New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the sale of Non-Service Pattern (NSP) weapons by the army to its officers should be done under “strict scrutiny and supervision” and in conformity…
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 16 (IANS) A uniformed ‘Jan Militia’ commander of the Naxalites was killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the police in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, said Inspector General S.R.P. Kalluri. The police…
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday said it was hopeful of a bilateral agreement with India over a mutual ban on non-testing of atomic weapons that will ease the entry of the two countries…
Geneva, Aug 16 (IANS) The Independent Commission of Inquiry of Syria on Tuesday warned that the intensified attacks to control rebel-held areas and main supply lines in Aleppo are in tune with the use of…
Mogadishu, Aug 16 (IANS) Over 300 Al-Shabaab suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Mogadishu during a security operation by joint forces from Somalian government and African Union peacekeeping mission (Amisom), authorities said. The forces conducted…
Ranchi, Aug 16 (IANS) The funeral of CRPF commandant Pramod Kumar, killed in a terrorist attack in Kashmir, was held on Tuesday with state honours in Jamtara district of Jharkhand. The martyred trooper’s seven-year-old daughter…
Rewari (Haryana), Aug 16 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said he will look into the demand to set up the army’s regional recruitment centre in Rewari, known as the ‘Ahirwal’ region of Haryana….
Srinagar, Aug 16 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday fired at stone pelting mobs at two places in the Kashmir Valley, leaving five civilians dead in a sudden escalation in violence, officials said. In Delhi, Home…
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) With a Bangladesh intelligence team arriving in the city to question suspected IS operative Mohammad Masiuddin, the NIA on Tuesday secured his two-day custody. The National Investigation Agency moved a city…
Kabul, Aug 16 (IANS) At least 82 militants were killed and 64 others injured as the Afghan army launched wide-scale operations in 17 of the country’s 34 provinces, Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. At least…
Jammu, Aug 16 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday launched a search operation in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, after locals reported a suspicious movement of four people in the area, police said. Police said…
Moscow, Aug 16 (IANS) The Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday said its bombers carried out air strikes against terrorist targets in Syria from an Iranian air base for the first time. “Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and…
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday offered India a bilateral arrangement on “non-testing of nuclear weapons”. “In the larger interest of peace and stability in the region, as also in the global context, Pakistan…
Gurgaon, Aug 16 (IANS) The Haryana government on Tuesday appointed Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sandeep Khirwar as Gurgaon’s new Commissioner of Police. The 1995 batch IPS officer, Khirwar, was posted as Inspector General of…
Bangkok, Aug 16 (IANS) At least five Myanmar fishermen who went missing after their boat capsized off Phuket province were being searched for by Thailand navy, police said on Tuesday. Four fishermen were rescued and…
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) The United States has expressed concern over violence in the Kashmir Valley and urged India and Pakistan to find a “peaceful resolution” to the Kashmir dispute. “We are aware of the…
Rewari/New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Talking about an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir which the army foiled, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday drew an equivalence between Pakistan…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a high-level review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir and instructed security officials to restore peace and normalcy in the state at the…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a high-level review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir and instructed security officials to restore peace and normalcy in the state at the…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 16 (IANS) A video showing a personal security officer helping Odisha minister Jogendra Behera to put on his shoes has gone viral on social media, drawing flak from people. Micro, Small, Medium Enterprise…