Tehran, Sep 1 (IANS) An Iranian-American national was arrested in Golestan province over spying and security charges, media reported on Thursday. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) identified the individual upon arrival in the country…
Srinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) Opposition National Conference (NC) workers led by senior party leaders on Thursday staged a protest outside the civil secretariat here. Senior NC leaders Ali Muhammad Sagar and Chowdhary Muhammad Ramzan led…
Srinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) Authorities on Thursday imposed curfew at three places in the Kashmir Valley Thursday as separatists extended their protest shutdown till September 8. “Curfew has been imposed in areas falling under the…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Reviewing progress of the implementation of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), Home Minister Rajanth Singh on Wednesday said the project should use new technologies, and be rolled out in a…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff Gen Dalbir Singh here on Wednesday inaugurated the Army Design Bureau (ADB) which will facilitate the weapons and technology building efforts between the Defence Research &…
Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) Pakistan is to receive eight modified diesel-electric attack submarines from China by 2028, media reports said. The head of Pakistan’s next-generation submarine programme made the announcement to the country’s National Assembly…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to consider enhancing the salaries of Delhi police personnel to bring them on par with Chandigarh Police. A division bench of…
Srinagar, Aug 31 (IANS) A teenager was killed and over 100 persons were injured in firing by security forces as fresh violence erupted across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday, prompting the authorities to re-impose a…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday was apprised of an MoU signed between India and Britain for exchange of knowledge and experience in detection, resolution and prevention of security-related matters. The…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India will play a critical role in resolving global challenges, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, adding that India-US relations were important not just for the two…
Sanaa, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 16 civilians were killed on Wednesday in airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led Arab coalition against the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Houthi rebel movement….
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) An American-Canadian couple kidnapped by the Taliban in 2012 said in a latest video clip that has surfaced that their captors would execute them if the Afghanistan government did not change…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In the wake of the ruling by an international arbitration tribunal in favour of the Philippines in a dispute with China over the South China Sea, India and the US…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Pakistan needs to push harder to fight against terrorism and to deal with groups like the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba. In…
Kabul, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 97 Taliban militants were killed and 24 injured as the Afghan security forces pressed ahead with offensives in restive provinces, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. In one operation,…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India and the US on Wednesday called upon Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack to justice. In a joint…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry here on Wednesday sent out a strong message to China over its dispute with the Philippines on the contentious South China sea and warned…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 31 (IANS) The Panglong Peace Conference, aimed at the unity of all ethnic nationalities and building a democratic federal union through dialogue, kicked off here on Wednesday. The four-day conference is…
Srinagar, Aug 31 (IANS) After two days of relative peace, a teenager was killed in firing by security forces on Wednesday as more violent clashes erupted in the Kashmir Valley, officials and witnesses said. They…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Ahead of the US-India-Afghanistan trilateral talks scheduled at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in September, Washington said it wanted New Delhi to continue its constructive role in Afghanistan….