New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The government is looking at developing the Andaman and Nicobar islands, equipping them with infrastructure needed for pushing tourism as well as protecting India’s strategic interests, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar…
Srinagar, May 27 (IANS) Six militants and an army soldier were killed and another soldier was injured on Friday in two separate gunfights in north Kashmir’s Baramulla and Kupwara districts. Police said two militants hiding…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought a report from the committee negotiating the price for the Rafale fighter jets as India looks at concluding the deal in a couple of…
Moscow, May 27 (IANS) Russia is considering the possibility of basing units of its Pacific Fleet on Matua Island in the Kurils chain, the media reported on Friday. The Russian Geographical Society and the military…
Singapore, May 27 (IANS) At least six Bangladeshis were charged with financing terrorism in Singapore on Friday, the first to be prosecuted under the Terrorism Act in the city state. According to a statement from…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A much-debated India-US logistics agreement will be of immense benefit as it will give India access to US military bases worldwide and does not involve any “war…
Imphal, May 27 (IANS) A trooper was injured when a patrol party of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was attacked by the outlawed Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) underground organisation in Manipur, an official said. The…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 27 (IANS) The UN’s rapid deployment force of 15,000 peacekeepers who can be rushed to trouble spots is expected to be ready by the end of the year, according…
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) At least three people having links with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi were arrested as the Counter Terrorism Department of police foiled a terror attack on a shrine in Punjab province. They…
Srinagar, May 27 (IANS) At least four militants and a soldier were killed in a two-day-long gunfight near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an official said on Friday. They were killed…
Chandigarh: Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi during a press conference in Chandigarh on May 24, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Panaji, May 26 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday slammed, as a “sell-out” the defence ministry’s move to appoint…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said there was “101 percent” political interference in the AgustaWestland helicopters deal, and added that the then defence minister A.K. Antony…
Vientiane, May 26 (IANS) China and Indonesia on Thursday vowed to push forward military relations and strengthen cooperation on bilateral and multi-lateral levels. The pledge was made during a meeting between Chinese Defence Minister Chang…
Imphal, May 26 (IANS) The coordinating committee (corcom) of six proscribed underground organisations has claimed responsibility for ambushing a patrol party of 29 Assam Rifles near Hengshi village in Chandel district of Manipur on May…
Gaza, May 26 (IANS) Palestinian sources on Thursday said Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip twice, with no human casualties reported. The sources told Xinhua news agency that the two airstrikes targeted two locations belonging…
Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Thursday in an ongoing gunfight with security forces in Nowgam sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior police…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, May 26 (IANS) Police in Nepal are probing a suspected link of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in cocaine smuggling in the international market via Nepal. This follows the recent arrest by…
Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) Security forces and militants were engaged in a gunfight in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district near the LoC on Thursday. A senior police officer told IANS in summer capital Srinagar: “On specific…
Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) A separatist called protest shutdown on Thursday affected life in the Kashmir Valley although authorities did not impose any restrictions. “There will be no restrictions anywhere in the city today,” a…
Tehran, May 26 (IANS/AKI) As many as 17 prisoners were executed in Iran in the past two days for crimes including murder, rape and drugs trafficking, the Iran Human Rights (IHR) website reported on Wednesday….