Ambala airbase gearing up for Rafale fighters
By Anjali Ojha Ambala, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force airbase here, one of IAF’s oldest, is getting a slew of upgrades, including new hangars, tarmac and simulator for flight training, as it prepares…
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Official onboard navy ship dies of bullet injury
Kochi, Oct 1 (IANS) A Navy official died on Sunday after he mysteriously sustained a bullet injury onboard a hydrograhic survey ship anchored in this Kerala coastal city that houses the Southern Naval Command, police…
Rescued Catholic priest arrives in Kerala
Kochi, Oct 1 (IANS) Kerala Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil, who was rescued last month from an undisclosed location in Yemen, arrived here on Sunday. He was given a rousing welcome by his family, church and…
Iran slaps fuel trade embargo on Iraqi Kurdistan
Tehran, Oct 1 (IANS) Iran has embargoed exports and imports of fuel products to Iraqi Kurdistan in response to its controversial independence referendum, state broadcaster IRIB said on Saturday. Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence…
Airstrikes kill 28 civilians in Syria’s safe zone
Damascus, Oct 1 (IANS) At least 28 civilians were killed in air strikes on Syria’s planned safe zone in a bombing campaign against militants, a monitor said on Saturday. Four children were among the dead…
Iraqi forces seize oil fields in offensive to free Hawijah from IS
Baghdad, Oct 1 (IANS) The Iraqi security forces on Saturday seized two oil fields in second phase of offensive to dislodge the extremist Islamic State (IS) militants from Hawijah and surrounding areas, the Iraqi military…
Short circuit disrupts devotees’ entry to Durga Puja marquee for hours
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Hundreds of devotees and visitors failed to gain entry to the much-talked Durga Puja at Santosh Mitra Square here for several hours on Saturday after an apparent electrical short circuit triggered…
BSF detects tunnel on international border in Jammu
Jammu, Sep 30 (IANS) A 14-feet-long tunnel, dug from from the Pakistan side across the international border, was discovered on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu district, the BSF said. The tunnel from which, the…
R.K. Mishra takes over as SSB Director General
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Rajni Kant Mishra on Saturday took over as Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), succeeding Archana Ramasundaram. A recipient of Police Medal in 2003 and the prestigious President Police Medal…
Defence Minister visits Siachen
Srinagar, Sep 30 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday visited the Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest and coldest battlefield, and also some other forward posts in the Ladakh region to review the security situation…
28 civilians killed in Syria bombings
Damascus, Sep 30 (IANS) At least 28 civilians were killed in bombings in Syria’s Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Saturday. Two unidentified aircraft bombed a residential area in Armanaz…
‘Modi, Xi meet ing at Hamburg set the stage for resolving Doklam’
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hamburg on the sidelines of the G-20 summit set the stage for a resolution…
South Korea, US conduct air defence drills
Seoul, Sep 30 (IANS) South Korea and the US have conducted joint air drills in the Korean peninsula amid heightened tensions with Pyongyang, authorities said here on Saturday. The military exercise was carried out on…
Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent Muharram procession
Srinagar, Sep 30 (IANS) Authorities on Saturday imposed strict restrictions in many areas across Srinagar to prevent a Muharram procession, police said. The police received intelligence inputs about miscreants trying to incite trouble during the…
US does not recognis Kurdistan independence referendum
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) The US announced on Friday that it did not recognize the outcome of the referendum on independence held by the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Monday, a vote that Baghdad and Washington…
Baghdad halts international flights to Kurdistan over referendum
Erbil, Iraq, Sep 30 (IANS) The Iraqi government on Friday suspended international flights to and from the autonomous region of Kurdistan in response to the referendum – held in defiance of Baghdad – that saw…
US orders withdrawal of majority of staff from its embassy in Cuba
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) The US on Friday ordered the withdrawal of all non-essential personnel assigned to its embassy in Cuba’s capital, as well as all family members, an action taken after at least 21…
UN should take stand against countries supporting terrorism: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) In an apparent reference to Pakistan, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday expressed the hope that the United Nations would take a “categorical stand” against terrorism and “isolate” countries…
Delhi gets new Director General, Prisons
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) IPS officer Ajay Kashyap will take over as Delhi’s new Director General, Prisons, from October 1, an official statement said on Friday. Kashyap, a 1985 batch officer who was currently…
Sitharaman reviews security in J&K, meets CM, Governor
Srinagar, Sep 29 (IANS) In her first visit to Jammu and Kashmir as Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday reviewed the security situation in the state and also called on Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and…