New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman T. Suvarna Raju backed the India-Russia Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft programme on Monday, saying it will bring home niche technology, even as the programme appears…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Landing of fighter aircraft on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway is an “important operational achievement”, Vice Chief of Indian Air Force Air Marshal S.B. Deo said on Monday. “It’s a very important…
Damascus, Oct 23 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) militants left 100 bodies ahead of withdrawing from a central Syrian town that has recently been restored by the Syrian government forces, a monitor group reported on…
Darjeeling, Oct 23 (IANS) West Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over from the state police the probe into the killing of police Sub-Inspector Amitava Malik in Darjeeling, a CID official said on Monday….
Agartala, Oct 23 (IANS) A committee set up by the Supreme Court to oversee the fencing work along the India-Bangladesh border and other issues would soon submit its report to the apex court about the…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) America’s recent support to India in a move to maintain balance in geopolitics, should have more economic content to ensure a sustained and positive policy architecture in the Asia Pacific…
Jammu, Oct 23 (IANS) Pakistan Rangers have violated the ceasefire 105 times this year along the 200-km international border in Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Security Force (BSF) said on Monday. A senior BSF officer…
Dhaka, Oct 23 (IANS) A court in Dhaka has issued arrest warrants against senior BNP leader Tarique Rahman and two others on charges of treason. Prosecutor Tapash Kumar Pal said the court on Monday accepted…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will come on a daylong working visit to India on Tuesday during the course of which meet his Indian counterpart, Ram Nath Kovind and hold delegation-level…
Manila, Oct 23 (IANS) Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday announced the “termination of all combat operations” in Marawi, saying the conflict-hit city has been cleared of all terrorists. Lorenzana said government forces have…
Jerusalem, Oct 23 (IANS) Israeli police mistakenly arrested a Palestinian man after they thought he had published a Facebook post saying “hurt them” when he originally wrote “Good morning”, a media report said. According to…
Canberra, Oct 23 (IANS) Workers at Australia’s major airports will face additional screening measures as part of a security crackdown, authorities said on Monday. The tighter controls come after authorities foiled an alleged terror plot…
Istanbul, Oct 23 (IANS) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi took the Turkish attack helicopter T-129 for a test flight, becoming the first Pakistani Prime Minister to fly a military helicopter. Following the test-flight of T-129 helicopter on…
Clark (the Philippines), Oct 23 (IANS) The ASEAN Defence Ministers began their high-level security dialogue on Monday to discuss security issues, including counter-terrorism, drug trafficking and maritime conflicts, facing the region . They held a…
London, Oct 23 (IANS) The British police on Sunday stormed a bowling alley at a leisure complex in Nuneaton and ended an armed hostage siege with no casualties being reported. Police said the incident is…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the government on Sunday promoted senior IPS officers Rakesh Asthana and Gurbachan Singh as Special Directors of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Intelligence Bureau…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Navy commanders are set to discuss plans for “enhancing and sustaining Indian Navy’s operational footprint in the Indian Ocean Region” (IOR) and review the navy’s combat readiness at a conference…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) A top Chinese Army official on Sunday said negotiations with the Indian Army paved the way for the resolution of the Doklam stand-off in the Sikkim Sector on…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) A top Chinese Army official on Sunday said several negotiations with the Indian Army paved the way for the resolution of Doklam crisis on the India-China border. “This…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the “Run for Martyrs” half marathon organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) is a unique way to pay a rich tribute to…