By Arul Louis New York, Nov. Nov 5 (IANS) Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor won the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)-sponsored New York City Marathon held Sunday under the heaviest security ever for the event in a metropolis,…
By Arul Louis New York, Nov 5 (IANS) Unfazed by the terror strike in the metropolis earlier this week, the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)-sponsored New York City Marathon got underway on Sunday under heavy security….
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday visited a forward army post in Arunachal Pradesh and an Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Assam to take stock of the defence preparedness…
Bhopal, Nov 5 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Sunday ordered the transfer of Inspector General of Police, Bhopal, Yogesh Chaudhry and Superintendent of Police, Railways, Anita Malviya in wake of the gang-rape of a…
Kirkuk (Iraq), Nov 5 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 15 injured on Sunday in two suicide bomb attacks targeting a paramilitary Hashd Shaabi base in the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk, a local…
Dhaka, Nov 5 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that 622,000 Rohingyas have already arrived in the country and urged Myanmar to repatriate them immediately. Sheikh Hasina, who was speaking at the…
Sanaa, Nov 5 (IANS) Saudi Arabia-led coalition warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on military targets in the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight and early Sunday, just a few hours after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India’s indigenous subsonic cruise missile, Nirbhay, which failed its last test in December 2015, is ready for its fifth trial, DRDO chief S. Christopher said on Sunday. “We are planning…
London, Nov 5 (IANS) Under a new legislation to be debated in the UK’s House of Lords later this week, children under the age of 13 will be banned from joining Facebook and Twitter to…
Fremantle (Australia), Nov 5 (IANS) Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini left Australia’s Fremantle on Sunday morning for its onwards journey to New Zealand’s Lyttleton, a defence statement said. INSV Tarini had arrived at Fremantle…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) guided bomb that India successfully test-fired on Friday has higher precision and is much cheaper compared to missiles, DRDO Chief S. Christopher said on…
Manila, Nov 5 (IANS) The Philippines authorities on Sunday deployed close to 60,000 police officers and soldiers to coordinate the security at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, which will be held here…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India’s indigenous subsonic cruise missile, Nirbhay, which failed its last test in December 2015, is ready for its fifth trial, DRDO chief S. Christopher said on Sunday. “We are planning…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 5 (IANS) China has hoped that a US-brokered quadrilateral meet that includes India, Japan and Australia is not aimed at China and would “comply with the trend of times” which…
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said when he was held the Defence Minister portfolio, he always tried to ensure minimum life was lost. While speaking at a prize distribution…
Srinagar, Nov 5 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Sunday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district as the Army foiled an infiltration bid, a defence official said. Defence Ministry…
Riyadh, Nov 5 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has announced the arrest of 11 princes including prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, following the formation of an anti-corruption committee by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, media…
Tripoli, Nov 5 (IANS) The Libyan Navy has rescued 200 illegal immigrants off western Libyan shores, said an official. “A patrol of the Libyan Navy rescued 200 illegal immigrants on a rubber boat that crashed…
Tripoli, Nov 5 (IANS) Landmines planted by terrorist groups in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed eight civilians and injured 11 others in October, Benghazi hospital said. The hospital said in a statement that…
Berlin, Nov 5 (IANS) A German man was detained for carrying nearly half a kilogram of explosives that he claimed he found on his travels through Europe, police said. An employee at a petrol station…