Kuwait City, Nov 2 (IANS) Kuwait has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in New York in which eight persons were killed, the media reported. “Kuwait firmly rejects all forms of violence and terrorism,” Kuwait News…
By Arul Louis New York, Nov 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump vowed during a phone call to continue jointly fighting terrorism, according to the White House. Modi expressed condolences…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) India and Russia are set to sign a contract soon for the overhaul of three Mi-26 helicopters for the Indian Air Force, with Moscow also offering long-term maintenance service for…
By Arul Louis New York, Nov 1 (IANS) A resolute New York was on high alert on Wednesday after an Islamic State-linked terror strike using a van killed eight people – most of them tourists…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Russia’s relations with India are second to none and can’t be compared with Kremlin’s relations with Pakistan, Russian Ambassador to India Nikolai Kudashev said on Wednesday. “I do not see…
Dhaka, Nov 1 (IANS) A sedition complaint was filed in a local Dhaka court on Wednesday against Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia for allegedly holding a “secret meeting” with an official of Pakistan’s intelligence agency…
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday announced a donation of Rs 1.2 crore to the Queen Mary’s Technical Institute in Pune for upgrading its training infrastructure for disabled soldiers….
Moscow, Nov 1 (IANS) Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered “CryptoShuffler Trojan”, a new malware that cybercriminals are using to steal cryptocurrencies from a user’s wallet by replacing their address with its own in the devices….
Panaji, Nov 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday ascribed the “opaque” strategy and “incoherent” behaviour of certain countries with creating obstacles in the way to a favourable marine environment in the Indian Ocean…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday deeply appreciated Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s role in resolving the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in the Doklam region of the…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday called on Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who, along with Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk and Prince Jigme Namgyal Wangchuk, is on a…
Panaji, Nov 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that increased militarisation and a recent surge of non-state actors were key maritime challenges that need to be tackled. Speaking at the Goa Maritime…
Kabul, Nov 1 (IANS) Four Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province were killed and several injured on Wednesday in an airstrike, an army spokesman said. “Acting upon intelligence input, the security forces conducted airstrikes against…
San Francisco, Nov 1 (IANS) A security researcher has discovered bugs in Google’s platform that deals with bugs and unpatched vulnerabilities, leading him to gain access to the company’s sensitive internal systems. According to a…
Seoul, Nov 1 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday emphasised his government’s principle of denuclearisation and peace on the Korean Peninsula. Moon made the remarks during his address in the Nation Assembly, saying…
Berlin, Nov 1 (IANS) A 19-year-old Syrian national has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting a terror attack, police said. According to a statement from the Federal Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday, the…
Manama, Nov 1 (IANS) Bahrain’s High Criminal Court has sentenced 10 defendants to life in jail and revoked their Bahraini citizenship on terror charges. One of the defendant was additionally sentenced to one month in…
Manama, Nov 1 (IANS) Bahrain will tighten its entry for Qatari nationals by imposing visas in light of current security situations, the Interior Ministry has said. Interior Minister Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa…
Mumbai/Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday termed as “shameful” and “unfortunate” the Delhi Police crackdown at Jantar Mantar to evict ex-servicemen who were protesting for two years at the…
United Nations, Oct 31 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday deplored the plight of children in armed conflict and called for action to protect them. “Children around the world are suffering enormously and unacceptably…