Militant killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) A local militant was killed on Monday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Security forces laid a cordon around Chopan Mohalla in…
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UGC asks learning centres to observe Armed Forces Flag Day
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday asked all institutions of higher learning to observe the Armed Forces Flag Day on December 7 to commemorate the “supreme sacrifices” made by…
Arab League condemns Iran’s occupation of UAE islands
Cairo, Nov 20 (IANS/WAM) The Arab Foreign Ministers have condemned the continuation of the Iranian occupation of the three UAE islands — Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa — in a resolution at the…
J&K youth gives up weapons, returns home
Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said that another youth who had joined the militant ranks, gave up weapons and has returned to his family. In a statement the state…
Three S.Korean soldiers rescued injured N.Korean defector
Seoul, Nov 20 (IANS) Three South Korean soldiers rescued a North Korean soldier who defected to Seoul after being shot by his fellow troops, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. The North Korean soldier reportedly…
China violates citizens’ privacy: Rights group
Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) A rights group on Monday asked the Chinese government to stop building big data policing platforms to store personal information of its population, calling it a violation of privacy rights. The…
Search on for missing Argentine submarine
Buenos Aires, Nov 20 (IANS) The Argentine Navy continues to coordinate with international allies in the search for its submarine, a media report said. The submarine disappeared last Wednesday along the country’s Atlantic coast with…
Russia, Iran, Turkey prepare for Syrian national dialogue congress
Moscow, Nov 20 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey met in the Turkish city of Antalya to discuss the preparations for a Syrian national dialogue congress, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The…
NATO drill incident: Norway hopes Turkey will accept apology
Oslo, Nov 20 (IANS) Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg hoped that Turkey will accept her country’s apology after Turkish leaders appeared on an “enemy chart” at a NATO military exercise in the Nordic country, a…
58 Army men ride motorbike in Bengaluru for world record
Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS) In a spectacular display of daredevilry, 58 men of the Indian Army set a world record on Sunday by riding a single motorcycle at the IAF base in the city’s northern…
Sri Lanka PM orders tight security in areas affected by violence
Colombo, Nov 19 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the police chief to maintain tight security in the areas of the southern Galle district affected by clashes involving Buddhist and Muslim groups,…
Government issues safety checklist for Delhi schools
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The Delhi government has asked all city schools to form a “School Safety Committee” and also issued a 117-point “check list for school safety” on matters including entry of visitors,…
Tributes paid to Garud commando killed in J&K gunfight
Chandigarh, Nov 19 (IANS) Air Warriors paid floral tributes on Sunday to Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, a commando of the Garud Special Forces of the Indian Air Force who was killed in Jammu and Kashmir…
Zimbabwe’s ruling party sacks Mugabe, names Mnangagwa new leader
Harare, Nov 19 (IANS) Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF on Sunday sacked President Robert Mugabe as its leader and appointed his former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the new leader, the BBC reported. Mugabe’s sacking of…
Indira showed commitment to people can’t be killed: Pranab
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) In her death, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi left a message that “a commitment to the people can never be killed by any power, however strong it may be”, former…
Iran’s Zarif heads to Turkey for peace talks on Syria
Tehran, Nov 19 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif headed to Turkey for peace talks on Syria, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. Zarif left the capital Tehran for the Turkish Antalya city as…
LeT top leadership in Kashmir Valley wiped out
Srinagar, Nov 19 (IANS) The Army said on Sunday that the top leadership of the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Kashmir Valley has been wiped out with the killing of six militants in Jammu and…
Chinese report highest racial harassment in UK
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Chinese people in Britain report the highest levels of racial harassment than any other ethnic group, according to a new study. The study by the Institute for Social and Economic Research…
Unicef expresses concern over Afghan children
Kabul, Nov 19 (IANS) The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) has expressed concerns over the status of children, poor access to school and malnutrition in Afghanistan. “We have very serious concern about the education of children…
Libyan Army carries out combing operations on IS sites
Tripoli, Nov 19 (IANS) Libyan Army units carried out extensive sweeps in the region known as the “oil crescent” in north Libya to monitor movements of IS members, said an official. “Patrols of army units…