Gurugram, Sep 18 (IANS) Several security lapses were found at Ryan International School during a safety audit done in the wake of the killing of a seven-year-old boy, Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh said…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Rajni Kant Mishra will be the new chief of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), it was announced on Monday. The decision was taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet….
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Protests continued in St. Louis city in the US over the acquittal of a former police officer who was accused in the first-degree murder of an African-American man in 2011, authorities…
Chandigarh, Sep 18 (IANS) BSF troopers have seized over 12 kg heroin at two locations near the India-Pakistan border in Punjab’s Abohar sector, a BSF officer said on Monday. The haul was made during a…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday cautioned troopers of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) against messages being circulated on social media and warned them not to believe them unless…
Doha, Sep 18 (IANS) Qatar has signed an agreement with the UK to purchase 24 Typhoon fighter jets, state media reported on Monday. The agreement, signed on Sunday by Qatar’s Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammed…
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Police on Monday revealed the identity of one of the two suspects arrested in connection with the terror attack on a London Tube train that left 30 people injured, authorities said….
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Rajnikant Mishra will be the new Chief of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), it was announced on Monday. The decision was taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. Mishra, a…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) An Al Qaeda terrorist has been arrested in the national capital, police said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Police P.S. Kushwah told IANS the terrorist, Shumon Haq, was arrested near…
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) The Donald Trump administration is considering closing the recently-reopened US embassy in Havana after 21 Americans associated with the mission experienced a host of unexplained health problems, US Secretary of State…
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Chelsea Manning, the transgender US soldier convicted of espionage for leaking national security secrets, has said that she was not a traitor as her critics have claimed and did what she…
New York, Sep 18 (IANS) Following several deadly terror attacks in Britain over the past six months, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is set to urge Facebook and Google to perk up their eforts in…
Jammu, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan Rangers resorted to heavy shelling on Monday across the international border in Jammu and Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day, police said. “They used 81 mm mortars, automatics and small…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Sep 18 (IANS) The Retreat ceremony at Attari-Wagah and Hussainiwala on the India-Pakistan border in recent days has seen a unique pledge being taken by thousands of visitors who flock to…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Hundreds of people including Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the three Service Chiefs, bid a tearful adieu to Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Arjan Singh at a state…
Seoul, Sep 18 (IANS) A US aircraft carrier will conduct a joint exercise with South Korean forces next month amid rising geopolitical risks on the Korean Peninsula, defence officials confirmed here on Monday. As part…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The mortal remains of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh was on Monday taken to Brar Square here in a gun carriage for the last rites ceremony. The…
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley warned that the world body has “exhausted” its options on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. “We have pretty much exhausted all the things that…
Kabul, Sep 18 (IANS) At least four people have died and another 14 wounded in an explosion Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan, according to an official source. The bombing took place at 11.00 a.m. (local time)…
London, Sep 18 (IANS) British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that Britain’s terrorism threat level has been lowered from “critical” to “severe” after being raised to the highest possible in the wake of the Friday…