Imphal, May 19 (IANS) Suspected tribal militants ambushed a BSF patrol party at Heirok in Manipur’s Thoubal district along the India-Myanmar border on Thursday. The BSF personnel escaped unhurt. Police sources told IANS that the…
Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) The Hafiz Sayeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa on Thursday hit out at a Pakistani provincial minister over his startling revelations made on Wednesday. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah in an interview to the BBC…
Wellington, May 19 (IANS) At least 17 children around the world were rescued from sexual abuse after a New Zealand man involved in an online abuse network was apprehended, the department of internal affairs said…
Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) A nuclear expert from Moscow said despite heavy investments in developing anti-ballistic missile systems, India may not be able to defend itself from strikes by Pakistani missiles. “Even in 10 years…
Shanghai, May 19 (IANS) A court branch was opened near Shanghai’s Disney Resort in an effort to prepare for tackling possible crimes and lawsuits connected with the highly anticipated theme park. The city’s Pudong New…
Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale has said that Pakistan-India talks must be held on all issues, including Kashmir, and added that India was ready and willing to go ahead…
Washington, May 19 (IANS) Two Chinese J-11 tactical jets carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a US EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft that was conducting a routine mission in over the South China Sea, a US defence…
Jammu, May 19 (IANS) An Indian Army mountaineering team led by an officer belonging to Jammu and Kashmir Thursday scaled Mount Everest. Colonel S.D. Goswami, spokesman of army’s Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command told IANS in winter…
Washington, May 19 (IANS) A B-52 bomber jet crashed on Thursday at a US Air Force base in Guam during a training mission, with all seven crew members safe. The huge bomber crashed at Andersen…
Kabul, May 19 (IANS) The government-backed Afghan High Peace Council on Wednesday finalised a draft peace agreement with Hizb-e-Islami, a militant group led by warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, paving the way for reaching a peace deal…
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday ordered officials to complete the admission process and start classes at the upcoming defence university in the state from this year. The directions were…
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) As many as 20,000 personnel will on Thursday be deployed for counting the votes polled in the West Bengal assembly elecions, a senior official said. “There will be 312 strong rooms,…
New Delhi: Union MoS Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju at the Parliament on Day-1 of the budget session in New Delhi, on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Halwara (Punjab), May 18 (IANS) Minister of State for…
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Wednesday hosted the fifth meeting of Quadrilateral Coordination Committee aimed at reviving the long-stalled direct peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban….
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Four ships of the Indian Navy on Wednesday set out for a two and a half month long deployment in the South China Sea and north west Pacific Ocean, and…
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) In a startling revelation, a Pakistan provincial minister has said legal action against militant groups like Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was not possible as the state itself is involved, media…
Berlin, May 18 (IANS) American tank crews failed to find place in the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, a competition co-hosted and sponsored by US Army Europe. The three-day event gathered the best NATO crews to…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday saw members demand taking up of the CAG report on the AgustaWestland chopper deal, but no decision was taken. A…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Beijing later this month, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India should expand cooperation with China in fighting the menace of terrorism. “India and China…
Kabul, May 18 (IANS) At least 130 Taliban militants were killed by Afghan security forces within the past 24 hours, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. At least 76 militants were also injured in the…