Colombo, March 28 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday called on South Asian nations to unite to eliminate terrorism. In a twitter message, strongly condemning the terror attack in Pakistan’s Lahore city on…
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) The “crime scene” at the Pathankot airbase – attacked by terrorists from Pakistan – has been handed over to the NIA which will decide whether or not to give access to…
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Hundreds of Islamists on Monday continued the siege of the heart of the Pakistani capital to denounce the hanging of the commando who assassinated the Punjab governor for alleged blasphemy. Amid…
By Subir Bhaumik Imphal, March 28 (IANS) Work on the 84-km Jiribam-Tupul railway expansion project in Manipur, something that could boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious ‘Act East’ policy in linking up with tiger economies…
Moscow, March 28 (IANS) Substantive talks on Syrian reconciliation in Geneva have made some progress and should be sustained, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday. UN Special Envoy Staffan De Mistura’s statement…
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) Pro-Azadi Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Monday condemned the bombing of Easter revellers in Lahore, saying the massacre is against humanity and the world should intervene to stop such…
Seoul, March 28 (IANS) North Korea has released a video that simulates the launch of a nuclear attack on Washington and threatens the US with pre-emptive strikes, South Korean authorities said on Monday. The video,…
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) Afghanistan has condemned the suicide bombing that ripped through a park full of Christian revellers in Lahore city, capital of the Pakistan’s Punjab province, said the country’s presidential palace on Monday….
United Nations, March 28 (IANS) UN General Assembly president Mogens Lykketoft said that he was “appalled and dismayed by the horrific murder of so many children, men and women in Lahore, Pakistan, on Sunday.” “The…
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way…
Abu Dhabi, March 28 (IANS/WAM) The General Command of the Arab Coalition Forces in Yemen has announced a prisoner swap as part of a truce announced on March 8. A statement issued by the General…
Beijing, March 28 (IANS) China is set to halt all military-provided paid public services as part of its highly-anticipated military reform, which analysts said would help prevent corruption and enhance combat capabilities, the media reported…
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) At least 13 militants were killed in air strikes that targeted Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Monday, a police official said. “Aircraft conducted several sorties against Taliban hideouts at…
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday announced the new defence procurement policy which he said embodies transparency, speed and the ‘Make in India’ concept. Speaking at the inaugural function of the…
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday made a pitch to defence equipment manufacturers to set up base in the coastal state. “I would like to take this opportunity to invite…
Mumbai, 28 March (IANS) Reliance Defence has delivered its seventh offshore supply vessel to Oil and Natural Gas Corp. from its stable of indigenously designed and built ships, on an order valued at Rs.700 crore,…
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday as a rocket landed near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way…
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s high octane ‘Make in India’ campaign responsible for the increased participation at the Defence Expo 2016 or was it just Goa, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar wondered…
Kabul, March 28 (IANS) A huge explosion took place on Monday near the Afghan parliament building, a media report said. The blast took place when senior security officials were on way towards the building to…
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Mismanagement and chaos marked the start on Monday of Defence Expo 2016 which got underway in Goa in soaring end-of-March heat. Delays and traffic snarls left the formally-dressed defence ministers, military…