Guwahati, Dec 16 (IANS) Two cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland’s (NDFB) anti-talk faction were gunned down by Assam Rifles personnel during a joint operation with Assam and Meghalaya Policealong the inter-state border…
Dhaka, Dec 16 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday released a Taka 10 commemorative postage stamp on the country’s 47th Victory Day marking its emergence as an independent nation after a bloody nine-month…
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Over 100 officers, including two women fighter pilots, were commissioned in the Indian Air Force on Saturday during the Combined Graduation Parade of Pilots and Ground Duty Officers at the Air…
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (IANS) Bengaluru Police Commissioner T. Suneel Kumar on Saturday denied permission to a New Year bash in the city where Bollywood cine star Sunny Leone has been invited to perform, ostensibly to…
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Indian war veterans and Bangladesh Muktijoddhas, who fought shoulder to shoulder to liberate Bangladesh four decades back, reunited here on Saturday to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the victory over Pakistan….
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) The stage is set for an Indian company to manufacture “microbolometers” or “Uncooled Sensors” enabling thermal imaging and night vision products with Chinese collaboration, a company official said here on Saturday….
Agartala, Dec 16 (IANS) Tripura observed 46th Vijay Diwas on Saturday to commemorate the sacrifices of Indian soldiers who died in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The signing of the Instrument of Surrender by Pakistan…
Lucknow, Dec 16 (IANS) The Central Command of the Indian Army celebrated Vijay Diwas here on Saturday. Brave soldiers of the three wings of the armed forces, who gave the nation its biggest military victory…
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Remembering the brutal Nirbhaya gang rape case in Delhi on its fifth year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday called for making a safe society. “Remembering #Nirbhaya on the…
By C. Uday Bhaskar Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined India’s maritime potential and current profile in a commendable manner at the commissioning ceremony of INS Kalvari, a Scorpene-class diesel-electric submarine, in Mumbai on Thursday (December…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 16 (IANS) In a challenge to the global order, North Korea has issued a threat that it will become “world’s most powerful nuclear and military state”. Pyongyang’s assertion of…
Geneva, Dec 16 (IANS) A Swiss court has given a 31-year-old woman a partially suspended 18-month jail sentence after she tried to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. The woman…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 15 (IANS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reiterated on Friday Washington’s warning that “all options are on the table” to meet North Korea’s nuclear threat while offering to…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 15 (IANS) Warning that North Korea’s nuclear and missile programme is the most dangerous threat to world security, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for re-establishing communication…
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) Ordnance factories are keen to partner with MSMEs to leverage maximum output for the defence preparedness of the Armed forces and security agencies, a senior official said here on Friday. “Ordnance…
Nashik, Dec 15 (IANS) In what is considered the biggest haul since 2006 in the state, police in Maharashtra’s Nashik arrested three men and seized a large cache of arms from a vehicle near a…
Nashik, Dec 15 (IANS) In what was termed the biggest haul in the state since 2006, police in Maharashtra’s Nashik arrested three men and seized a large cache of arms from a vehicle near a…
Ramallah/Gaza, Dec 15 (IANS) Clashes broke out on Friday between Palestinians and Israeli forces in several West Bank locations during protests over US President Donald Trump’s decision of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The violence…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday met differently-abled children from Asha school of Delhi Cantonment, and stressed that society should be more sensitive and accepting towards such children. A…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) As cyber attacks grow, 69 per cent of the organisations in India said that ransomware is a significant risk to them while 43 per cent revealed they have experienced ransomware…