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Pakistan has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international terror financing watchdog, to remove India as co-chair of its Asia-Pacific Joint Group, its Finance Ministry said on Saturday.

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Pakistan seeks India's removal from terror financing watchdog's review body to ensure 'fair process' Pakistan has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international terror financing watchdog, to remove India as co-chair of its Asia-Pacific Joint Group, its Finance Ministry said on Saturday.

Pakistan seeks India's removal from terror financing watchdog's review body to ensure 'fair process' Pakistan has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international terror financing watchdog, to remove India as co-chair of its Asia-Pacific Joint Group, its Finance Ministry said on Saturday. Venezuela's Maduro blames US weapons for massive blackout Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told a crowd of government supporters at a Caracas rally on Saturday that a massive blackout that has affected the country since Thursday was caused by "high-level technology that only the United States government has." Fourteen dead in Colombia plane crash Fourteen people were killed in a plane crash in the Colombian plains province of Meta on Saturday, the country’s civil aviation agency said. The Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics said there were no survivors of the crash, which occurred after the DC-3 aircraft made a distress call at 10:40 am local time. Pakistani drone shot down in Sri Ganganagar sector near Indo-Pak border The Indian Army on Saturday shot down a drone which intruded in Sri Ganganagar sector of Rajasthan. The Army said that one Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) intruded in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar sector around 7.30 pm on Saturday."The drone was engaged and brought down," the Army added. At least 15 dialysis patients die in Venezuela's blackout: NGO Fifteen Venezuelans with advanced kidney disease have died after being unable to get dialysis during the country's extended power outage, an NGO reported Saturday.

News brief: Big stories of the day

Rustom-II, India&#39;s indigenously developed long-endurance combat-capable drone, on Wednesday, successfully completed its maiden-flight, giving a boost to India&#39;s development programme for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).

The Defence Research and Development Organisation? (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden-flight of TAPAS 201 (RUSTOM II), a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV. It has an endurance of 24 hours and can conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions for the country&#39;s armed forces.

The UAV can also be used as an unmanned armed combat vehicle on the lines of the US&#39;s Predator drone.

The test flight took place from Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, 250 kilometres&nbsp;from Bangalore, which is a newly developed flight test range for the testing of UAVs and manned aircraft.

The flight accomplished the main objectives of proving the flying platform, such as take-off, bank, level flight and landing among others, a statement by the Defence Ministry said.

TAPAS 201 has been designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), the Bangalore-based lab of DRDO with HAL-BEL as the production partners.

The UAV weighing two tonnes was put into the air by a dedicated team of young scientists of DRDO. It was piloted (external and internal) by the pilots from the armed forces.

It is also the first R&amp;D prototype UAV which has undergone certification and qualification for the first flight from the Center for Military Airworthiness &amp; Certification&nbsp;and Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance.

TAPAS 201, a multi-mission UAV is being developed to carry out Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) roles for the three armed forces with an endurance of 24 hours.

It is capable of&nbsp;carrying different combinations of payloads like Medium Range Electro Optic, Long Range Electro Optic, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Electronic Intelligence, Communication Intelligence&nbsp;and Situational Awareness Payloads&nbsp;to perform missions during day and night.

Many critical systems such as airframe, landing gear, flight control and avionics sub-systems are being developed in India with the collaboration of private industries.

Rustom-II will undergo further trials for validating the design parameters, before going for User Validation Trials. 
 
(PTI)

This drone can stay in the air for 24 hours to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, and is itself an unmanned armed combat vehicle

Rustom-II, India's indigenously developed long-endurance combat-capable drone, on Wednesday, successfully completed its maiden-flight, giving a boost to India's development programme for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). The Defence Research and Development Organisation? (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden-flight of TAPAS 201 (RUSTOM II), a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV. It has an endurance of 24 hours and can conduct surveillance and reconnaissance missions for the country's armed forces. The UAV can also be used as an unmanned armed combat vehicle on the lines of the US's Predator drone. The test flight took place from Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, 250 kilometres from Bangalore, which is a newly developed flight test range for the testing of UAVs and manned aircraft. The flight accomplished the main objectives of proving the flying platform, such as take-off, bank, level flight and landing among others, a statement by the Defence Ministry said. TAPAS 201 has been designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), the Bangalore-based lab of DRDO with HAL-BEL as the production partners. The UAV weighing two tonnes was put into the air by a dedicated team of young scientists of DRDO. It was piloted (external and internal) by the pilots from the armed forces. It is also the first R&D prototype UAV which has undergone certification and qualification for the first flight from the Center for Military Airworthiness & Certification and Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance. TAPAS 201, a multi-mission UAV is being developed to carry out Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) roles for the three armed forces with an endurance of 24 hours. It is capable of carrying different combinations of payloads like Medium Range Electro Optic, Long Range Electro Optic, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Electronic Intelligence, Communication Intelligence and Situational Awareness Payloads to perform missions during day and night. Many critical systems such as airframe, landing gear, flight control and avionics sub-systems are being developed in India with the collaboration of private industries. Rustom-II will undergo further trials for validating the design parameters, before going for User Validation Trials. (PTI)

India successfully tests combat-capable drone Rustom-II