Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour to retired US Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John L. Canley for his heroic actions 50 years ago during the battle of…
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The railways has suggested that strategically important 465-km railway line proposed between Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur and Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh along the Indo-China border be declared a “national project”, a…
Pune, Oct 17 (IANS) Pune Police and the Army have launched a probe into allegations of rape levelled against four soldiers of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) by a deaf-mute 30-year-old woman employee of the…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Wednesday received a summons from an Ahmedabad court in a defamation suit filed by the Reliance Group over his allegations of a scam in…
Kannur, Oct 17 (IANS) The Central Industrial Security Force on Wednesday took over the security of newly-constructed Kannur International Airport here before it begins its commercial operations by November-end. Over 600 CISF personnel will provide…
Dhaka, Oct 17 (IANS) Two suspected female militants surrendered on Wednesday after Bangladeshi security forces raided the hideout of a banned Islamist group under siege in the country’s Narsingdi district. Bangladesh’s Counter-Terrorism Police Unit Chief…
San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) In yet another controversy surrounding Facebook and its users’ privacy, reports surfaced on Wednesday, saying that Facebook’s smart video chat speaker “Portal” will share data about your calls and apps…
Bengaluru, Oct 17 (IANS) United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi Al Falacy on Wednesday visited the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in this tech hub for a first…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 17 (IANS) Pakistan might buy a supersonic missile successfully test-fired by China which is said to be cost-effective and better than the BrahMos developed by India and Russia, the Chinese…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Western Naval Command has successfully concluded the maiden trials of the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) that can rescue stranded personnel from a disabled submarine, the Navy said on…
Srinagar, Oct 17 (IANS) Three policemen, including a senior officer, were injured along with a civilian on Wednesday in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police sources said. Militants hurled the grenade…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the Rafale deal, saying that the fresh documents pertaining to minutes of meetings of two trade…
Meerut, Oct 17 (IANS) A soldier has been arrested from the Cantonment area here in Uttar Pradesh on charges of passing on military information to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI, an official said on Wednesday. Informed…
San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) Apple has apologised to its Chinese customers, addressing the recent phishing scam which led to unauthorised App Store purchases with stolen Apple IDs, a media report said. “We are deeply…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Centre has put on hold a decision to merge the posts of Chandigarh Police Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) posts with DANIPS, a Home Ministry official said on Wednesday….
Riyadh, Oct 17 (IANS) Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Tuesday announced the removal of more than 2,020 landmines from Yemeni territories. The spokesperson of the coalition Col. Turki Al Maliki highlighted…
Mogadishu, Oct 17 (IANS) The US military on Tuesday said its special forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Harardhere town in Mudug region of central Somalia on October 12, killing 60 Al Shabab…
Jerusalem, Oct 17 (IANS) Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday said that his country should deliver a “serious blow” to Gaza Strip’s Hamas, following weeks of violence at the borders. “We are not willing…
Sanaa, Oct 17 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi rebels fighting government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah claimed they have killed 13 soldiers during an attack on Tuesday….
Juba, Oct 17 (IANS) At least 17 civilians have been killed and several others injured in clashes between two rebel factions in South Sudan’s border town of Yei in the southwest of the country, the…