Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said his administration had informed the Congress of a potential arms sale to update Greece’s F-16 aircrafts. “This agreement to strengthen the Hellenic Air Force is…
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Elaborate security has been put in place for Kali Puja and Diwali festivals in the city on October 19, when more than 3,500 community pujas are slated to be held, Kolkata…
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Tuesday said there had been no US drone strikes on the Pakistani side of the border in recent days and all military operations had been conducted on…
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that India wanted cordial and peaceful relations with Pakistan and “expected reciprocity” from Islamabad. The minister, who arrived at the Hussainiwala joint checkpost…
Damascus, Oct 17 (IANS) A US-backed militia on Tuesday announced that it has taken full control of Raqqa, the northern Syrian city that once served as the capital of the Islamic State caliphate. Fighters from…
Kabul, Oct 17 (IANS) Twin suicide bombings and gunfire on a police training centre in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia on Tuesday left at least 53 people dead, including a provincial police chief, and over…
Srinagar, Oct 17 (IANS) Agitated youths on Tuesday torched the house of a ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) activist who was killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district late on Monday. Later Hizbul…
Agartala, Oct 17 (IANS) In view of the large scale Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, security along the India-Bangladesh borders has been further tightened to prevent any such infiltration into the northeastern region. “We have further…
Damascus, Oct 17 (IANS) A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters said on Tuesday it has taken full control of the Islamic State terror organisation’s one-time “capital” of Raqqa. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)…
Kabul, Oct 17 (IANS) Twin suicide bombings and gunfire on a police training centre in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia on Tuesday killed at least 41 people including the provincial police chief and wounded over…
Darjeeling, Oct 17 (IANS) West Bengal Director General of Police Surajit Kar Purkayastha on Tuesday took stock of the situation in north Bengal’s Kalimpong and said locals and police were working to help restore normalcy…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will spend Diwali with soldiers in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an official statement said on Tuesday. The two-day visit, starting on Wednesday, will be her maiden…
Kabul, Oct 17 (IANS) Twin suicide bombings and gunfire on a police training centre in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia on Tuesday killed at least 33 people including the provincial police chief and wounded over…
Visakhapatnam, Oct 17 (IANS) Bangladesh naval ship Somudra Avijan is on a four-day goodwill visit to the Eastern Naval Command, a statement said on Tuesday. The ship arrived here on Monday, prior to which it…
Ontario, Oct 17 (IANS) Cyber security is the top concern regarding digital technologies and processes for firms globally (63 per cent) but only a few (37 per cent) actually have a formal digital transformation strategy…
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) An Indian Naval patrol aircraft failed to find any more survivors of merchant ship Emerald Star that sank off the coast of Japan last week, even as 10 Indians are…
Beijing, Oct 17 (IANS) China on Tuesday urged all parties involved in the North Korean crisis to not add fuel to the fire and insisted that they should seek to resolve the situation through dialogue…
Geneva, Oct 17 (IANS) Between 10,000 and 15,000 Rohingya refugees arrived in Bangladesh over the last 48 hours, taking the total number of the Muslim-minority to have fled Myanmar to 582,000, the UN High Commissioner…
Srinagar, Oct 17 (IANS) Tension gripped Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara town on Tuesday after the army rescued a soldier, whom people accused of being involved in a braid chopping incident. A large crowd built up…
Seoul, Oct 17 (IANS) The international community needs to exert “extraordinary” pressure to convince North Korea that dialogue offers a better option for its survival, a former US diplomat said on Tuesday. Evans Revere, a…