NIA to investigate Nagrota terror attack
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The NIA on Wednesday registered a case with regard to the November 29 terror attack on an army base in Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir, in which seven Indian soldiers,…
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Bahrain King highlights GCC role for solving Middle East crises
Manama, Dec 7 (IANS) Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa has highlighted the role of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in seeking political solutions to the crises in the Middle East without foreign interference. Declaring…
Indian Army to increase indigenous rocket regiments
By Rohit Srivastava New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Indian Army, which currently operates two regiments of the indigenously-developed truck-mounted Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) systems, hopes to induct another eight by 2022 and is…
Punjab Police crackdown on radical leaders
Chandigarh, Dec 7 (IANS) Punjab Police have detained senior leaders and activists of radical Sikh organisations ahead of ‘Sarbat Khalsa’, officials said on Wednesday. Among those detained were Gurdeep Singh, Parminder Singh and 30 others…
Two killed, six injured in West Bengal train accident
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IANS) Two persons were killed and six injured when the engine and two coaches of a train derailed in West Bengal on Tuesday night, an official said on Wednesday. The Rajendra Nagar-Guwahati…
Syrian ‘Twitter girl’ safe amid heavy bombing
Damascus, Dec 7 (IANS) The seven-year-old Bana al-Abed, whose tweets about bombing in Syria’s Aleppo brought international attention, has fled her home amid intense fighting. But her father said she and her family was safe….
Navy sends ships to rescue 800 tourists from an Andaman Island
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Four ships of the Indian Navy were sailed on Wednesday morning to evacuate about 800 tourists from Havelock Island in Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands, an official said. The sudden…
Airstrikes kill 25 in Syria’s Idlib
Damascus, Dec 7 (IANS) Airstrikes on rebel-held areas in the country’s northwestern city of Idlib killed 25 people on Tuesday, a monitor group reported. The airstrikes targeted several areas in the countryside of Idlib, said…
Two Army ex-chiefs seek change in Pakistan strategy
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Two former Army chiefs on Tuesday said India needs to change its strategy in dealing with Pakistan-sponsored terror activities on Indian soil, with one of them saying that it was…
Surgical strikes carried out in past too, say two Army ex-chiefs
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Giving credence to Congress claims on surgical strikes during the earlier United Progressive Alliance rule, two former Army chiefs on Tuesday said that the Indian Army conducted surgical strikes across…
DCW orders FIR against police officer in harassment case
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to file an FIR against a police officer for alleged harassment of 24 policewomen. In a notice issued…
Indian ship INS Sumitra visits Australia
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Indian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra reached Australia’s Darwin port on Tuesday on a three day visit. The ship, on her return passage after participating in the Royal New…
Indian Navy to make INS Betwa seaworthy again
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) INS Betwa will be made upright and seaworthy again in the shortest possible time, the Indian Navy said here on Tuesday after navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba visited the naval dockyard…
Will make INS Betwa operational, says navy chief
Mumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The Indian Navy chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba, on Tuesday visited the naval dockyard in Mumbai where INS Betwa tipped over while undocking. The navy said the Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate will…
Saudi court sentences 15 to death for spying for Iran
Riyadh, Dec 6 (IANS) A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced 15 persons to death on charges of spying for Iran, media reported. The convicts are part of a network of 32 persons. Two were acquitted…
Turkey arrests opposition chief adviser in coup probe
Ankara, Dec 6 (IANS) Turkey on Tuesday arrested the chief adviser to the leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the ongoing probe into the failed July coup attempt, media reported. Fatih…
2 IS extremists arrested in Morocco
Rabat, Dec 6 (IANS/MAP) Two Islamic State (IS) extremists active in Morocco’s Casablanca city have been arrested, media reported on Tuesday. According to preliminary investigations, the two suspects imbued with IS’s ideas and fully acquainted…
Russian-Indian naval drill from December 14
Moscow, Dec 6 (IANS) The joint Russian-Indian naval exercise, code-named Indra NAVY-2016, will be held from December 14 to 21, an official here said. The Harbour Phase of the two phased exercise will be held…
North Korea hacks South Korea’s cyber command
Seoul, Dec 6 (IANS) North Korea appears to have hacked South Korea’s cyber command in what could be the latest cyber-attack against Seoul, the military here said on Tuesday. “It seems the intranet server of…
Vietnamese Defence Minister calls on Modi
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Vietnamese Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday. Modi recalled his visit to Vietnam in September when the bilateral relationship was upgraded…