Obama for new gun laws to stop `ritual` of massacres

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 09:51

The killing of 12 people by an alleged lone gunman at the US Navy Yard here has revived the demands for strong gun control measures, absence of which has been the major cause for "ritual" of shooting massacres, US President Barack Obama has said.

Police monitoring illegal gun factory

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 22:16

Investigations are on into an illegal gun factory being operated in a remote area near Cumbum on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border,police said on Monday.

Obama offers new gun control actions

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 22:22

The Obama administration announced new steps on gun control, curbing the import of military surplus weapons and proposing to close a loophole that lets circumvent background checks by registering guns to corporations.

6 killed in gun attack in violent Mexican state

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 09:01

Mexican officials say gunmen burst into a home in the western state of Michoacan and opened fire, killing six people and wounding 10.

China`s Giant panda channel now available online

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 19:11

Panda lovers across the world will be able to enjoy live 24-hour HD Internet broadcasts of daily activities of the cuddly animals at China`s premier panda breeding facility from next month.

Smart gun technologies making more accurate and deadly weapons

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 19:10

The marriage of technology and weaponry is helping in the development of `smart` guns, which promises to boost security, improve accuracy - and make guns even deadlier.

Mini gun factory unearthed from Maoists in Bihar

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 19:32

The police on Monday unearthed an illegal mini-gun factory at Bramani forest area, known to be a Maoist pocket, in Bihar`s Munger district and recovered magazines, barrels and unassembled pistol kits.

Chronology: Bofors graft row over 27 years

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 16:17

Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi who died of a heart attack in Milan on Friday was formally charged inm court for allegedly being involved in the 1986 Bofors howitzer payoff scam.

Change in govt responsible for slowdown in Bofors case probe: Joginder Singh

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 10:35

Former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Joginder Singh on Sunday said a change of government in 1989 was primarily responsible for the slowing down of the probe into Bofors gun scam.

Bofors scam was politicised because Sonia, Quattrocchi were Italians: Analyst

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 10:24

The kickback scam surrounding the Bofors Howitzer Gun deal was politicized because of the involvement of Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi and Ottavio Quattrocchi, both of whom were Italians.