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  US drone strike kills five in Pakistan

  World | May 17, 2015 7:12 IST

  Islamabad: 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 | March 14, 2015 7:49 IST

  Karachi: 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 | February 09, 2015 9:30 IST

  Chennai: 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 | February 05, 2015 23:03 IST

  Sanaa, 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 | February 04, 2015 13:33 IST

  New 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 | January 28, 2015 6:36 IST

  Washington: 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 | January 27, 2015 7:08 IST

  Washington: 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 | December 31, 2014 14:51 IST

  Bengaluru:  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 16:10 IST

  New 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 6:55 IST

  Mumbai: 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 | April 19, 2014 16:14 IST

  Sanaa: 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 | February 11, 2014 13:06 IST

  Sochi, 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 | September 18, 2013 21:00 IST

  Dhaka: 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 | September 15, 2013 23:34 IST

  Dresden: 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 | September 12, 2013 17:29 IST

  Islamabad: 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 | August 29, 2013 15:25 IST

  Kolkata: 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 | August 24, 2012 19:48 IST

  Islamabad, 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 | July 03, 2012 8:47 IST

  Pittsburgh, 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

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  US Drone Missile Strikes Kill 10 In Pakistan

  World | June 15, 2011 19:54 IST

  Dera Ismail Khan, Jun 15: U.S. unmanned aircraft fired missiles at a suspected militant compound and a vehicle Wednesday in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 10 alleged insurgents, intelligence officials said.The attacks happened near Wana,

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  India To Induct Smart 'Suicide Bomber' Drone

  India | March 20, 2010 15:01 IST

  It is an aircraft described by experts as a “ flying suicide bomber”, except there is no pilot involved. It carries no weapons — instead, the aircraft itself is the weapon.                            It is built to