Thiruvananthapuram, April 21 (IANS) Business honcho and Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s passion for preserving military history has found support from the central government, which has agreed to accept a Douglas DC3 ‘Dakota’ aircraft from…
Riyadh, April 21 (IANS) US President Barack Obama met leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states here on Thursday to mend strained ties and seek more consensus. The GCC comprises of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India has told China there cannot be two standards for dealing with terrorism, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday. The comment comes in the backdrop of India’s protest on…
Washington, April 21 (IANS) US federal authorities on Thursday confirmed the discovery of a tunnel, the longest cross-border passageway ever unearthed along California’s border with Mexico, through which drugs were being smuggled. The 800-metre-long passageway…
Taipei, April 21 (IANS) Taiwan’s judicial authorities on Thursday detained 18 telecom fraud suspects and issued a travel ban on two more. The Taichung district court issued the ruling after district prosecutor’s office on Wednesday…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Rafale deal with France is in advanced stage and the government intends to close it quite soon, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday. Asked if a final agreement…
Srinagar, April 21 (IANS) Security forces on Thursday killed three militants in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district which officials said was still raging. The killings were reported in Patushai village, a…
Jammu, April 21 (IANS) Pakistan Rangers on Thursday resorted to unprovoked firing at a border security force (BSF) outpost on the international border in Jammu region’s Samba district. This is the second ceasefire violation by…
Srinagar, April 21 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Two militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Patushai village…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Even as the government has chosen to remain tight-lipped on the price bargain related to the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from France, the BJP on Wednesday announced on its…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The Pakistan Army said on Wednesday that a criminal gang that was involved in crimes in parts of Punjab province had surrendered to the security forces. Hundreds of army troops had…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) A Pakistani Taliban group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the killing of seven policemen who were guarding polio vaccination teams in the country’ s commercial hub of Karachi. The attacks highlighted…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Three naval sailors were injured, including one who lost a leg, when a bailout bottle exploded aboard diving support ship INS Nireekshak, a navy official said here on Wednesday. The mishap…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Wednesday announced grant of permanent commission to women officers on completion of seven years in service, adding that seven of its women officers who joined in…
Washington, April 20 (IANS) The NATO-Russia Council has convened for the first time since 2014, with recent tensions between Russia and the US high on the agenda. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday’s meeting was…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Even as the government has chosen to remain tight-lipped on the price bargain related to purchase of Rafale fighter jets from France, the BJP on Wednesday announced on its official…
Ahmedabad, April 20 (IANS) A Jet Airways flight to Mumbai was thoroughly searched here on Wednesday following a bomb threat which authorities later declared to be a hoax. The passengers were evacuated and the plane…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The much hyped “Chotoo gang” in Pakistan’s Punjab province has surrendered and its members have been taken into custody, police sources said on Wednesday. Twenty-four policemen taken hostage by the gang…
Kabul, April 20 (IANS) The death toll in the deadly suicide bombing in the Afghan capital has risen to 64 with 347 others injured, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. The dead in the Tuesday…
Tokyo, April 20 (IANS) Japan’s nuclear regulator disseminates detailed updates on the state of nuclear power plants located in the southwest of the country, an area hit by two strong earthquakes recently, after facing criticism…