Srinagar, Nov 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday requested Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to get state lands, which are no longer required by the army, vacated. The Defence Minister arrived…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted an inter-state gang of cheats and nabbed its three members from Dholpur in Rajasthan, the agency said on Sunday. The gang used to…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Signalling a silent revolution underway in Maoist-affected areas of the country where internet data usage has crossed a record 400 gigabytes per day, state-run BSNL on Sunday said this achievement…
Agartala, Nov 12 (IANS) Outlawed All Tripura Tiger Force’s former chief Ranjit Debbarma, who was pushed back by Bangladesh security forces into India four years ago, has been arrested on sedition charges, police said on…
Baghdad, Nov 12 (IANS) An Iraqi helicopter crashed on Sunday in Wasit province, killing seven crew members, the military said. The Mi-17 helicopter was in a training mission when it crashed. “All of its seven…
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Pakistan has suspended the licenses for all prohibited bore weapons through which automatic weapons have been registered, a media report said. The Interior Ministry had issued a notification regarding the move…
Tehran, Nov 12 (IANS) A senior aide to the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) announced on Saturday that the AEOI experts had acquired the technology to build atomic batteries, semi-official Fars…
Tripoli, Nov 12 (IANS) Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Saturday demanded immediate cease-fire in the eastern city of Benghazi, condemning shelling on the city. “The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Saturday said that beat officers on ground are the backbone of policing and should be aware of each and every criminal activity so as…
London, Nov 11 (IANS) Millions of people observed two minutes of silence on Saturday to remember those soldiers who died in World War I, as Britain marked Armistice Day with the chimes of the Big…
Panaji, Nov 11 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard on Saturday ferried a German senior citizen, who had suffered cardiac arrest, from a cruise vessel off Goa to a waiting ambulance so that he could be…
Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) The US Congress has authorised up to $700 million in Coalition Support Fund (CSF) to reimburse Pakistan for activities carried out in support of American operations in Afghanistan. The authorisation was…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Two Indian soldiers of Garhwal Rifles, who fought in the First World War and whose remains were found in an excavation recently, will be given burial with full military honours…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A Mig-29 squadron and a helicopter unit of the Indian Air Force will be awarded the President’s Standards on November 16, an official statement said on Saturday. The awards will…
Pyongyang, Nov 11 (IANS) North Korea lashed out at US President Donald Trump again on Saturday, describing him as a “destroyer” who “begged for nuclear war” during his tour of Asia. “His current trip to…
Bengaluru, Nov 11 (IANS) A square built in the memory of Colonel Girdhari Singh, erstwhile Commandant of the ASC (Army Services Corps) Centre North at Gaya in Bihar, was unveiled at the ASC Centre and…
Jammu, Nov 11 (IANS) A Union Home Ministry team on Saturday visited villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district to interact with the border residents, understand their plight and…
Gandhinagar, Nov 11 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh is Indian territory and the opinion of others on the issue is not a concern for India, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, days after China objected to…
New Delhi Nov 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his visit to the Philippines for the 15th India-Asean Summit, the 12th East Asia Summit and his bilateral meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte,…
Jerusalem, Nov 11 (IANS) An Israeli Patriot missile intercepted a drone from Syria that approached the Jewish state’s disputed border with Syria near the Golan Heights on Saturday. The aerial vehicle was demolished before it…