US Defence Secretary on India visit
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter is to arrive in New Delhi on Sunday on a three-day visit during which he will meet Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to take forward India-US…
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BJP accuses UP Police of shoddy probe in NIA officer’s killing
Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) Five days after the killing of NIA officer Tanzil Ahmad, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Uttar Pradesh Police of talking in “too many voices” on the incident and not…
Siachen: The glacial battleground of water-deficient India and Pakistan
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) At an elevation of over 5,000 metres and at temperature that can dip to minus-50 degrees Celsius, Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, is a tough terrain. It…
Madras Atomic Power Station unit to restart in six days
Chennai, April 9 (IANS) The second 220 MW unit at the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), which was shut down due to fuel machine problem/minor leak, is expected to restart within six days, a top…
Paris terror suspect Abrini arrested in Belgium
Brussels, April 9 (IANS) Investigators have arrested Paris attacks suspect Mohamed Abrini in a police operation in the Anderlecht district of Brussels. Abrini has been linked to the terror attacks in Paris on November 13…
US has much bigger global agenda with India than Pakistan
New York, April 9 (IANS) United States has a much bigger global agenda with India in contrast to Pakistan and Washington has moved far beyond looking at its relations with the South Asian neighbors as…
Exciting new projects on India visit agenda: US defence secretary
By Arul Louis New York, April 9 (IANS) Declaring that the “United States-India relationship is destined to be one of the most significant partnerships of the 21st century,” US Defence Secretary Ash Carter says that…
‘Hard evidence on Pathankot forced Pakistan’s turnaround’
New Delhi : The Pakistani Joint Investigation Team that is in India to probe the January 2 Pathankot terror attack; in New Delhi on March 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A…
Defence ministry to promote start-ups: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, April 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said his ministry was in the process of formulating a special programme to promote start-ups. “The defence ministry…
Saudi-Tehran tensions: Can New Delhi avoid taking sides?
By Saeed Naqvi Polarized politics is what pundits were expecting from the party and its principal leader with an eye on polls in key states. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised people by turning up…
Indian Army men pursue intensive Mandarin course at Jindal varsity
Sonipat (Haryana), April 8 (IANS) Experiential learning was central to the training methodology adopted to develop and strengthen the language skills of 25 Indian Army personnel who have just completed an intensive three-week course in…
175 kidnapped workers believed killed by IS in Syria
Damascus, April 8 (IANS) At least 175 of the 300 workers kidnapped by the Islamic State are believed to have been killed in a town northeast of the capital Damascus, the media reported on Friday….
Two civilians injured in Kashmir grenade attack
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) At least two civilians were injured in Bijbehara town of Kashmir on Friday when militants lobbed a grenade at an army convoy. “Militants hurled a grenade at a passing army convoy…
13 North Koreans working in overseas restaurant defect to Seoul
Seoul, April 8 (IANS) At least 13 North Koreans working in an overseas restaurant have defected to South Korea this week, Seoul’s unification ministry said on Friday. Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee told an emergency…
Five killed in Egypt attacks
Cairo, April 8 (IANS) At least four soldiers and one officer were killed and 11 others injured in two separate explosions in Egypt’s restive Sinai peninsula, official sources said. Two armoured personnel carriers were hit…
Ready to work with India to prevent arms race, says Pakistan
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistan is ready to work with India to prevent an arms race in Asian region, the country’s foreign office said and stressed that the two countries need to devote their resources…
Kerry tells Iran to join efforts for peace in Yemen, Syria
Washington, April 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Iran to stop its destabilising behaviour and work with its neighbours in the Middle East to end the wars in Yemen and…
IS kidnaps over 300 workers in Damascus
Damascus, April 8 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group has kidnapped more than 300 workers of a cement company which is located north east of Abu al-Shamat area in Damascus countryside. A group affiliated to…
Identity of Lahore suicide bomber still a mystery
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani law enforcement agencies have yet to ascertain the identity of the bomber who blew himself up at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore, killing at least 72 people and injuring scores…
IS running out of money: German expert
Vienna, April 8 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) is running out of money and will as a result no longer exist as a territorial state in three years, a German political scientist claimed. Shrinking oil…