| Sat, 4 Feb 2012 Navy chief says ADA let it down on LCA front Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma on Saturday lambasted the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) for frequent time overruns in the development of the Naval version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). | “They [ADA] focused largely on the Air Force prog... | "Iron Lady" film draws sympathy for Thatcher in Argentina | SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Long reviled in Argentina for leading Britain to war over the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher's portrayal as a vulnerable, elderly woman suffering from dementia in new film "The Iron Lady" has won her newfound sympathy with Argentine moviegoer... | New naval war games under way | Tehran: Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard yesterday began naval manoeuvres in the latest show of force near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the critical Gulf oil tanker route that Tehran has threatened to close in retaliation of tougher Western sanctions. | Plans fo... | The French Connection | The Indian Air Force has spelt out its choice in the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal to acquire 126 fighters, and the decision now lies with the Indian government, and the French, to finalise the contract. The Rafale, IAF’s choice, has come full circl... | New York Times best sellers — week of Feb. 5 | Fiction | 1. Private: #1 Suspect, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. When a former lover’s dead body is found in his bed, Jack Morgan, a former Marine and the head of an investigative firm, is accused of murder. | 2. Death of Kings, Bernard Cornwell. As King Alf... | Betty Yates: rural idyll in fear of a killer in its midst The murder of retired teacher Betty Yates at a remote cottage has devastated the close-knit community where she lived. | THE HOUSE in which Betty Yates lived and died is beautiful but isolated Photo: PA / JAY WILLIAMS | 9:00PM GMT 04 Feb 2012 | The house in which B... | Syria releases the 7/7 'mastermind’ The alleged terrorist mastermind behind the July 7 London bombings is reported to have been freed from a Syrian jail by President Bashar Assad's regime. | Abu Musab Al Suri | 9:00PM GMT 04 Feb 2012 | Abu Musab al-Suri had been held in Syria for six years after bei... | 100 Tories revolt over wind farms David Cameron has been hit by a major protest by Conservative MPs over the Government’s backing for wind farms, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose. | There are currently more than 3,000 onshore wind turbines in Britain. Photo: ALAMY | By Patrick Hennessy, Poli... | India tells Britain: We don't want your aid India’s Finance Minister has said that his country “does not require” British aid, describing it as “peanuts”. | Mr Mukherjee’s remarks, previously unreported outside India, were made during question time in the Rajya Sabha, the upper hou... | | |
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