Shimla, April 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, which shares a domestic border with Jammu and Kashmir and a porous international border with China, depends upon outdated arms to tackle crime, the Comptroller and Auditor General of…
Washington, April 15 (IANS) President Donald Trump’s administration announced that it will not follow predecessor Barack Obama’s policy of voluntarily disclosing the names of visitors to the White House complex, citing “grave national security risks…
Washington, April 15 (IANS) A hacking group has leaked a collection of powerful hacking tools allegedly used by the US’ National Security Agency online, the media reported. According to experts, the leaks, published by the…
Washington, April 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will speak at an upcoming annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention, the pro-gun rights group has confirmed. The NRA made the announcement via Twitter on Friday, saying…
Rome, April 14 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have tightened security in the capital for Easter and have deployed bomb squads, sniffer dogs and surveillance cameras at the Colosseum, Vatican and other sites after recent terrorist attacks…
Rome, April 14 (IANS/AKI) Italian coastguard on Friday said they saved 2,074 migrants and recovered one corpse during 16 operations in the Mediterranean. The migrant were travelling aboard inflatable rubber dinghies and wooden boats, the…
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered immediate scrapping of the ‘halqa incharge’ system, promoted by the Akalis, to curb political interference in police functioning. The government denotified the 2010…
Washington, April 14 (IANS) The Pentagon on Friday released video footage of the moment that the GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal, destroyed a complex of caves and tunnels of the…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) A video of a youth tied to the front of a moving army jeep as a shield against stone pelters has evoked anger and shock in Kashmir. Union Home Minister Rajnath…
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav has been slapped with seven charges, including sponsoring IED attacks on important installations and attacks on Shias in Pakistan — according to the list read out…
Islamabad/Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday rejected India’s 14th attempt for consular access to alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and maintained the trial sentencing him to death was according to the laws of the country….
Moscow, April 14 (IANS) Russia, Iran and Syria have proposed an on-site investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. “We insist on conducting a meticulous,…
Imphal, April 14 (IANS) Police have been given a free hand to check crime and maintain law and order in the state, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Friday. The ministers and MLAs…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The BSF seized 951 grams of gold, worth more than Rs 29 lakh, and apprehended one smuggler from West Bengal’s Nadia district, an official said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) A rash of videos showing security forces assaulting Kashmiri youth flooded social media on Friday, after internet services were restored in the valley following the Srinagar parliamentary by-poll. The videos and…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Five persons were arrested on Friday in Kashmir’s Budgam district for heckling a paramilitary trooper on Sunday during the by-poll for Srinagar parliamentary seat. “Based on video and other evidence, five…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday rejected as “untrue” Pakistan’s claim that India had not responded to “specific information” sought on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in January and said…
Tehran, April 14 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday called the recent US missile attack against Syria unacceptable, media reports said. Before travelling to Moscow for talks with his Russian and Syrian…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Asserting there was no place for confrontation in a healthy democracy, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the centre would extend all cooperation to states to contain violence, but…
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) China has warned that conflict could break out “at any moment” over North Korea amid fears that it is preparing to launch a sixth nuclear test or more missiles in defiance…