Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) Troopers of central para-military forces aboard an Air India chartered flight on Thursday had a providential escape as two tyres of the aircraft burst during landing at the international airport here,…
Hyderabad/New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The NIA quizzed six Islamic State (IS) suspects for a second day on Thursday for their alleged role in plans to attack locations across Hyderabad, an official said. The second…
Colombo, June 30 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan Army Chief Sarath Fonseka, who led the final stages of the war that crushed the Tamil Tigers, on Thursday joined the ruling United National Party (UNP). Fonseka obtained…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), which has been disqualified in the bidding process for two frigates for the Philippine navy, on Thursday expressed hope that the island nation will…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The last ship in the series of four Water Jet Fast Attack Crafts (WJFAC) being built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) for the Indian Navy was launched…
Wellington, June 30 (IANS) New Zealand’s top military commander is visiting Fiji to see how the two countries can work together in the Pacific. The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating, who arrived…
Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) India on Thursday successfully test fired an Indo-Israeli Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile off the coast of Odisha, officials said. The ballistic missile was fired from launch pad 3 of the Integrated…
Rio de Janeiro, June 30 (IANS) Brazil is doing all it can to ensure the security of the athletes, authorities and tourists expected to attend the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, said Brazil’s Special…
Srinagar, June 30 (IANS) Security forces shot dead two separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A police officer told IANS that the security forces surrounded Malwara (Newa) village in Pulwama district following information…
Honolulu (Hawaii), June 30 (IANS) A Chinese fleet with about 1,200 soldiers and officers arrived in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbour to take part in the Rim of the Pacific 2016 (RIMPAC 2016) multinational naval exercise. It…
New Delhi/Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will start a probe on Thursday against six suspected Islamic State (IS) terror group members, who were detained on Wednesday in Hyderabad, an official said….
Washington, June 30 (IANS) US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan warned that the Islamic State (IS) terror group wants to conduct Istanbul airport-style attack in America. “I am worried from the standpoint of an…
Lucknow, June 30 (IANS) Elaborate arrangements were being made across Uttar Pradesh (UP) for the “alvida namaz” on Friday, police said on Thursday. The 23rd day of Ramzaan which also marks the last Friday of…
United Nations, June 30 (IANS) UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced that the Yemeni peace talks would enter a new phase in the next two weeks. “The special envoy said that…
Rio de Janeiro, June 30 (IANS) Brazil’s Minister of Civil Aviation Mauricio Quintella has said that security will be boosted at airports for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after bombing attacks in Turkey on Tuesday….
Tehran, June 30 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has condemned the bombing attack on Turkey’s Istanbul Ataturk international airport that killed at least 42 people. “Extremism and violence is a global threat, and…
Istanbul, June 30 (IANS) The toll from bombing attacks in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport has risen to 42, with 239 others injured, BBC reported quoting Turkish officials. The attack took place on Tuesday night when three…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has reaffirmed the solidarity of his country with Turkey following the bombing attacks on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport. In a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Amman, June 30 (IANS) Jordan has condemned the terrorist attack that targetted Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport and killed at least 41 people. Jordan’s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh condemned the terrorist attack on Wednesday and said…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Defence Minster Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the land mines being blamed for the Pulgaon depot blaze in Maharashtra might have been faulty because DRDO did not do “hand-holding” for…