Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) Following talks with state government officials and travel and tourism industry stakeholders, the Indian Navy on Thursday called off its move to shut Dabolim airport in South Goa for civilian traffic…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 5 (IANS) The global organisation’s failure to agree on a pact against terrorism is letting terrorists go free in third countries, warned India on Thursday. Even though it is…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) An Indian Military and Training Team deployed in Uganda has set up a state-of-the-art gymnasium at the Senior Command and Staff College in Jinja town with help from Indian community…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force has full capability to carry out a surgical strike across the border but only if such a decision is taken by the government, Air Force chief…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) IAF’s first three women fighter pilots are set to be commissioned by the end of this year, and a second batch of three more women pilots are now being trained…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The fighter squadron strength of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will reach the desired numbers by 2032, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa said on Thursday. Addressing the customary…
Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), Oct 5 (IANS) The US Navy and Marines and the Sri Lankan Navy and Marines have launched the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise in Trincomalee in the island’s east….
Paris, Oct 5 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday announced the liberation of the northern town of al-Hawija from the Islamic State terror group. He, however, added that the outskirts of the town…
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) The Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday rejected US Gen Joseph Dunford’s allegations that the Inter-Services Intelligence (IS) has ties with militant groups and that terrorist safe havens existed in Pakistan. “The…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian Air Force is ready to fight a two-front war and has adequate capability to take on any military challenge from China, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa said on…
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) A court in South Goa on Thursday issued notice to two senior police officers after an activist moved it, saying police did not register an FIR against Town and Country Planning…
Bhopal, Oct 5 (IANS) A Madhya Pradesh IPS officer will be stripped of his bravery award after the human rights panel found that the gunfight he won it for was staged. A notification to this…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Air force chief Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Thursday said Chinese troops are still stationed in the Chumbi valley in Doklam area and hoped they go back soon. Asked…
Jammu, Oct 5 (IANS) The Army on Thursday averted a major terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor area by detecting an improvised explosive device (IED) and two landmines, a Defence Ministry statement said. “Alertness…
Baghdad, Oct 5 (IANS/AKI) A photographer working with Iraqs military was killed in clashes on Wednesday during an assault to re-capture the northern town of Hawija, one of the Islamic State group’s last strongholds, the…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Air force chief Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Thursday said India is prepared to counter any threat from China and was also ready to face a two-front war. Addressing…
Manila, Oct 5 (IANS) The US and the Philippines have agreed to conduct more joint military activities next year as Manila was pursuing warmer relations with Washington, a top defence official said on Thursday. The…
Baghdad, Oct 5 (IANS) Iraqi forces have recaptured the region of Hawija, one of the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s last strongholds in the country, authorities announced on Thursday. Troops, police and paramilitaries engaged in…
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The US government should have anticipated Russia’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 election, but the FBI was nevertheless working to make sure Moscow “pays” for its actions, the bureau chief…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 5 (IANS) India has demanded that troop-contributing countries, whose soldiers lay down their lives in peacekeeping operations, should be involved in the decisions by the Security Council on their…