Goans opposed to hosting DefExpo, says Congress MP
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A campaign against holding the next Defence Expo in Goa found an echo in parliament on Tuesday with Congress M.P. Shantaram Naik raising the issue in the Rajya Sabha. The…
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CCS clears acquisition of two more AWACS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday cleared a proposal to acquire two more Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) at the cost of Rs.7,500 crore under a tripartite…
Parrikar seeks explanation on recruitment exam, army denies
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought an explanation from the army regarding its recruitment rally in Bihar where candidates were made to appear in the written test in their briefs,…
Six Maoists killed on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Police shot dead six Maoists on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border on Tuesday, police said. A gun battle erupted in the Chintavadu forests in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh near Khammam district in Telangana….
IAF’s publicity vehicle to visit Kolkata colleges
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) The Indian Air Force’s Induction Publicity Exhibition Vehicle (IPEV), a mobile platform promoting its various activities across the country, will visit various colleges in Kolkata and adjoining cities from March 3….
Student shot dead in clash with Israeli police
Jerusalem, March 1 (IANS) A Palestinian student was shot dead and 10 people were wounded on Tuesday in clashes with Israeli Border Police in a West Bank refugee camp. A military spokesman said the clashes…
Let aid reach people, Kerry tells Syria’s Assad regime
Washington, March 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of obstructing deliveries of humanitarian aid in Syria, calling on him to show “some measure of decency” during the…
Defence ministry’s reply sought on ‘exam in underwear’
Patna, March 1 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Tuesday sought the defence ministry’s reply on how hundreds of youth appearing for an army recruitment examination were forced to take off their clothes in Bihar’s…
Pathankot attackers non-state actors with state support: Parrikar
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Non-state actors from Pakistan were involved in the Pathankot terror attack but they cannot function smoothly without support from the state, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday in the…
Qadri’s execution known only to select people
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Only select officials knew about the plan to execute Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of then Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer. Qadri, trained as an elite commando and who was a bodyguard…
Seoul to force Pyongyang to give up n-programme
Seoul, March 1 (IANS) South Korea will force North Korea to give up its nuclear programme based on firm defence readiness and international cooperation, the media reported on Tuesday. South Korean President Park Geun-hye said…
Pathankot attackers non-state actors with establishment support: Parrikar
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Non-state actors were involved in the Pathankot terror attack but they cannot function smoothly without support from the state, Defence Minister Manohar…
Stricter action against banned outfit members in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan has decided call for stricter action against members of banned organisations by cancelling their passports and blocking national identity cards. The decision was taken at a meeting on Monday chaired…
17 killed in suicide bombing in Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and 41 others were injured on Monday in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source told Xinhua. The…
Army officer killed in copter crash in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least one officer was killed as a helicopter of Pakistan army crashed in Haripur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday evening, the military said. A statement from the Inter Services Public…
Israel arrests 38 Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza
Ramallah/Gaza, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 38 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli security forces on Monday in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, sources said. The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that the Israeli army…
FM skips defence in budget speech, around 10 percent hike in allocation
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents national budget 2016-17 at the Parliament House in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) For the first…
Will defend South Korea in emergency, assures US
Seoul, Feb 29 (IANS) The United States has vowed to use all available defence capabilities in emergency situations on the Korean peninsula to defend South Korea, the media reported on Monday. The pledge was made…
CRPF troopers create new bugle record
Gurgaon, Feb 29 (IANS) Buglers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday created a new record by playing bugle continuously for 12 minutes and 35 seconds, a spokesperson said. The record was created during…
‘Link between Anwar Ibrahim, MH370 pilot coincidental’
Geneva, Feb 29 (IANS) Nurul Izzah Anwar, daughter of imprisoned Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim, said that her father’s relationship with the captain of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, was coincidental. “The…