Kuala Lumpur, Feb 23 (IANS) Malaysia has asked Interpol to put out an alert for four missing North Korean suspects wanted in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam, the police said on Thursday. Malaysian…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) INS Betwa was salvaged to its upright position using complex hydrodynamic calculations and rigging, the Indian Navy said on Thursday. The guided missile frigate slipped while undocking at the Naval…
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) As authorities in Punjab and Haryana sealed the inter-state border, thousands of INLD supporters headed from Haryana’s Ambala city towards the border on Thursday afternoon to dig the SYL canal at…
Imphal, Feb 23 (IANS) A tribal wowman and a suspected militant were killed and the latter’s accomplice was wounded in a fierce gunfight in Manipur on Thursday, police sources said. The injured militant, suspected to…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The BSF on Thursday told Delhi High Court that a “very transparent system” was in place to ensure quality diet for the troopers since their “health and safety” was a…
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) US officials plan to enter a closed camp site near the Dakota Access Pipeline on Thursday following the arrest of 10 people after a deadline to leave the area expired. North…
Baghdad, Feb 23 (IANS) Iraqi joint forces on Thursday launched an offensive on Mosul airport, one of the strategic points in the western half of the city which is still in the hands of militants…
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Three soldiers and a woman were killed in a militant attack in a south Kashmir village on Thursday, police said. Two officers, a Lt. Colonel and a Major, and three more…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Feb 23 (IANS) India has welcomed a proposal by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to create a new office headed by an under-secretary-general to ramp up UN’s counter-terrorism efforts. Guterres announced his…
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Three soldiers and a civilian were killed on Thursday when security forces were attacked by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. The forcers were returning from a search…
Ankara, Feb 23 (IANS) Turkey’s Defence Ministry lifted the ban on female officers wearing the veil, local media reported. The Ministry on Wednesday issued a decree to the commanders of land, air and naval forces…
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Two people were killed and six others injured on Thursday when militants attacked security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. The forces were returning from a search operation…
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Britain’s Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced that a female police officer would be the next Commissioner of the Scotland Yard, media reports said. Cressida Dick’s appointment to the top job at…
Abuja, Feb 23 (IANS) The Nigerian state of Kaduna declared a 24-hour curfew after 21 people were killed this week in an area hit by ethnic and religious tension, media reports said. According to spokesman…
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan has ordered an unspecified number of additional AgustaWestland AW139 twin-engined helicopters, Italian aerospace and defence firm Leonardo-Finmeccanica confirmed on Wednesday. The order was placed by the Ministry of Defence, Dawn…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A 15-member delegation of the People’s Liberation Army of China met senior Indian Army officers and both sides agreed that peace at border is important for “development” and “bilateral relations”,…
Ankara, Feb 22 (IANS) Turkey on Wednesday lifted a ban on female officers wearing the veil in the country’s armed forces, the local media reported. Women serving in the armed forces “will be able to…
ANew Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Indian Navy’s missile frigate INS Betwa, which toppled over during undocking in December last year, has been made upright and will be operational before April 2018, an Indian Navy official…
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) In a flag meeting with the Pakistan Rangers, Border Security Force officers on Wednesday expressed strong resentment over a recently discovered cross-border tunnel on the International Border in Jammu region. At…
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) In its continuing fight against terrorism, the Pakistan Army on Wednesday launched “Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad” — which roughly translates to “operation to eliminate discord” — across the country, the military said. The…