Beijing, June 9 (IANS) China on Thursday vindicated its stand over a documentary based on the Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks, alleging Pakistani involvement in the brazen attack. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in its weekly…
Raipur, June 9 (IANS) Maoist rebels on Thursday fired rockets and opened fire at an ITBP camp in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh. Senior Superintendent of Police of Kondagaon Santosh Singh said the three-hour-long attack was…
Agartala, June 9 (IANS) The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to at least 20 per cent of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said on Thursday. “Currently, 13 per…
Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police Regulations will be updated by removing provisions and references incorporated since the British Raj times, Inspector General of Police (Rules and Manuals) Amitabh Thakur said on Thursday….
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) Pakistan will raise in the United Nations the issue of US drone attacks as they are against the country’s sovereignty, top Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz said on Thursday. Aziz was…
Panaji, June 9 (IANS) TheIndian Navy and Coast Guard saved a merchant vessel from sinking off the Goa coast after it started listing in the water, an official statement said. The incident occurred on Wednesday…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India has formally asked the United States for Predator C Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs), a leading defence journal says. Reliable sources told India Strategic (www.indiastrategic.in) that the Predator C…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The CPI-M on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making India “a strategic junior partner of the US global strategic designs”. Commenting on the Indo-US Joint Statement issued during…
Mexico City/New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India’s diplomatic efforts to gain entry to the exclusive Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) appear to be gaining traction after it bagged crucial support from Switzerland and Mexico, two countries…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, June 9 (IANS) A war museum, hillocks, verdant valleys, lake, plants, sculptures — this is not just a park but much more than that. Welcome to the Bharat-Bangladesh Maitri Udyan built…
Tokyo, June 9 (IANS) Japan on Thursday protested after a Chinese frigate entered the waters near a disputed island chain in the East China Sea. A Japanese Navy destroyer detected the Chinese ship as it…
Wellington, June 9 (IANS) The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said on Thursday that along with Australian forces, it will soon have trained 7,000 Iraqi troops in the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants. The…
Beijing, June 9 (IANS) Beijing authorities have ordered the inspection of all running tracks in the capital’s schools, following reports of several cases of students taking ill after running on them. The order was passed…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 9 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Swedish Major General Per Lodin, a logistics expert, to head the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)…
Paris, June 9 (IANS) Organisers of the European Championship said that they are confident of hosting a safe tournament with unprecedented security measures along with host cities and French government. “My message is clear: we…
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and recovered some arms and ammunition. Defence sources told IANS in Jammu city that the “timely recovery”…
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Four soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. An army vehicle carrying the soldiers went out of control and turned turtle, crushing four…
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) A day after India received the US’s backing for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, Pakistan stepped up its diplomatic outreach among members of the cartel and warned that country-specific exemptions could…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Public sector defence electronics major Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on Wednesday announced the ‘Make in India’ programme and indigenisation as major thrust areas. “We are positively contributing to Make in India…
Jammu, June 8 (IANS) Timely action by the Indian Army on Wednesday helped avert a major forest fire in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The fire was first noticed around…