New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday congratulated the scientists and engineers involved in the successful test firing of ‘Barak-8’, a surface-to-air missile. “I extend hearty congratulations to you and all those…
By Abhishek Waghmare With 18 soldiers dying in a pre-dawn terrorist attack in North Kashmirs Uri area on September 18, the armys combat death toll in Jammu and Kashmir is 64 this year (until September…
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) New York bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami’s ex-girlfriend has asked a court to give her full custody of their nine-year-old daughter and issue a restraining order against him. In a filing…
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) Pakistan won’t limit its nuclear programme, its UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi said on Wednesday, a day after Washington urged Islamabad to curtail its atomic activities. Lodhi told reporters here that…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Members of the US Congress have come down heavily on Sunday’s cross-border terror attack from Pakistan on an army base at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir in which 18 Indian soldiers…
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Is Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif likely to unveil at the UN steps to de-escalate the tension with India and launch a dialogue on Kashmir, a media report suggested on Wednesday….
Jakarta, Sep 21 (IANS) At least 16 persons have been killed in Indonesia’s Java province due to flashfloods and landslides, the national disaster agency said on Wednesday. The flashfloods also left hundreds of people displaced…
Jakarta, Sep 21 (IANS) At least 10 persons were killed, three went missing and 30 injured as flashfloods and landslides struck West Java province in Indonesia overnight and Wednesday morning, a disaster agency spokesman said….
United Nations, Sep 21 (IANS) BRICS ministers have condemned recent terrorist attacks against India and other countries, calling for speeding up the international pact against terrorism in order to give legal weight to a concerted…
United Nations, Sep 21 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May has called on the international community to adopt comprehensive national action plans to tackle both the causes and symptoms of all extremism. May on Tuesday…
Chicago, Sep 21 (IANS) A former National Guard soldier was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his part in a thwarted plot to carry out a deadly attack against his fellow soldiers at an…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security is likely to discuss the attack in uri on Wednesday, informed sources said. The CCS, which comprises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Manohar…
Durban, Sep 20 (IANS) Indian Naval ships Kolkata, Trikand, and Aditya arrived at Durban on Tuesday, for a three day visit, an official statement said. The statement issued by Indian Navy called is a demonstration…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A review meeting on Tuesday convened by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the wake of Uri terror attack is learnt to have discussed expected efforts by Pakistan to internationalise…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security is likely to discuss the attack in uri on Wednesday, informed sources said. The CCS, which comprises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Manohar…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Accusing India of “double standards” on terrorism, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti “is a terrorist” and India should not give him asylum. General…
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Thousands assembled in two villages of West Bengal on Tuesday to bid a tearful adieu to two army jawans from the state who died in the terrorist attack on the Uri…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Accusing India of “double standards” on terrorism, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti “is a terrorist” and India should not give him asylum. General…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 20 (IANS) Failure to reform the Security Council puts at risk its “effectiveness and legitimacy”, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned on Tuesday. Speaking at the opening of the…
Jammu, Sep 20 (IANS) Indian Army’s Western Command chief, Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh, on Tuesday visited the border areas in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts of Jammu region to assess the preparedness of the troops,…