‘Rush Hour’ series

London: Martial arts actor Jackie Chan has slammed the “Rush Hour” series that made him famous because he thinks they are “too Americanised”.
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Indian Air Force hones battlefield casualty evacuation skills

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh):Taking a leaf from the two Gulf Wars and the ongoing operations in Iraq, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been able to quickly acquire skills to evacuate battlefield casualties in enemy territory, a highly risky operation in times of combat.

“We pioneered the concept of combat search and rescue (CSAR) in the IAF and today have achieved a fair degree of expertise in this area,” Wing Commander H.S. Sandhu, who commands the 111 Helicopter Unit (HU), told a group of journalists visiting this frontline air base.
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