Srinagar, Sep 24 (IANS) An alert Special Police Officer (SPO) on Sunday threw back a grenade hurled by militants from inside a security force vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, averting casualties to over…
Indore, Sep 24 (IANS) Adequate security arrangements have been made at the Holkar Stadium here ahead of the third One Day International match between India and Australia on Sunday, a senior police official said. All…
Srinagar, Sep 24 (IANS) A militant was killed on Sunday in an ongoing gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s border town of Uri, police said. The security forces launched an operation after receiving specific inputs about…
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) The US military, in a show of force, flew bombers in international airspace over waters east of North Korea, the Pentagon announced. The Pentagon said Saturday that B-1B Lancer bombers from…
Toronto, Sep 24 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with US First Lady Melania Trump and UK’s Prince Harry inaugurated the Invictus Games for military veterans with disabilities or injuries here. The eight-day event,…
Kolkata, Sep 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that her government would thwart any plans to create division among the people during the upcoming religious festivals. “Our government would not…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India-US defence cooperation is set to get a boost when US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis visits India next week during which he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday launched a stinging attack at the UN against Pakistan, saying India had grown as an IT superpower while Pakistan has emerged as a…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India on Saturday despatched around 1,000 tonnes of relief material, which can cater for around 62,000 families, for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, an official statement said. The material was loaded…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government should explain how absconding don Dawood Ibrahim’s wife managed to visit Mumbai last year undetected and added that it raises questions…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday saluted the Indian soldiers who laid down their lives to liberate Haifa in 1918. “On Haifa Day, I salute the brave Indian soldiers who…
Karachi, Sep 23 (IANS) Amid the ongoing joint drills with China, Pakistan said it conducted a successful test of an anti-ship missile from a Sea King helicopter in the northern Arabian Sea on Saturday, stating…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah and alleged hawala dealer Mohammad Aslam Wani in connection with an ongoing money laundering case….
Tehran, Sep 23 (IANS) Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from the US that it was ready to ditch a landmark nuclear deal over…
Beijing, Sep 23 (IANS) China on Saturday announced that it would restrict oil exports to North Korea from October 1 and also suspend textile imports from Pyongyang. The Ministry of Commerce will implement UN Security…
Tehran, Sep 23 (IANS) Iran has “successfully” launched a ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km, a state-media report said on Saturday. State-run Press TV broadcast a footage released by the government of “the…
Jammu, Sep 23 (IANS) Two Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and three civilians were injured when Pakistan Rangers resorted to heavy shelling on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. “The…
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS) African countries have called for international support in peace-keeping efforts and humanitarian work in the region at the annual United Nations General Assembly. Cameroon President Paul Biya said on Friday…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) A Rohingya petitioner on Friday told the Supreme Court that they were not illegal immigrants but refugees who fled Myanmar and came to India for shelter in wake of their…
Rome, Sep 22 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities on Friday deported an alleged Pakistani Islamic State supporter “for reasons of national security” – the 76th terrorism suspect to be expelled this year, the Interior Ministry said. The…