Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov 17 (IANS) Majid Khan, a young footballer whose decision to join the LeT stunned Kashmirs, has given up militancy, the Army announced on Friday, with the 20-year-old making a brief…
Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) A police officer was killed and a militant was arrested during a gunfight on the outskirts of Srinagar on Friday. Police said the militants attacked a police checkpost in Zakura area,…
Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) The Army said on Friday that Majid Khan, a footballer who joined the militants over a week ago, has decided to return home and that the military merely facilitated his decision….
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected the Congress’s charges on the 36 Rafale aircraft deal with France calling it “politically motivated” and asserted that it was clinched at a…
Seoul, Nov 17 (IANS) A North Korean soldier who was shot fleeing across the border had an extremely high level of parasites in his intestines, his doctors said. The defector crossed the demilitarised zone earlier…
Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) A young Kashmiri footballer who joined the militants over a week ago has surrendered, Army sources said on Friday. But the Jammu and Kashmir Police insisted that Majid Khan had neither…
Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) Majid Khan, a young footballer from south Kashmir who joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba over a week back, has contacted his family expressing a wish to return home, police said on Friday. The…
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Top Pakistani and US military commanders have blamed each other for not doing enough to stop cross-border terrorism, the media reported on Friday. The two-day visit of US Central Command (Centcom)…
Jammu, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani troops clashed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, defence officials said. The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian…
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) The US has issued a travel alert for Europe, warning its citizens of the “heightened risk of terrorist attacks” throughout the region. Citing recent widely-reported incidents in multiple European countries including…
United Nations, Nov 17 (IANS) The UN Security Council has failed to adopt the draft text of the US addressing the renewal of the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Organization for…
Ankara, Nov 17 (IANS) The “East Mediterranean 2017” NATO naval exercise hosted by Turkey has ended, the media reported. The 10-day exercise that ended on Thursday, was joined by the US, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and…
United Nations, Nov 17 (IANS) The UN Security Council has failed to adopt the draft text of the US addressing the renewal of the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Organization for…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Joint Indo-Bangladesh Training Exercise “Sampriti 2017”, which was being conducted at Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School, Vairengte in Mizoram, culminated on Thursday with a validation exercise. It was the…
Panaji, Nov 16 (IANS) Expertise related to Intellectual Property is absolutely lacking in India, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday, adding that during his tenure as Defence Minister he had to face issues related…
Harare, Nov 16 (IANS) Zimbabwe on Thursday remained in political limbo after the military takeover that appears to have put an end to Robert Mugabe’s 37-year grip on power even as South African President Jacob…
Ranchi, Nov 16 (IANS) Seven securitymen were injured on Thursday in a landmine blast triggered by Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said. The blast occurred when the securitymen were conducting an anti-Maoist operation…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) In an initiative to bolster bilateral relations with friendly foreign countries and navies in the Indian ocean region, a hydrographic survey ship of the Southern Naval Command has reached Dar-es-Salaam,…
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Indian Navy has signed a contract with Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division for supply of Portable Diver Detection Sonar (PDDS) under the ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’ category, an official…
Tokyo, Nov 16 (IANS) Japan and the US on Thursday began joint naval drills south of the Korean Peninsula in a show of power against North Korea. The US sent its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald…