Tehran, Sep 13 (IANS) The inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would by no means have access to Iran’s classified information, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday. Based on the…
Cairo, Sep 13 (IANS) At least two Egyptian soldiers and five militants were killed on Wednesday when security forces foiled a terror operation in the restive North Sinai Province bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza…
Brussels, Sep 13 (IANS) The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Wednesday saying that the EU and India are the world’s two largest democracies, jointly committed to the promotion of peace, stability, security, prosperity and…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Defence establishments in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab have been put on a high alert after intelligence inputs that a Pathankot style attack may take place. Informed sources said there…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) wants the husbands of women defence personnel to be enrolled as service voters, at par with the “military wives”, the poll panel said on Wednesday. According…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government to immediately ban pellet-firing shotguns in the Kashmir Valley as it has been responsible for blinding and traumatising…
Moscow, Sep 13 (IANS) More than 10,000 people were evacuated from shopping centres, railway stations and universities in Moscow on Wednesday, following “almost simultaneous” warnings that they had been rigged with explosives, RT online reported….
Kabul, Sep 13 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and five injured on Wednesday in a powerful blast near Kabul International Stadium during a domestic T20 cricket match, officials said. “Three people – a…
Jammu, Sep 13 (IANS) For the second time in two days, Pakistan on Wednesday violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district and the Indian army was retaliating,…
Riyadh, Sep 13 (IANS) Saudi public security on Wednesday called on citizens to use social media to report suspected terrorist activities, the media reported. A day earlier, a suicide attack targeting two premises of the…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against the woman director of a Dubai-based company in a money laundering case related to AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. The chargesheet…
Seoul, Sep 13 (IANS) North Korea said on Wednesday that it will redouble its efforts to strengthen its nuclear and missile programmes to be on par with the US militarily, in response to new sanctions…
Beijing, Sep 13 (IANS) The settlement of the border row between India and China was “the best result possible”, a Chinese military strategist has said. “The reason why so many Chinese people paid attention to…
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday said that enhanced defence ties between Pakistan and Australia could act as an impetus for broader cooperation, especially in the fields of…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) India and Belarus have condemned terrorism in all its forms while calling for an early adoption of the India-initiated Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism in the UN. A joint statement…
Seoul, Sep 13 (IANS) North Korea on Wednesday criticised the latest set of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear weapons programme, calling them a heinous provocation and a full-scale economic…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) In the aftermath of the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along the Sikkim sector of the international border, Nepal on Tuesday said that it is its moral responsibility to…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Central government is all set to review this week the security of “VIPs” and politicians enjoying the highest bodyguard cover being provided by the government under four categories: ‘Z-plus’,…
Ankara, Sep 12 (IANS) Turkey has signed a controversial deal with Russia to buy the S-400 anti-ballistic missile system in its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, a media report said on Tuesday. President Recep…
Ghaziabad, Sep 12 (IANS) A petrol pump manager was found dead in the driver’s seat of an abandoned car near Karhera power station here with three bullet injuries on his body. Rs 11 lakh in…