Riyadh, April 18 (IANS) The Saudi-led coalition announced on Tuesday that a military Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Yemen, killing 12 military personnel onboard, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The coalition said the helicopter was…
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Pakistan National Security Adviser Naseer Khan Janjua on Tuesday said the country “didnt take part in the Soviet-Afghan War, nor was it behind the 9/11 attacks, yet it still bore the…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Rejecting allegations that he supported Khalistan, Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Tuesday said: “I don’t promote the breaking up of any country.” “I don’t want to be sucked…
Jammu, April 18 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on Tuesday expressed anguish over the loss of lives during last week’s violence in the valley and directed the security forces to deal with the situation…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have seized fake Indian currency notes of Rs 1 lakh face value in West Bengal’s Malda district, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, the…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Discussions are on within the Indian Navy over the second aircraft carrier planned to be built in the country and it is likely to approach the government with a proposal…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Indian Naval warships are on a three-day visit to Greece, a Navy statement said on Tuesday. As part of the Indian Navy’s deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Africa’s West…
Brussels, April 18 (IANS) The European Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced the signing of its first ever nuclear safety cooperation project with Iran. The EC will assign 2.5 million euro ($2.66 million) to “enhance the…
Paris, April 18 (IANS) Two men were arrested in Marseille on Tuesday on suspicions of preparing an “imminent, certain” attack in French “in the coming days”, Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said. Police held the two,…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The US on Tuesday reaffirmed that India remained its “major defence partner” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump’s top security aide Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster met to…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Tuesday refused to comment on charges that he was a Khalistan backer and said he was proud to have been born in India….
Canberra, April 18 (IANS) The US on Tuesday deployed 1,250 marines in Australia’s Northern Territory, the sixth contingent of a rotation programme, amid a rise in tensions in the Korean Peninsula. They are “ready to…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The government has extended the ceasefire with two Naga armed groups — National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland NSCN-Nekpao-Kithovi (NSCN-NK) — till April 27,…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday held talks with his Canadian counterpart Harjit Singh Sajjan, discussing bilateral defence and security cooperation issues. Sajjan, who is on a week long visit…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Indian Navy may look for other means to procure submarines if the proposed Strategic Partnership model to select key Indian private players for defence manufacturing projects is not implemented,…
Tehran, April 18 (IANS) Iran is not an aggressive power and the country’s armed forces are for deterrence and not aggression, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday. The President made the remarks on the occasion…
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa on Tuesday rejected allegations that Pakistan has been employing proxies from its soil. “Pakistan itself is victim of state sponsored terrorism, it strongly rejects…
Damascus, April 18 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed in airstrikes in Syria allegedly carried out by the US-led international coalition in areas under the Islamic State (IS) terror organisation’s control in Syria, said…
Canberra, April 18 (IANS) More than 1,000 US Marines on Tuesday arrived in Darwin as part of a rotation of forces to be stationed in northern Australia. The 1,250 troops who arrived in the Northern…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, April 18 (IANS) An alarming spurt in violence in early spring has been marked by attacks on civilians by militants, the army using a civilian as a shield against stone-pelters, the…