Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (RDEL) on Tuesday announced the launch of its first two Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels (NOPVs) at their shipyard in Pipavav, Gujarat. The two…
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) In a bid to enhance maritime security and bolster search and rescue operations, Coast Guards of India and Bangladesh on Tuesday began a two-day drill in the Bay of Bengal. The…
<img src=’https://placeholdit.imgix.net/~text?txtsize=50&bg=ffffff&txtclr=dd0000&txt=Modi+to+conduct+aerial+survey+of+flood-hit+Gujarat&w=720&h=360&fm=png’ class=aligncenter size-full’ alt=”Modi to conduct aerial survey of flood-hit Gujarat” title=”Modi to conduct aerial survey of flood-hit Gujarat” />Ahmedabad, July 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conduct an aerial survey of…
Cairo, July 25 (IANS) At least 40 militants were killed in military raids on terrorist hideouts in North Sinai province of Egypt, the army said on Tuesday. “Egyptian security forces killed 40 highly dangerous militants…
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Delhi Police will add 35 sniffer and explosive detection dogs trained by the Indian Army within a month. Disclosing this to IANS, Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajan…
Seoul, July 25 (IANS) Russia’s deputy nuclear negotiator has visited North Korea to discuss issues on the divided peninsula, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Tuesday. Oleg Burmistrov, Russia’s ambassador-at-large, met with North Korea’s Vice Foreign…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday assured the Rajya Sabha that the defence forces are “sufficiently equipped” with ammunition, after opposition members raised concerns over ammunition shortage quoting a recent…
Beijing, July 25 (IANS) A leading Chinese daily has called India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval “one of the main schemers” behind the border row and said his trip to Beijing on Friday won’t…
Seoul, July 25 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday urged North Korea to refrain from carrying out a new missile test and to make a “wise decision” about it. “The government will sternly respond to North…
Kabul, July 25 (IANS) After days of fierce fighting Afghan Taliban militants on Tuesday took control of Jani Khil district in Paktia province, the media reported. An official told Xinhua news agency that security forces…
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) The first Haj flight with 420 pilgrims aboard took off from here on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia. Although the first Haj flight was scheduled to leave at 9 a.m., it got…
Jerusalem, July 25 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet on Tuesday voted to remove metal detectors from a holy site in Jerusalem and will use less obtrusive surveillance instead. Tensions rose after two…
Washington, July 25 (IANS) A Chinese fighter jet performed an “unsafe” intercept of a US plane while it was flying in international airspace over the East China Sea, according to a defence official. The Chinese…
Washington, July 25 (IANS) A US soldier has pleaded not guilty in a federal court to charges of attempting to support the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. US Army Sergeant First Class Ikaika Erik Kang…
Srinagar, July 25 (IANS) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent separatist-called protests against the arrest made in a terror funding case. Separatist leaders — Syed Ali…
United Nations, July 25 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Lahore that resulted in the deaths of 26 people. Farhan Haq, Guterres’s deputy spokesman, said in a statement on…
Dubai, July 25 (IANS) Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed with a visiting US commander ways to boost cooperation in defence and fighting terrorism. At the meeting between Sheikh…
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa conveyed his serious concern to visiting top American general in Afghanistan General John Nicholson about the efforts in the US to “undermine Pakistan’s contributions…
Damascus, July 25 (IANS) At least 30 civilians were killed when a US-led airstrike hit a prison run by the Islamic State (IS) in Syria’s city of Raqqa, The strike by the US-led coalition struck…
Moscow, July 25 (IANS) Russia has sent its military police to monitor the cessation of hostilities in “de-escalation” or safe zones in Syria, the Russian Defence Ministry said. A total of four checkpoints and 14…