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…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved transfer of 58.81 acres of surplus land of Farakka Barrage Project at Farakka to the BSF for the establishment of its 4-Battalion headquarters. “The…
Paris, April 20 (IANS) France seeks to extend the state of emergency that has been in place since the Paris attacks to cover the period of the Euro 2016 football championship and the Tour de…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Security scenario in the Indian Ocean Region, infrastructure upgrades with special focus on aviation, and inductions on the lines of Make in India will be in the focus as top…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) At least four police men were killed and three injured in two separate attacks when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them in Karachi port city, Pakistan media reported. The police personnel…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Wednesday announced that women completing seven years in the service will get permanent commission. Navy is the last of the three armed forces in the country…
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), April 20 (IANS) Security forces gunned down a dreaded woman Maoist leader, carrying a cash reward of Rs.6 lakh on her head, in a gun-battle in the thick forests of Bhamragad, an official…
Imphal, April 20 (IANS) Three troopers were injured on Wednesday in Manipur when two powerful foreign-made bombs were detonated near Moreh, a town on the Myanmar border. The injured, belonging to the 11th Battalion of…
Srinagar, April 20 (IANS) The wife of a senior army officer was killed on Wednesday when a vehicle in which she was travelling hit a tree in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A senior paramilitary…
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) Female pilots will fly the Chinese Air Force’s FBC-1 bombers for the first time, the PLA Daily reported on Wednesday. The FBC-1 fighter jet, also known as the Flying Leopard, is…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) At least three sailors were injured, and one of them lost a leg, when a bailout bottle exploded aboard diving support ship INS Nireekshak, an Indian Navy official said here. The…
Nay Pyi Taw, April 20 (IANS) At lease eight people were killed and 60 went missing as a motor boat capsized in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, the media reported on Wednesday. With about 100…
Ankara, April 20 (IANS) Turkey’s military killed 32 Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s Mosul province on Tuesday in retaliation to their attack on a Turkish tank in the Bashiqa training camp. Ten militants were…
Bengaluru: Vehicles torched during garment factory workers demonstration to protests against amendment in Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 in Bengaluru, on April 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, April 19 (IANS) Police on…
Bengaluru: Vehicles torched during garment factory workers demonstration to protests against amendment in Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 in Bengaluru, on April 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, April 19 (IANS) A massive…
Moscow, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is scheduled to visit Russia at the end of April to attend an international security conference. Asif will discuss bilateral military-technical cooperation with Russian officials as…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday removed the officers in charge of two police stations in West Bengal, a poll panel official said. “Two officers-in-charge, one in Shantipur police station in Nadia…
Amritsar: Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh and others BJP leaders during a programme organised on the occassion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel`s birth anniversary in Amritsar on Oct 31, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New…
Damascus, April 19 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed on Tuesday in government airstrikes against areas in the rebel-held province of Idlib in northwestern Syria, a monitor group reported. The strikes targeted the town…
Srinagar, April 19 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh on Tuesday visited the Kashmir Valley for a security review after five people were killed last week in clashes with security forces in the frontier…