Istanbul, Aug 1 (IANS) The Organization of Islamic Cooperation held a meeting here on Tuesday to discuss the escalation of violence between Israelis and Palestinians following the recent crisis over Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem….
San Francisco, Aug 1 (IANS) Amid growing cyberattack incidents around the world, global cybersecurity firm Skybox Security on Tuesday said it has marked 62 per cent Year-over-Year (YoY) increase in sales in the first half…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The security forces do not discriminate against people with AIDS and HIV positive soldiers are treated in the same manner as soldiers with any other chronic disease, Minister of State…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said ordnance factories are not being privatised, but added that these defence manufacturing units should not be “sewing clothes” either. “Ordnance factories should focus…
Seoul, Aug 1 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday urged North Korea to give a positive response to its earlier dialogue overtures, about which Pyongyang has been mum. “We believe it is necessary to resume inter-Korean…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The CBI has constituted a special team to investigate cases of alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army, the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police in insurgency-hit Manipur, an official said…
Agartala, Aug 1 (IANS) Over 30 policemen were injured in Tripura on Tuesday when activists of a tribal party attacked them, alleging a woman has been abducted, the police said. The woman was later found…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Over 16.82 lakh service medals awarded to defence personnel are yet to be issued, a minister told Parliament on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Terror funding has been “squeezed” due to demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday, adding that the number of stone throwers in Jammu and Kashmir has gone down in…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) With many ships, including Indian ones, becoming victim of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, India and Somalia on Tuesday discussed piracy and maritime security among a range of issues…
London, Aug 1 (IANS) After anonymous hackers claiming to have leaked the script of the next episode of “Game of Thrones” (GoT) along with 1.5TB of data, popular TV network HBO was investigating the data…
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Pakistani authorities have extended by two more months the house arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed, also a UN designated terrorist, officials said. The house arrest of the Jamaat-ud Dawa…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Amid the standoff at Doklam and a reported transgression by Chinese troops in Uttarakhand, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that India-US partnership is crucial for the stability of…
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) A top Pakistani militant who carried a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head was killed by security forces on Tuesday when he went to visit his Indian wife in…
Damascus, Aug 1 (IANS) At least 60 civilians were killed in US-led airstrikes in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Tuesday, the media reported. The US-led “aggression” on several villages and towns in Deir…
Abu Dhabi, Aug 1 (IANS) UAE’S flag carrier Etihad Airways on Tuesday said it was assisting Australian police with their investigation into a suspected terrorism plot to bring down a plane, the media reported. “The…
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) India is making up an imaginary “China threat” because of growing threats to its own national unity, a leading Chinese newspaper said on Tuesday. “It is hard to understand India’s groundless…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China cannot let a single piece of its territory split and won’t allow anyone to damage its sovereignty. Speaking at the…
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched on July 28 by North Korea may have disintegrated as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere, experts have revealed. The expert at 38 North, a US-based…
Srinagar, Aug 1 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday described the killing of Pakistani militant Abu Dujana as “good riddance to a nuisance” and said operations against all guerrillas will continue irrespective of…