Tehran, Nov 16 (IANS) Five of 12 Iranian border guards kidnapped last month by an Iranian militant group were freed on Thursday in Pakistan, the chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said…
Moscow, Nov 16 (IANS) The US-led coalition in Syria has resumed intensive air strikes in the terrorist-held localities in the regions east of the Euphrates, Russia Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday, quoting…
Pune (Maharashtra), Nov 15 (IANS) The Pune Police filed its first chargesheet against 10 prime accused in the Koregaon-Bhima caste riots case of January 1 2018, charging them, among others, with conspiring to kill Prime…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Amid allegations of corruption in Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that she cannot compel the armed forces to buy equipment from any specific Indian…
Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday ordered an immediate inquiry into the murder of a police officer who was allegedly kidnapped in Islamabad and was later killed in Afghanistan. Khan…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Stepping up the attack on the Modi government over the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, the CPI-M on Thursday alleged “mega corruption” in the acquisition and demanded a Supreme…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) India and China have agreed to step up more military exchanges and interactions at defence talks held here. At the 9th India-China Annual Defence and Security Dialogue on…
Singapore, Nov 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for enhanced multilateral cooperation while reiterating India’s vision of an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region during the 13th East Asia Summit here. “At the…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning if the pact to buy 36 Rafale jets from France was at all a government-to-government deal. “The latest…
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) The counter intelligence wing of Punjab Police on Thursday put the state on high alert about the presence of at least half-a-dozen terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in the…
Singapore, Nov 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reiterated India’s vision of an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region during the 13th East Asia Summit here. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted that…
Singapore, Nov 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reaffirmed India’s cooperation in the maritime domain during a India-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Breakfast Summit here. “Reaffirmed cooperation in maritime domain and centrality…
Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s new National Defense Strategy is insufficiently resourced and Washington runs the risk of a military defeat by China or Russia, according to a report by a congressionally…
Damascus, Nov 15 (IANS) At least 20 Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed over the past 24 hours as a result of US-led airstrikes on the IS-held areas in eastern Syria, a war monitor…
Lucknow, Nov 14 (IANS) In a late night reshuffle on Wednesday, the Uttar Pradesh government transferred Ghaziabad district police chief Vaibhav Krishna, a home department spokesman said. Krishna has been replaced by Upendra Kumar Agarwal,…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Indian Air Force on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no clear definition of the generation of fighter aircraft and that the existing fighters with it are…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The joint Indo-Japanese counter-insurgency military drill — ‘Dharma Guardian’ — concluded on Wednesday at Vairengte in Mizoram. “The primary focus of the exercise was to train and equip the contingents…
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) A 20-member Bangladesh military delegation on Wednesday began a five-day visit to the Siliguri-headquartered Trishakti Corps of Indian Army, a defence ministry spokesperson said. The delegation, led by Major General A.H.S….
Jammu, Nov 14 (IANS) An Army porter was killed on Wednesday when Pakistani troops opened fire violating the ceasefire in Rajouri district, defence sources said. The porter was killed in the Nowshera sector along the…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) In a strike against terrorism and organised smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized a cache of arms and explosives being smuggled from Pakistan across the Akhnoor border. The…