Pyongyang/Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) North Korea on Friday condemned two US bombers flying near the Korean peninsula claiming that the exercise was a trial run for a surprise nuclear attack, media reports said. US Air…
Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) Two soldiers and a militant were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Friday. The security forces launched a search operation on Thursday night in…
Seoul, Nov 3 (IANS) The US has sent two B-1B strategic bombers flying over the Korean peninsula, shortly before President Donald Trump’s Asia tour, a media report said. The two strategic bombers conducted sequenced joint…
Rabat, Nov 3 (IANS) At least one person was killed and three others injured in a shooting at a cafe in Morocco’s tourist city of Marrakesh, local media reported. Two attackers entered the cafe and…
United Nations, Nov 3 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has told the UN Security Council that over 800,000 Myanmar Rohingya were probably in the “most acute” situation. Grandi made the remarks…
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has said the US claims that its diplomatic personnel in Havana have developed illnesses as a result of sonic attacks are a falsehood intended to hurt…
Stockholm, Nov 3 (IANS) The Swedish Government has set a new target for the number of annual army recruits, a media report said. The new target, announced on Thursday, follows on from a proposal presented…
Damascus, Nov 3 (IANS) The Syrian Army has captured a key neighbourhood in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour city following battles with the Islamic State (IS) group, a military officer said. The army and…
Sanaa, Nov 3 (IANS) At least two militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch were killed in a US drone strike in northeastern province of Marib, a security official said. The suspected terrorists were targeted on…
Geneva, Nov 2 (IANS) The United Nations said on Thursday it had found the Islamic State responsible for international crimes such as genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. These abuses reportedly took place during…
Shimla, Nov 2 (IANS) India and Kazakh troops started a joint exercise in Himachal Pradesh’s Bakloh on Thursday, an official statement said. The exercise ‘Prabal Dostyk’ which means ‘Robust Friendship’ in Hindi and Kazakh and…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra awardees would now be eligible for lifetime free travel in railways’ First Class and Executive Class, an official said on Thursday. “Earlier, only Param Vir…
Srinagar, Nov 2 (IANS) A militant was killed and a soldier critically injured in an ongoing gunfight between security forces and militants on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Police said security…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) India is making rapid advancement in the construction of tunnels both for road and rail networks, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said here on Thursday. He said the…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday demanded an apology from the Modi government for the “brutal crackdown” on protesting ex-servicemen who were evicted from Jantar Mantar and demanded that the ‘One Rank,…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian Army on Thursday launched a software application to effectively manage logistics at its unit level with speed, accuracy and transparency. The Integrated Quarter Master Package (IQMP), developed by…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The CBI has carried out searches at six places in Delhi and Kolkata in connection with its probe into the AgustaWestland chopper case and seized documents, cash and jewellery, an…
Seoul, Nov 2 (IANS) The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea on Thursday warned that Pyongyang might carry out new missile tests soon, after Seoul detected movements in North’s military installations. NIS representatives told…
Panaji, Nov 2 (IANS) Coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’, in which several security and intelligence agencies are expected to participate, will be held off the Goa coast on November 8 and 9, an official statement…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday repatriated nine Indian fishermen and four civilian prisoners, taking the number of Indians released so far this year to 370. According to a statement from the Indian…