Colombo, June 22 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday suspended a private consultancy firm involved in the construction of the new defence headquarters. The former Sri Lankan government decided to shift the headquarters of…
Jerusalem, June 22 (IANS) Israeli cabinet ministers on Wednesday requested Facebook to delete inciting posts against the country within 24 hours as part of its struggle to quell a nine-month Palestinian uprising. Justice Minister Ayelet…
Shimla, June 22 (IANS) Former Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday said allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence meant “surrendering” to the pressure of the US lobby, a threat to…
Karachi, June 22 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead renowned qawwal Amjad Sabri — whose late father and uncle enjoy huge popularity in India — on a Karachi street on Wednesday, stunning Pakistan. In a clear…
Kabul, June 22 (IANS) At least 28 bus passengers abducted by Taliban militants were freed in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, police said on Wednesday. “Following efforts by security forces and elders to secure the…
Kathmandu, June 22 ( IANS) The mortal remains of 12 Nepalis, who were killed in a Kabul suicide attack on Monday, were brought to Kathmandu by a special aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation on Wednesday….
Kabul, June 22 (IANS) At least 20 Afghan Taliban militants were killed in Herat province as the differences have widened between supporters of Taliban leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada and commander of breakaway group Mawlawi Mohammad…
Bhopal, June 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan police have decided to join forces to combat inter-state border crime. This was decided at a border meeting held between the two forces in Mandsaur, in…
Kochi, June 22 (IANS) A Navy sailor was on Wednesday found dead at the Naval Aircraft Yard here in an apparent case of suicide. Roopa Ram, 25, was an Electrical Artificer (Air Radio) at the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 22 (IANS) Accusing government entities in Pakistan of aiding terrorist networks in violation of United Nations Security Council mandates, Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative Mahmoud Saikal said on Tuesday that Islamabad…
Pyongyang, June 22 (IANS) North Korean authorities are yet to confirm the suspected test-launch of two missiles on Wednesday morning. The state-run KCNA news agency told Xinhua that it was not aware of the missile…
Seoul, June 22 (IANS) North Korea on Wednesday fired the sixth suspected Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile, the second in the day, after the fifth test-launch had failed, Yonhap news agency reported citing military authorities. The…
Tripoli, June 22 (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured on Tuesday when an arms depot exploded in Libya’s Garabolli, nearly 60 km east the capital Tripoli. A…
Sanaa, June 22 (IANS) At least 20 fighters of the Shia Houthi group were killed on Tuesday when they launched armed attacks on government-controlled areas and a strategic airbase in Yemen’s southern province of Lahj,…
Brussels, June 22 (IANS) NATO is committed to increasing cooperation with Israel, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said here on Tuesday while meeting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. “For more than 20 years, Israel has been…
Berlin, June 21 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif on Tuesday met German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and discussed matters relating to regional security and bilateral ties. According to an Inter Services Public Relations…
Agartala, June 21 (IANS) Security has been beefed up in Tripura after a tribal outfit called for rail and road blockade on Wednesday to press its demand for a separate state. The Indigenous People’s Front…
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), June 21 (IANS) Extraordinary security arrangements were in place for Wednesday’s polling in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag assembly constituency, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is in the fray, against the backdrop…
Kathmandu, June 21 (IANS) The Nepalese government has decided to dispatch an aircraft to Afghanistan to bring home the remains of 12 Nepali nationals killed in the Kabul suicide bombing on Monday. A meeting of…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) From the world’s highest battlefield to its largest ocean, soldiers and families from the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force observed International Yoga Day by performing Yoga exercises in thousands…