IAF trainer jet crashes, pilots safe
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) A Hawk advanced jet trainer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Midnapore district in West Bengal shortly after taking off from an air base. Both pilots ejected safely following…
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IAF trainer aircraft crashes
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) A Hawk advanced jet trainer of the Indian Air Force crashed in Midnapore district of West Bengal around 11 a.m., shortly after taking off from Kalaikunda Air Force base. Both pilots…
Parrikar symbolizes what’s wrong with Modi government: CPI-M
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Criticizing Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for attacking Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, the CPI-M said the minister symbolized “much of what is wrong with the Modi government”. Despite holding a key…
Curfew, protest shutdown continues in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) Curfew and protest shutdown continued in Kashmir on Thursday for the 27th consecutive day. Over 50 protesters were injured on Wednesday in Adijan area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district when their…
Night traffic resumes on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu, Aug 4 (IANS) Night traffic resumed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after remaining closed due to protests in Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. Randeep Kumar, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ramban told reporters that…
Woman killed in London mass stabbing
London, Aug 4 (IANS) One woman was killed and five others were injured in a mass stabbing in central London’s Russell Square on Wednesday night, police said. According to London Metropolitan Police, the suspect, a…
Woman killed in London mass stabbing
London, Aug 4 (IANS) One woman was killed and five others were injured in a mass stabbing in central London’s Russell Square on Wednesday night, police said. According to London Metropolitan Police, the suspect, a…
Kim Jong-un chairs meet to strengthen rule over military
Pyongyang, Aug 4 (IANS) North Korean top leader Kim Jong-un presided over a meeting for exemplary commanding officers and servicemen aimed at strengthening the ruling party’s leadership over the military, state media reported on Thursday….
Israel passes law allowing imprisonment of minors
Tel Aviv, Aug 4 (IANS) Israel’s parliament has passed a law that allows the imprisonment of minors under the age of 14 charged with terrorism crimes. The Knesset, as the legislature is known, on Wednesday…
No protest, public gathering near Delhi CM’s house: SDM Civil Lines
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Civil Lines, B.K. Jha on Wednesday prohibited holding of any public gathering and protest near or around Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Civil Lines area of…
Involved in Wagah terror attack, Pakistan Islamist group designated by US as terrorists
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) The US authorities have designated as a “global terrorist” a Pakistan-based Islamist organisation, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, that claimed responsibility for the 2014 Wagah terror attack, the State Department announced on Wednesday. The…
US designates Pakistan-based Jamaat-ul-Ahrar as terrorist group
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) The US authorities have designated a Pakistan-based Islamist organisation, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, as a “global terrorist” organisation, the State Department announced on Wednesday. The organisation is a splinter group of the Tehrik-e…
Russia blames US for threatening nuclear security
Moscow, Aug 3 (IANS) The upgrade of the US B61-12 bomb will threaten nuclear security as its combat characteristics increase the risk of its use, senior Russian Foreign Ministry officials said on Wednesday. “It is…
Israeli aircraft to fly alongside Pakistani jets in military exercise
Ramallah, Aug 3 (IANS) Israeli aircraft will fly alongside Pakistani and United Arab Emirates (UAE) planes in the US Air Force’s Red Flag exercise in the Nevada desert later this month. Red Flag is considered…
Speaker inaugurates DRDO exhibition in Parliament premises
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday inaugurated an exhibition of defence equipment by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in the Parliament House complex. The three-day exhibition, organised…
Rio urges Government to expedite Naga peace talks
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Nagaland MP Neiphiu Rio on Wednesday urged the government to expedite the ongoing Naga peace talks a year after the historic Naga Framework Agreement was signed. Speaking in the Lok…
Haryana raises grant for martyred armed forces personnel
Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) The Haryana government on Wednesday announced that it has increased ex-gratia grant given to the family members of Armed Forces personnel who die in the line of duty. “The revised rate…
Mann’s stand contradictory, says probe panel
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The nine-member Lok Sabha panel probing the Parliament video of AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said there were contradictions in his stand on the issue. “The committee gave four…
Eastern Command launches Facebook page
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) The Indian Army’s Eastern Command launched its Facebook page on Wednesday, a defence ministry spokesperson said. The page can be accessed at Eastern Command_Indian Army. In his inaugural message, General Officer…
Over 20 missing as two buses washed away in floods, 2 bodies found
Raigad (Maharashtra), Aug 3 (IANS) Rescuers have found two bodies even as a massive search was on for the remaining missing passengers of two buses that were washed away early on Wednesday in flood waters…