Tripoli, June 11 (IANS) Libyan forces have re-taken control of the port in the city of Sirte, after fierce fighting against militants from Islamic State. Earlier this week warplanes bombed IS positions in Sirte, the…
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) At least four policemen and 13 Islamic State militants were killed on Saturday in a clash in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, an official said. “IS fighters attacked police headquarters in Deh Bala…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Two persons – an Indian Navy sailor and a civilian – died and two others were hospitalised when toxic gas leaked during maintenance work on the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier…
London, June 10 (IANS) Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi, widely known as “Jihadi John”, was presumed dead — killed in a US drone strike. The jihadist’s former university and the Information Commissioner, however, have cast…
Bengaluru, June 10 (IANS) , The official website of the Karnataka police department (www.ksp.gov.in) was hacked on Friday, allegedly by Pakistani hackers, who pasted a Pakistani flag on the home page, causing embarrassment to the…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Two persons, including one of the Indian Navy, were killed in a toxic gas leak on board the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier, ab officer said on Friday. The ship was…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has agreed to a suggestion by Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar that the provisions of ‘Pending Enquiry Award’ under the defence services pension regulations be authorised…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Friday urged the visiting American military officials and diplomats to target Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan leaders who now operate from the Afghan side of the border,…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday told visiting US officials that the recent US drone strike in its southwestern Balochistan province has “vitiated bilateral ties”. Ambassador Richard Olson, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and…
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and 55 injured after a bomb went off during Friday prayers in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, officials said. “An improvised explosive device planted inside a mosque…
Hyderabad, June 10 (IANS) India’s first three women fighter pilots will be formally commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on June 18. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will formally commission the women fighter pilots along…
Baghdad, June 10 (IANS) Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is said to have been injured in US-led coalition air raids near the Syrian-Iraqi borders, local media reports said. Al Baghdadi along with other IS…
Tokyo, June 10 (IANS) The irst phase of the “Malabar” joint military exercise between India, Japan and the US took off on Friday at Japan’s Sasebo city. The first harbour phase will conclude on June…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India and Nepal discussed issues of mutual security at the 12th meeting of their Bilateral Consultative Group (BCG) on security issues held here, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday….
Pakistan Prime Minister Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. (File Photo: Xinhua/IANS) Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) A five-member US delegation on Friday met Pakistan’s top Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz amid relations…
Jerusalem, June 10 (IANS) Israeli security forces were on high alert for the first Friday prayers offered in Ramadan, two days after four Israelis were killed in a Tel Aviv shooting attack. Thousands of Israeli…
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) A female Indian aid worker has been abducted by unknown gunmen in this Afghan capital, a security officer said. The 40-year-old woman, working with a non-governmental organisation, was kidnapped late on…
Dhaka, June 10 (IANS) An inmate of a Hindu ashram was hacked to death in Bangladesh’s Pabna town on Friday morning, police said. Nityaranjan Pandey, 60, a volunteer at a Hindu ashram, was murdered during…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Army Chief General Dalbir Singh on Thursday felicitated an all-girl team of NCC that scaled Mt. Everest last month. The expedition was led by Col. Gaurav Karki along with 10…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Naval ships from India, US and Japan are all set to kickstart the Malabar exercise, set to take place off Okinawa island in Japan. The exercise scheduled to take place…