US, South Korea conduct naval exercise amid tensions
Seoul, Sep 26 (IANS) South Korea and the US on Monday conducted a joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan amid tensions in the aftermath of North Korea carrying out its recent nuclear test…
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Russia to launch observation flights over US territory
Moscow, Sep 26 (IANS) Russian inspectors will start regular observation flights over the US territory under the Open Skies Treaty, authorities said on Monday. “The observation flights will be carried out between September 26 and…
Yahoo hack may spark change in New Zealand privacy law
Wellington, Sep 26 (IANS) New Zealand authorities are monitoring the Yahoo hack that comprised up to 500 million user accounts with a view to changing the country’s privacy laws, an official said on Monday. The…
Samjhauta Express leaves for New Delhi from Lahore
Lahore, Sep 26 (IANS) The Samjhauta Express train between India and Pakistan, via Attari in Punjab, left from here to New Delhi on Monday after authorities allowed its operation, the Pakistani media reported. According to…
Six Jamaat militants nabbed
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Six Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activists, including three of Bangladeshi origin, have been arrested from Assam and West Bengal, police said here on Monday. “Special Task Force of Kolkata police has arrested…
China defends sending warplanes near Japan’s Okinawa
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) China defended sending its eight military aircraft near the Japanese island of Okinawa in a manoeuvre that prompted the Japanese Air Self-Defence Forces (JASDF) to deploy its own jets in response….
Modi chairs meeting on Indus Waters treaty
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting on the Indus Waters Treaty, attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, that is viewed as…
83% of land contaminated with explosives in Vietnamese province
Hanoi, Sep 26 (IANS) Over 390,000 hectares of land in Vietnam’s Quang Tri province remains contaminated with mines and explosives, an official said on Monday. More than 83 per cent of his province’s land is…
Robots patrol Chinese airport
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) Chinese Shenzhen International Airport has employed robots to patrol one of its terminals, making it the first public place in the country to be so guarded. The Anbot robots are oval-shaped…
Six Jamaat militants nabbed
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Six Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh activists, including three of Bangladeshi origin, have been arrested from Assam and West Bengal, police said here on Monday.
US, South Korea conduct naval exercise amid tensions
Seoul, Sep 26 (IANS) South Korea and the US conducted a joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan on Monday amid tensions with North Korea carrying out its recent nuclear test and other military…
Taiwan issues warnings for typhoon Megi
Taipei, Sep 26 (IANS) Taiwanese weather authorities on Monday issued land and sea warnings as typhoon Megi approached the island. The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said the typhoon will affect eastern Taiwan with a wind…
Kashmir remains shut for the 80th consecutive day
Srinagar, Sep 26 (IANS) Kashmir remained shut on Monday for the 80th consecutive day, although markets in Srinagar had opened and were booming with customers. Markets in Lal Chowk and many other areas opened on…
Chinese military aircraft fly off Japan’s Okinawa
Tokyo, Sep 26 (IANS) Eight Chinese military aircraft flew near the Japanese island of Okinawa in a manoeuvre that prompted the Japanese Air Self-Defence Forces (JASDF) to deploy its own jets in response. At least…
Iran says no-fly zone over Syria to empower terrorists
Tehran, Sep 26 (IANS) The no-fly zone proposal for Syria will only strengthen the terrorists and their supporters, a senior Iranian military official said on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said that recent pushes by…
BSF seizes 63 kg cannabis from Bengal village
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) The BSF said its troopers seized 63 kg of cannabis from a village of West Bengal’s Nadia district on Sunday. Following up on a specific information regarding smuggling of narcotics close…
Uri, the beginning of war against terrorism: Amit Shah
Kozhikode (Kerala), Sep 25 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said the Uri terror attack last week was not a “result” but the beginning of India’s war against terrorism, and added that ultimately the…
Modi government weakest so far, says Congress
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Criticising the Narendra Modi government on the Uri attack, the Congress on Sunday said that it is the “weakest government on national security” so far and has no clear policy…
Modi urges calm, vows action against Uri perpetrators
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said there was a pan-India fury after the Uri terror attack in which 18 soldiers were killed, but urged the people to exercise restraint…
Iran launches home-grown ballistic missile
Tehran, Sep 25 (IANS) Iran’s Defence Ministry on Sunday launched the production line of home-grown ballistic missile of “Zolfaqar”, media reported. The tactical missile, which is capable of evading jamming signals in electronic warfare, will…