Modi to visit China, Myanmar next week
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) With the Doklam standoff resolved, Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to China next week to attend the BRICS Summit in Fujian province and also visit Myanmar on the way back,…
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Information security spending in India to hit $1.5bn in 2017
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Spending on information security products and services in India will reach $1.5 billion in 2017 — an increase of 12 per cent over last year, market research firm Gartner said…
Learn from Doklam standoff: PLA tells India
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has asked India to “draw lessons” from the over 70-day Doklam standoff, which was defused after both sides decided to withdraw their armies…
Sirsa curfew relaxed; sect HQ remains tense
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Authorities in Haryana’s Sirsa relaxed curfew in the town limits on Tuesday although the area around the Dera Sacha Sauda sect headquarters on the outskirts remained tense. The curfew relaxation, from…
Learn from Doklam stand-off: PLA tells India
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has asked India to draw lessons from the Doklam stand-off, which was diffused after both sides decided to retreat from a prolonged face-off…
N.Korea fires missile over Japan
Tokyo, Aug 29 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday fired a missile over Japan which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called the “most serious and grave ever” threat to the country, the media reported. The missile…
Adopting simple cyber hygiene key to stop breaches: VMware CEO
By Nishant Arora Las Vegas, Aug 29 (IANS) As cyber attacks gain momentum despite the technology giants investing over $100 billion a year to protect data breaches, the time is ripe to turn to basics…
N.Korea flies missile over Japan
Tokyo, Aug 29 (IANS) North Korea fired a missile on Tuesday and it fell into the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido Island after passing over the Japanese archipelago, government officials said here. The missile was fired…
UN opens atomic fuel reserve in Kazakhstan to ensure supply
Vienna, Aug 29 (IANS) Ensuring the supply of nuclear fuel in the event of disruption due to political or market problems is the objective of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Low Enriched Uranium Bank, which…
IS start evacuating final position in Syria’s Qalamoun
Damascus, Aug 29 (IANS) Around 700 Islamic State militants and their families started evacuating their last stronghold in western Qalamoun region toward the eastern city of Bukamal on Monday, according to Xinhua reporters at the…
President Trump lifts limits on military gear for local police
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to roll back limits on the flow of surplus military gear, including high-caliber weapons and grenade launchers, to local police departments….
‘China’s statement means return to status quo in Doklam’
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) China’s statement that its troops will continue to patrol in the Doklam area and exercise “sovereignty in the region” effectively means that Chinese troops will return to status quo position…
Dera chief sentencing: Delhi on high alert, Section 144 stays
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The national capital was on Monday under high alert with prohibitory orders continuing after Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was sentenced to 20 years jail for rape by a court…
Bangladesh Navy chief in India on 3-day visit
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Bangladesh Navy chief Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed arrived in India on Monday on a three-day visit and met Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba. The visit is…
NIA grills Geelani’s sons, JKLF chief’s aide in terror funding case
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday questioned Naeem and Naseem Geelani, the sons of hardline Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, for nine hours in connection with the ongoing…
Defence experts welcome India-China disengagement at Doklam
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) As India and China agreed to disengage at Doklam, where a stand-off has been continuing since June 16, defence veterans welcomed the diplomatic solution found to the issue which led…
Tense Doklam standoff ends; India, China to withdraw troops
New Delhi/Beijing, Aug 28 (IANS) India and China ended their 75-day-long tense standoff in Doklam with both agreeing to withdraw troops from the disputed region ahead of next week’s BRICS summit in China which Prime…
India, China troop pullout from Doklam ‘almost complete’
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India and China have almost completed the process of pulling out their troops from the standoff site in Doklam, after reaching an agreement on disengagement earlier in the day, a…
West Bengal rolls out e-Prison project in all correctional homes
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) In a bid to store information about prisoners efficiently, the West Bengal government on Monday announced roll-out of “e-prison suite”, which provides for real-time availability of information and enables quick access…
SC to hear challenge to provision invoked for banning SIMI
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear challenge to the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act used to keep the Students Islamic…