New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday stressed the need for educed or zero infiltration at a review meeting where he took stock of the functioning of Border Security Force…
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Reliance Defence is one of the only two companies which qualified for an order from the Defence Ministry for six submarines worth more than Rs 60,000 crore, as part of India’s…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The two-week-long Indo-US joint military exercise, being conducted at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand, concluded on Tuesday. The exercise included a Company Group from an Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army and…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Intensified border guarding and enhanced intelligence gathering have been identified as two chief aspects of the functioning of the Border Security Force (BSF) to ensure “reduced or zero infiltration” along…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that if the Uri terror attack is not avenged, it will be a “betrayal” of sacrifices of those who gave their lives…
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) The Pakistan Army is closely monitoring the developments on the border with India and was ready to respond to “any situation”, the chief military spokesman said on Tuesday. “We are closely…
Chandigarh, Sep 27 (IANS) Security agencies carried out an extensive search operation in Pathankot district of north Punjab on Tuesday following reports that some local residents had spotted 2-3 “suspicious men” in Army fatigues. The…
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday said India cannot unilaterally revoke the 56-year-old Indus Waters Treaty and that any attempt by New Delhi to block Islamabad’s share of water could be seen as an…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) India on Tuesday handed over to Pakistan “proof of cross-border origin” of the September 18 Uri terror attack and offered it consular access to the two Muzaffarabad guides arrested for…
Bratislava, Sep 27 (IANS) The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on Tuesday asserted that the alliance would not be weakened if defence coordination among European Union (EU) member states was strengthened. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s…
Agartala, Sep 27 (IANS) In a bid to boost connectivity in the northeastern region, the airstrips, airfields and Advance Landing Grounds (ALGs) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) can now used by civilians commercial aircraft,…
Kabul, Sep 27 (IANS) At least 12 Afghan army soldiers were shot dead while asleep by their fellow comrades in Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. “Twelve Afghan National Army soldiers died after two…
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Pakistan’s Defence Minister has termed the terror attack on an Indian Army camp in Uri town of Jammu and Kashmir an “inside job” and said the assault which left 18 soldiers…
Baghdad, Sep 27 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 44 injured in two suicide bombings that hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, police said. At least five people were killed and 15…
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Even as India plans to review the Most Favoured Nation status in trade granted to Pakistan, India Inc said that MFN has made no difference to the “abysmally low” level…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 27 (IANS) India and China on Tuesday held discussions on enhancing cooperation on counter-terrorism as officials from both countries met in their first high-level dialogue here. “The two sides had…
Geneva, Sep 27 (IANS) India has termed Pakistan “a terrorist state”, and urged the UN Human Rights Council to Islamabad to do an honest introspection and to focus its energies on acting against perpetrators of…
Seoul, Sep 27 (IANS) A South Korean military helicopter crashed into the Sea of Japan during an ongoing joint manoeuvre between Seoul and Washington, defence officials said on Tuesday. The South Korean Armed Force’s Lynx…
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) Following External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly session wherein she asked the world to act against countries harbouring terrorists, the US has said that Pakistan…
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) The US Senate will vote on Wednesday to override President Barack Obamas veto of legislation that would allow the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue…