Key plotter of Dhaka terror attack arrested
Dhaka, July 28 (IANS) A militant who planned last year’s deadly terror attack in Dhaka and and carried arms for it was arrested in the country’s Natore district on Friday morning, the police said. Abu…
Defence
Forces fully equipped, shortages being expeditiously addressed: Jaitley
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday assured Parliament that the armed forces are “fully equipped” to face any contingency and any shortages in weaponry or ammunition are being “expeditiously addressed”….
NIA begins probe into UP assembly explosive recovery
Lucknow, July 28 (IANS) The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Friday formally started a probe into the discovery of an explosive substance in the Uttar Pradesh assembly near the seat of the Leader of Opposition….
Toll in Venezuela protests reach 107
Caracas, July 28 (IANS) The death toll in the violent Venezuelan protests against the government’s call to rewrite the Constitution has increased to 107, officials confirmed. Two people were found dead on Thursday in the…
346 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
Jammu, July 28 (IANS) A small batch of 346 pilgrims left here on Friday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra. Friday’s number of pilgrims is the lowest ever since the 40-day long yatra to the…
Army chief to visit J&K
Jammu, July 28 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat will arrive in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to visit forward positions on the Line of Control (LoC), Defence Ministry officials said. General Rawat would…
‘No implementation of Trump’s transgender miliatry ban until new order’
Washington, July 28 (IANS) Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Joseph Dunford said the Pentagon will wait until it is issued a new order to implement President Donald Trump’s decision to ban transgenders from serving…
US orders family members of Venezuela embassy staff to leave
Washington, July 28 (IANS) The US has ordered family members of the American embassy staff stationed in Venezuela to immediately leave the country due to the ongoing violence and the lack of food and medicine….
Italian government preparing Libya naval mission plan
Rome, July 28 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government next week will outline to parliament plans for a naval mission to help Libya’s UN-backed government combat human traffickers in the turmoil-wracked country’s waters, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni…
Doval meets China’s top diplomat, ‘major problems’ discussed
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 27 (IANS) Amid the dragging border row, China on Thursday raised “major problems” in ties with India as its top diplomat Yang Jiechi held talks with India’s National Security Advisor…
Centre approves three more SSB bomb detection squads
New Delhi, July 27 (IANs) The government has given approval to the creation of three more Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), an official said on Thursday. The squads will…
China raises ‘major problems’ as Doval meets China’s top diplomat
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 27 (IANS) Amid the dragging border row, China on Thursday raised “major problems” in ties with India as its top diplomat Yang Jiechi held talks with Indias National Security Adviser…
Army official, his associate held taking bribe
Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday arrested an Army officer who was working as a Garrison Engineer, and an Assistant Garrison Engineer for taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 and 30 gold coins…
Iran successfully tests satellite launch rocket
Tehran, July 27 (IANS) Iran on Thursday successfully tested its Simorgh satellite launch vehicle, the state-run media reported. The Simorgh satellite carrier would be able to put satellites weighing as much as 250 kg at…
India wants stable, peaceful Maldives
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) With political turmoil prevailing in the Maldives days after the opposition parties launched a bid to seize control of Parliament, India on Thursday said it wished to see peace and…
Services’ vice chiefs get financial powers for security upgrades
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Defence Ministry has delegated financial powers to the Vice Chiefs of all three armed services to carry on perimeter security upgradation of sensitive defence installations, an official statement said…
Amid border stand-off, Doval meets Yang
Beijing, July 27 (IANS) Amid a dragging border row, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi on Thursday met Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on the sidelines of the BRICS security summit and discussed “major” bilateral…
Putin signs into law Syrian airbase protocol
Moscow, July 27 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a protocol to an agreement with Syria to deploy a Russian Air Force group at a Syrian military base. The protocol was signed…
BJP MP seeks ban on Chinese products
New delhi, July 27 (IANS) A Lok Sabha member of the BJP on Thursday demanded a ban on Chinese products in the country amid a stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the border in…
V.K. Singh to visit Badush to trace missing Indians
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) With Iraq assuring all cooperation in tracing the 39 missing Indians, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh is to travel to Badush near Mosul, which was freed from…