Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Re-emphasizing ruling BJP government’s complete transparency in defence-related matters, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday attacked the opposition Congress for “brazenly misleading” the nation on the Rafale fighter jet deal. “The…
Srinagar, Oct 25 (IANS) A gunfight erupted on Thursday between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police said security forces started a cordon and search operation in Arwani village following information…
Lucknow, Oct 25 (IANS) Police on Thursday foiled a self-immolation bid by the parents of a 14-year-old girl who they allege had been kidnapped about five months ago. The parents tried to set themselves on…
Beijing, Oct 25 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Beijing on Thursday on a three-day official trip, the first state visit to China by a Japanese leader in seven years. Abe was scheduled…
Srinagar, Oct 25 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Acting on a specific tip about the presence of militants, security…
Ankara, Oct 25 (IANS) The installation of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in Turkey will begin in October 2019, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has said. Selected personnel would be sent to Russia to receive…
Agartala, Oct 25 (IANS) The Delhi Police will recruit 585 more constables from the northeastern states to serve in the national capital, authorities said here on Thursday. Senior police officers of the northeastern states in…
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) In a dramatic development on Thursday, four Intelligence Bureau (IB) personnel were caught by the security staff of CBI Director Alok Verma outside his residence in the heart of Delhi,…
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Intelligence Bureau (IB) on Thursday said four of its men nabbed from outside CBI Director Alok Verma’s home, were on routine patrol. The men were seen waiting in two…
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Four men suspected to be from the Intillegence Bureau (IB) were on Thursday nabbed from outside the residence of Alok Verma, the CBI director who was sent on leave a…
Istanbul, Oct 25 (IANS) A Japanese freelance journalist held hostage by Islamist militants for 40 months in Syria left for Japan from Turkey on Thursday after being freed and said he was happy to be…
Tokyo, Oct 25 (IANS) The Japanese government on Wednesday confirmed that a man released by Syrian militants is freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda who is currently at a Turkish immigration facility. “We have confirmed the safety…
New York, Oct 25 (IANS) New York authorities are calling the sending of a pipe bomb to CNN headquarters in Manhattan’s Time Warner building an act of terrorism, although they ruled out any “specific threats”…
Washington, Oct 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a major federal investigation was underway to probe the suspicious packages sent to former President Barack Obama, the Clintons, CNN offices and others. Trump,…
By Anand Singh Pipavav (Gujarat), Oct 24 (IANS) ICGS Varuna, an indigenously-designed training vessel built by Anil Ambani-led Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited for the Indian Coast Guard, was launched here on Wednesday. The vessel…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Jamia Milia Islamia on Wednesday dismissed news reports which claimed Sabzar Ahmad Sofi, who was killed by security forces in a shootout in Kashmir earlier in the day, was its…
Washington/New York, Oct 24 (IANS) The US Secret Service said on Wednesday that it intercepted two packages containing “potential explosive devices” addressed to US former First Lady Hillary Clinton in New York and former President…
Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) Clashes broke out in Anantnag on Wednesday after reports of a Ph.D scholar being killed in a shootout even as the authorities continued to face separatist protests against Sunday’s civilian deaths…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Former BJP Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking registration of FIR and investigation by CBI into the Rafale…
Islamabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday denied that an attack in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, which killed top security officials earlier this month, was planned on its territory. Islamabad’s response came a day after Afghan…