Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday shot dead a top Hizbul Mujahideen militant in Jammu and Kashmir, triggering violent protests in Sopore to which he belonged. Police said Sameer Wani was killed after…
Seoul, June 28 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday rejected North Korea’s proposal to hold a meeting of political parties and social organisations around August 15 marking the 71st anniversary of the peninsula’s liberation from Japan’s…
Lucknow, June 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday announced financial aid of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of five CRPF troopers who died in a terror attack in Jammu…
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) Militants on Tuesday snatched the service rifle of a security guard posted with a middle-rung Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district. Police said the militants overpowered…
Nay Pyi Taw, June 28 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday met with representatives from ethnic armed groups involved in peace talks to discuss how to move forward with national reconciliation….
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) Security forces on Tuesday shot dead a Hizbul Mujahideen militant in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sameer Wani, identified as a “top local Hizbul commander”, died in…
New York: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton being greeted by public after her victory over Bernie Sanders in the presidential primary elections in New York on April 19, 2016. (Photo: Mohammed Jaffer/IANS) Washington, June 28…
Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Monday it would review the entire security scenario in the state to ensure that militant attacks like the Pampore suicide strike are prevented in…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The first squadron of indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas — christened ‘Flying Daggers 45’ — will be in place on July 1 with the handing over of two LCA by…
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) A widow on Monday sought Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s intervention for justice and to know the truth behind her son’s mystery death 23 years ago when he was working in the…
Ranchi, June 27 (IANS) A meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council, comprising the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, was held here with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the chair, to discuss…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India’s hard-fought MTCR membership announced on Monday comes with gains that can boost its indigenous missile technology besides giving access to latest unmanned weapons delivery systems from major missile manufacturers…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Days after the setback at the Nuclear Suppliers Group due to China’s opposition, India on Monday became the 35th member of a global anti-proliferation bloc, the Missile Technology Control Regime…
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) A widow on Monday pleaded for justice to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar regarding her son’s mysterious death 23 years ago when he was working in the Indian Navy. Anuradha A. Paldhe,…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has been raising issues of its interest with China in a straight-forward manner and it will continue making efforts to be a member…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) India on Monday became the 35th member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) — an association of countries that controls the proliferation of missiles and unmmanned delivery of weapons…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, June 27 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry and the state governments of the northeast region have expressed discontent over the slow progress of fencing work along the India-Bangladesh border, an official…
Vladivostok (Russia), June 27 (IANS) Three Indian Naval ships — Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch — arrived here on Monday for a four-day visit to Russia, during which the Indian and Russian naval personnel will conduct…
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) China must handle cybersecurity threats from abroad more forcefully, according to a draft law submitted to the top legislature for a second reading on Monday. The draft Cybersecurity Law has a…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) Fewer US voters have said that America is now safer than it was before the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, according to a new poll. A new report by American polling…