Islamabad, June 7 (IANS) In the backdrop of recent test-firing by India of its supersonic interceptor missile, a top Pakistani foreign advisor on Tuesday informed the country’s Senate that Pakistan would take all possible measures…
Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) The Haryana government announced on Tuesday that it has decided to appoint 3,000 former servicemen as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in all districts on contract basis for a period of one…
Edinburgh, June 7 (IANS) Scotland police is to introduce a hijab in its uniform in an effort to attract more Muslim women to a force which is failing to reflect the diversity in the countrys…
Pyongyang, June 7 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday announced it would continue developing its nuclear weapons programme which, it claimed, did not pose a threat to peace. “The weapons are not aimed at posing a…
Islamabad, June 7 (IANS) A high-level meeting of the top civil and military leadership here on Tuesday discussed issues relating to national security, an Inter-Services Public Relations official said. Those present at the meeting in…
Seoul, June 7 (IANS) South Korea’s arms procurement agency on Tuesday said it will mass-produce indigenous armoured vehicles from this month, aiming at improving mobility and operability of infantry troops. The project to develop indigenous…
Damascus, June 7 (IANS) Despite the holy month of Ramadan, terrorists in Syria continue indiscriminate intense fire on Syrian troops, Kurdish militia and residential quarters of the city of Aleppo, using everything in their vast…
Ranchi, June 7 (IANS) The Jharkhand Police is embracing yoga to help its personnel cope with the stress and strain of dealing with crime and the Maoist insurgency. “The intent is to help the policemen…
Geneva, June 7 (IANS) North Korea has resumed activities at a weapon-oriented nuclear plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced. “It is deeply regrettable that North Korea has shown no indication that it…
Kiev, June 7 (IANS) Police in Ukraine has arrested a French citizen suspected of planning terror attacks to coincide with the Euro 2016 European football championship. The countrys state security service on Monday said: “The…
Amman, June 7 (IANS) Jordan arrested an attacker who earlier in the day killed five intelligence personnel, the media reported. Jordan’s Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani on monday said it seems a…
United Nations, June 7 (IANS) The global threat emanating from Islamic State (IS) remains high, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said in a report. The continued military pressure exerted in Iraq and Syria by international…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) In view of prevailing security threats on India’s coastline, the central government has decided to convene a meeting of all chief ministers of coastal states in Mumbai on June 16…
Hanoi, June 6 (IANS) India and Vietnam are looking at deepening defence cooperation, an official statement said on Monday after Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar met his counterpart here. Parrikar, who arrived here on an…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha is set to leave for Sweden on a visit aimed at taking the existing defence cooperation to the next level, an official statement said…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Effecting another reshuffle in the top brass of the state police, the West Bengal government on Monday named Gyanwant Singh – who had got entangled in the Rizwanur Rehman mysterious death…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea for bail by former union minister Matang Sinh – one of the accused in Saradha chit fund scam – so…
Amritsar, June 6 (IANS) The 32nd anniversary of Indian Army’s “Operation Bluestar” passed off peacefully on Monday even though a section of Sikh hardliners raised pro-Khalistan slogans at the end of a religious ceremony to…
Moscow, June 6 (IANS) Russia on Monday reiterated its support to Syria and said that it will provide “the most active” air support for Syrian ground troops in and around the city of Aleppo to…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar on Monday assumed charge as the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff . An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Pune, he was commissioned into the…