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Drone is latest weapon against cheating in China school exam
World | Jun 08, 2015, 02:49 PM ISTBeijing: The latest weapon in the fight against cheating for China's all-important college entrance exam is a six-propeller drone.The contraption flew over two testing centers in Luoyang city in central China's Henan province to scan
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US drone strike kills four in Pakistan
World | Jun 02, 2015, 07:53 AM ISTIslamabad: At least four people were killed during a US drone strike in Pakistan's north-west tribal area of North Waziristan on Monday night, a media report said.A US pilotless aircraft fired two missiles on a
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US drone strike kills five in Pakistan
World | May 17, 2015, 07:12 AM ISTIslamabad: At least five people were killed and two injured in a US drone strike launched in Pakistan's North Waziristan on Saturday evening, media reported on Sunday.According to local Urdu TV Express News, the US
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Pak test fires first indigenous armed drone, laser guided missile
World | Mar 14, 2015, 07:49 AM ISTKarachi: Pakistan on Friday successfully tested its first indigenous all-weather armed drone and a laser guided missile that can strike its targets with pinpoint accuracy.Chief of army staff General Raheel Sharif attended the ceremony and
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Drone operated without permission by Chinese national seized
India | Feb 09, 2015, 09:30 AM ISTChennai: A Chinese national was interrogated yester by police here after they seized a drone which he allegedly tried to fly in Marina beach without permission.The man, an employee of a private firm at nearby
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Al-Qaida in Yemen says senior cleric killed in drone strike
World | Feb 05, 2015, 11:03 PM ISTSanaa, Yemen: Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen announced on Thursday that one of its top clerics was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month in the country's south.The announcement came amid lingering uncertainty about the
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Let drone click you this wedding season!
India | Feb 04, 2015, 01:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian wedding is the rich amalgamation of almost everything. From its rituals to dress, from food to decoration, Indian wedding has vivid hues of happiness and fun.As days are passing people are not
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Barack Obama wants to regulate drone use after White House incident
World | Jan 28, 2015, 06:36 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama urged regulation of the commercial and recreational use of un-crewed aircraft -- or drones -- a rapidly growing industry, after one of those devices crashed on the White House grounds.In
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Crashed White House drone, pilot quizzed
World | Jan 27, 2015, 07:08 AM ISTWashington: The person operating the drone that crashed on the White House grounds called the US Secret Service to "self-report" their involvement in the incident.The individual was interviewed by Secret Service agents and has been
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Bangalore blast; Drone aerial cameras to monitor New Year revelry
India | Dec 31, 2014, 02:51 PM ISTBengaluru: Drone aerial cameras are being used by city police for the first time to monitor New Year celebrations in the central business district where a bomb blast killed a woman and injured three others
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Forget pizza, drone to take your dog on morning walk!
World | May 23, 2014, 04:10 PM ISTNew York: Move over pizza delivery by drones. Now, a drone can take your dog on a morning walk while you can continue with sweet dreams in bed.Jeff Meyers, an interaction designer living in New
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Mumbai eatery delivers pizza using a drone
India | May 22, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTMumbai: The financial capital, notorious for its traffic snarls, has achieved a first in the country after a city-based pizza outlet used an unmanned drone to execute a delivery by taking the aerial route recently."All
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US drone kills 21 in Yemen
World | Apr 19, 2014, 04:14 PM ISTSanaa: A US drone raid Saturday killed 16 Al Qaeda militants and five civilians in Yemen, an army officer said.The drone hit a pickup that was carrying 16 suspected militants in Hazmiah area of al-Bayda,
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Sochi drone shooting Olympic TV, not terrorists
Other Sports | Feb 11, 2014, 01:06 PM ISTSochi, Russia: That drone you might have spotted hovering and zipping around the Sochi Olympic slopes isn't searching for terrorists or protesters hiding behind the fir trees. It's being used to transmit live video of
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'India has no plan to deploy drones along Bangladesh borders'
India | Sep 18, 2013, 09:00 PM ISTDhaka: India today assured it has no plans to fly drone or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over frontiers with Bangladesh as the two countries discussed measures to contain trans-border crimes and increase coordinated patrolling to
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Camera drone makes rough landing 2 metres from Angela Merkel
World | Sep 15, 2013, 11:34 PM ISTDresden: A camera drone had a rough landing in front of Chancellor Angela Merkel at an election campaign event in Germany after police told its operator to bring down the craft.Television footage from the event
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Pakistan to raise US drone attacks issue at UN
World | Sep 12, 2013, 05:29 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan plans to raise the issue of US drone attacks in its tribal regions at the United Nations, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.Foreign office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry rejected any agreement with the
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Kolkata student builds a drone
India | Aug 29, 2013, 03:25 PM ISTKolkata: Subhanjan Saha has his eyes in the sky. A three metre by one metre drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), built by him from scratch has garnered widespread attention - but unfortunately, the top
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18 militants killed in US drone strikes in Pak tribal belt
World | Aug 24, 2012, 07:48 PM ISTIslamabad, Aug 24: US drones targeted three militant compounds in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region today killing at least 18 insurgents, just a day after Pakistan summoned a top American diplomat to lodge protest
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Drone fears inspire industry's code of conduct
World | Jul 03, 2012, 08:47 AM ISTPittsburgh, Jul 3: A trade group for drone aircraft manufacturers and operators is releasing the industry's first “code of conduct,” partly in response to growing privacy concerns as the industry expands into civilian aviation.Citizens, civil