Pyongyang, April 9 (IANS) North Korea on Sunday condemned the US bombing in Syria as an “absolutely unacceptable aggression” against a sovereign state and said this justifies Pyongyang’s further military development. “The US missile strike…
Kabul, April 9 (IANS) Nine policemen were killed and five injured when the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan’s Balkh province, officials said on Sunday. The blast…
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) The voting for the parliamentary by-elections in the three districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Gandarbal officially started at 7 a.m. but very few voters came out to exercise their democratic right….
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Authorities have suspended all internet services in the three districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Gandarbal where voting is scheduled on Sunday for the parliamentary by-elections. Both mobile internet and fixed line…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India and Bangladesh on Saturday said that the international community should end selective approach to combating terrorism and called for finalisation of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. “Terrorism remains one…
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) A retired Pakistan military officer, who had gone to seek employment in Nepal, has reportedly gone missing, sources said on Saturday. Muhammad Habib Zahir, a resident of Faisalabad, had retired as…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) In a significant boost to strategic cooperation, India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed 22 agreements, including as many as five on defence cooperation, while New Delhi extended to Dhaka lines…
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday sought deployment of four companies of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) from the central government in the trouble-torn Bhadrak district headquarters town, which witnessed communal violence…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed the firm belief that there will be an early solution to the issue of sharing waters of the Teesta river with Bangladesh while…
Jammu, April 8 (IANS) Pakistan Army on Saturday again broke the LoC ceasefire, with unprovoked firing and mortar shelling at Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, triggering of a gun duel, a defence…
London, April 8 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called off a visit to Moscow in the wake of the Syrian chemical weapons attack, a media report said. Johnson, who was set to travel…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed 22 pacts to boost bilateral ties, including in defence and civil nuclear energy, with New Delhi offering a $4.5 billion line of credit to…
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) Tight security arrangements are in place to ensure smooth voting in the Srinagar-Budgam Parliamentary constituency by-poll on Sunday as separatists have called for a poll boycott, officials said. Heavy deployment of…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed 22 agreements in the fields of defence cooperation, civil nuclear energy, space and cyber security among others, following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra…
Sirsa (Haryana), April 8 (IANS) The Haryana government will install one lakh CCTV cameras along national highways in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said here on Saturday. The closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid tributes to Indian soldiers who died in the Liberation War of 1971 that gave birth to her country. The visiting Prime Minister…
Damascus, April 8 (IANS) At least 15 civilians including four children were killed in airstrikes in Syria’s al-Raqqa city, a UK-based war monitoring group reported on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said…
by Rohit Srivastava New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Defence Innovation Organistaion (DIO) is to be launched as a non-profit company later this month to foster technology development and innovative products with commercial potential for the…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed the firm belief that there will be an early solution to the issue of sharing waters of the river Teesta with Bangladesh while…
Stockholm, April 8 (IANS) A man arrested after a stolen truck ploughed into pedestrians on a busy Stockholm street is being held on suspicion of terror offences and is likely to be the driver of…