Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) In the wake of sudden surge in militancy-related violence, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived here on Friday afternoon on a two-day visit to the valley to chair a security review…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Flying the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) after its induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) was like being on top of the world, said Group Captain Madhav Rangachari here…
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) Muslims in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh offered prayers to mark ‘Jumatul Vida’ or last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, amid tight security measures. Huge…
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) Three people including a police officer and two civilians were injured when guerrillas fired outside a mosque after the Friday prayers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, police said. Police said…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday congratulated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) for the successful induction of indigenously built Tejas fighter jet into the Indian Air…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed pride and happiness over the induction of indigenously built Tejas fighter jet into the Indian Air Force. The Prime Minister also lauded Hindustan…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successfully test-firing a medium-range ballistic missile, developed jointly with Israel. “I extend hearty congratulations to all…
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) For the third in two days, India on Friday test fired an Indo-Israeli medium range surface-to-air missile off Odisha’s coast. The missile (MR-SAM) was fired from Launch Pad 3 of Integrated…
Beijing, July 1 (IANS) China will not resort to the threat of force nor will it “flaunt its military power on others’ doorsteps at the drop of a hat”, a leader of the Communist Party…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday inducted two Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) into its ‘Flying Daggers’ 45 Squadron here. Southern Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in Chief Air Marshal Jasbir…
London, July 1 (IANS) Britain is set to double the number of its troops in Iraq in a bid to reassure its allies in the wake of the country’s exit from the European Union (EU)….
Bengaluru/New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The first squadron of the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas — christened ‘Flying Daggers 45’ — was inducted into the Indian Air Force on Friday. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The US has made it clear that it will not let go of India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an official said. “India has a strong record and we…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) US Joint Base Andrews in the US state of Maryland was briefly placed on lockdown on Thursday due to a report of an active shooter. The base later gave the all-clear….
Shillong, June 30 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Sunil Kumar Jain was appointed on Thursday as the acting chief of Meghalaya Police following the retirement from service of Rajiv Mehta. The state’s Congress-led government had written…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Sixty Naval Wing NCC cadets of West Bengal and Sikkim Directorate were flagged in here on Thursday after completing an arduous 430 km sailing expedition from Farakka in Murshidabad district to…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) ‘All clear’ was sounded at the US Andrews Base, just outside of Washington, D.C., after a lockdown was ordered earlier due to “presence of an active shooter” reportedly barricaded inside the…
Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) India on Thursday successfully test-fired twice a medium-range surface-to-air ballistic missile, developed jointly with Israel, off the coast of Odisha, officials said. The missile, having a strike range of 70 km,…
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) Hyderabad Police Commissioner M. Mahendar Reddy on Thursday appealed to people not to believe rumours being circulated in social media about threat to public safety and security. The police chief made…
Istanbul, June 30 (IANS) Some CCTV footage has caught one of the attackers at Istanbul Ataturk Airport smashing his rifle on the floor in frustration over being unable to find new victims. Forty three people…