Kabul, Sep 20 (IANS) The death toll in the suicide truck bombing a day ago near a hospital in Afghanistans Zabul province rose to 39, mostly civilians, an official said on Friday. Zabul governor’s spokesperson…
Riyadh, Sep 20 (IANS) The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen destroyed some “hostile targets” in the city Hodeidah on Friday. The operation was carried after the coalition intercepted and destructed a remote-controlled…
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) There are a total of 273 militants operating in Kashmir, according to a list prepared by security agencies last week and accessed by the IANS. Out of the…
Gwalior, Sep 20 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the armed forces must be fully equipped to operate against chemical-biological attacks in the future. Singh was addessing a gathering at the Defence Research…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A three-nation naval military exercise being conducted by India along with Thailand and Singapore in the Andaman Sea will conclude on Friday. The objective of the drill is to test…
Rome, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday hailed the international conference on war-wracked Libya that Germany will host in Berlin next month, calling it “an important step towards an agreement on a…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Pakistan gave a go-by to India at its cultural day celebrations held on Thursday as part of the ongoing multi-nation Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) military exercise underway in Russia. Despite…
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) With Indian Air Force set to place orders for 83 Tejas LCA jets after pricing issue of the aircraft was resolved with its manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited…
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) China’s “predatory practices” and its “repressive alternative vision” for the Indo-Pacific by seeking to “reorder the region in its favour” is causing concern in the US, and Washington is ready to…
Bengaluru, Sep 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday unveiled the product development and innovation centre of the state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) in this tech hub. “As the government is committed to reaching…
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) Marking a milestone, the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) on Thursday delivered the second Scorpene class submarine ‘Khanderi’ of the Project 75 to the Indian Navy, an official said. MDL Chairman…
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had approved last weekend’s attack on two key Saudi Arabia oil facilities, a news report claimed on Thursday, even as tensions spiked in the Persian…
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) A video of Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Dinesh Kumar has gone viral on social media in which his daughter is seen practicing in a North West…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) conducted five successful test-flights of air-to-air missile Astra between September 16 and 19 over the Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast, officials said…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) It is necessary for India to develop indigenous cutting-edge technologies to save precious foreign exchange, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said while addressing a Special Session of the Annual Engineers’ Conclave…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, who was extensively involved in the flights of the LCA Tejas’ initial prototypes and has over 4,250 hours of 26 different fighter and transport…
Abuja, Sep 19 (IANS) At least 9 people were killed in an attack suspected to have been carried out by terror group Boko Haram in Nigeria. Military sources who confirmed the attack said the incident…
Tehran, Sep 19 (IANS) Iran denied the allegations raised by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel on Tehran’s nuclear programme at the recent meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), state-media reported on…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The WannaCry ransomware that created mayhem in 2017 has not died out and security software firm Sophos stopped a whopping 4.3 million infection attempts globally in August 2019, out of…