Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) The Indian Navy’s rejection of the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas provoked sharp reaction from former DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat on Sunday. “We have recently heard that…
Jammu, Feb 12 (IANS) A man tampering with the border fencing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district was shot at and apprehended by the army on Sunday, said defence…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday congratulated DRDO and its scientists for the successful test firing of the Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) Interceptor Missile. “I extend my hearty congratulations to all…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The website of the Union Home Ministry was non-functional on Sunday and officials said cyber experts were trying to ascertain if it had been hacked. The website’s landing page was…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers, four militants and two civilians were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, police said. The incident triggered clashes between civilians and security forces,…
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) India will build six more next-generation Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) on the Airbus platform to enhance surveillance and detection with longer range and complete view, a top official said…
Athens, Feb 12 (IANS) Nearly 72,000 residents in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki were evacuated on Sunday morning ahead of a massive operation to defuse a WW II bomb, authorities said. The 250-kg bomb,…
Tripoli, Feb 12 (IANS) Palestinian diplomat Salam Fayyad has been appointed as the new UN special envoy to Libya and the Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya. The appointment was announced on Saturday…
Baghdad, Feb 12 (IANS) The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Sunday expressed concern over protests in Baghdad that left several people dead and urged the Iraqi government to protect demonstrators. At least five…
New York, Feb 12 (IANS) Though technological advancements in smart electrical grid create improvements in monitoring, they also act as an entry point for hackers, researchers have revealed. Researchers from the Michigan Technological University said…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers, four militants and a civilian were killed on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, triggering clashes between civilians and security forces. The fighting erupted after the troops surrounded…
Kabul, Feb 12 (IANS) Over 200 kg explosives were seized by the Afghan National Police in Kunduz province, a police official said on Sunday. “Based on a tip-off, the ANP intercepted a vehicle on the…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers and four militants were killed on Sunday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. The militants’ bodies were recovered from the site. Two Rashtriya Rifies…
Seoul, Feb 12 (IANS) North Korea on Sunday fired a ballistic missile into its eastern waters, with US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denouncing it. The intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missile was…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers and four militants were killed on Sunday during a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. The militants’ bodies were recovered from the site of the encounter while…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two soldiers and two militants were killed on Sunday during a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. The two Rashtriya Rifies (RR) troopers succumbed to injuries. Security forces surrounded…
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Pakistan is determined to counter growing threats to peace in the Indian Ocean, particularly from its “nuclearisation” by India, Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz said. Aziz on Saturday said the Indian…
Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Two militants were killed and two soldiers injured on Sunday during a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. Security forces surrounded Fraesal village following a tip-off about the militants…
Seoul, Feb 12 (IANS) North Korea fired what is believed to be a ballistic missile into its eastern waters early Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The presumed intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missile…
Riyadh, Feb 11 (IANS) Saudi Arabian security forces arrested more than 10 terror suspects on Saturday during raids in Jeddah and Madinah, local media reported. The raids took place as part of the preemptive operations…