Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani armies on Monday traded fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Defence Ministry sources said the firing exchanges started around 10.30 a.m….
Kabul, Feb 11 (IANS) Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan on Monday on an unannounced visit. According to Defence Ministry officials, Shanahan will meet US troops and is likely to also hold…
Beijing, Feb 11 (IANS) The US on Monday sailed two warships close to disputed islands in the South China Sea, a move that is bound to draw the ire of Beijing. The guided-missile destroyers USS…
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) A separatist-called shutdown on Monday in the Kashmir Valley to mark the 35th death anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder, Maqbool Bhat, has paralysed life across the region….
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) A guard at an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri opened fire following suspicious movement nearby, police said on Monday, confirming that there has been no counter-firing by militants and…
Canberra, Feb 11 (IANS) The Australian government on Monday announced the signing of a A$50 billion ($35 billion) agreement with the French Naval Group for the construction of its new fleet of 12 Attack class…
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) A guard at an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri border town opened fire after noticing suspicious movement nearby, police said. Army and police personnel are checking out two men….
Tehran, Feb 11 (IANS) Iran is ready to boost the capacity of its uranium enrichment, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said. “Based on a decree by Iran’s Supreme Leader…
Tehran, Feb 11 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Islamic republic will maintain supports for Palestine’s “resistance” groups, official IRNA news agency reported. “Iran will support the Palestinian resistance groups against…
Gaza, Feb 11 (IANS) Tensions have escalated between activists of rallies and protests, better known as the marches of return, and Israeli soldiers on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, eyewitnesses and local…
Jammu, Feb 10 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) launched another special sortie on Sunday to airlift 186 people from Jammu to Srinagar, an official said. Defence ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said here…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will begin a four-day visit to Bangladesh on Monday, the Defence Ministry said here on Sunday. It’s part of the bilateral goodwill visit to…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) A day before submission of the audit report on military procurement, including the Rafale jet deal, by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India to the President, the Congress…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The first of the 15 Chinook heavy lift helicopters ordered by the Indian Air Force (IAF) arrived in India on Sunday. The CH-47F (I) was received at the Mundra Port…
Kabul, Feb 10 (IANS) Afghan forces stormed a Taliban detention centre in Helmand province and rescued seven detainees, an Army statement said on Sunday. The rescued detainees were civilians abducted by the militants, the statement…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Aerospace company Boeing on Sunday announced the arrival of the first four CH-47F (I) Chinooks — an advanced multi-mission helicopter — for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Mundra…
Seoul, Feb 10 (IANS) South Korea on Sunday signed a deal with the US to raise its contribution to the upkeep of American troops here by 8.2 per cent this year. Top negotiators of the…
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) Five militants were killed on Sunday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Defence Ministry spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said the five were killed in Kelam village. Police said…
Damascus, Feb 10 (IANS) US-backed Kurdish fighters have launched an offensive to free the last Syrian territory held by the Islamic State (IS) terror group, defence officials said on Sunday. The territory is in the…
Shillong, Feb 10 (IANS) Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar was interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a second day here on Sunday in connection with the chit fund scams, an official said….