Defence
‘Military must be on forefront of combating bio-terror’
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Thursday that the armed forces and its medical services have to be on the forefront of combating the threat of bio-terrorism. Singh was…
Ganesh procession underway in Telangana amid tight security
Hyderabad, Sep 12 (IANS) The immersion of Ganesh idols was underway across Telangana with a mammoth procession in Hyderabad amid tight security on Thursday. More than 50,000 idols, majority of them in Hyderabad and outskirts,…
Army officer goes missing during kayaking trip in Congo
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) An Army officer deputed as a military observer in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has gone missing from the Lake Kivu area during a kayaking…
Indian, Chinese troops engage in heated exchange in Ladakh
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a heated exchange on the northern bank of Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh, but disengaged after holding talks. According to sources, the exchange…
US thanks Italy for ‘crucial role’ in Libya
Tripoli, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland thanked Italy for its “crucial role” in efforts to end the conflict wracking the North African country, the US embassy said in a tweet on…
Fruit growers under LeT, JeM’s radar to stop J&K trade
By Rajnish Singh Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) Fruit growers and traders linked to the business are on the “specific” radar of Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed who have been threatening them for the…
DRDO successfully tests third-generation anti-tank missile
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The indigenously-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was successfully tested by the Defence Research Development Organization in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool on Wednesday. The test on Wednesday was the third…
Pak Army using codes via FM transmission to contact J&K militants
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Indian intelligence agencies recently cracked some code words being used by the Pakistan Army and various terrorist groups based there to communicate with militants in Jammu and Kashmir in order…
DRDO hands over second ‘Netra’ early warning system to IAF
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) handed over the second airborne warning plane, Netra, to the Indian Air Force on Wednesday. The indigenously-built aircraft was handed over to Western Air…
India’s 2nd Scorpene-class sub to be commissioned on Sep 28
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) India’s second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi will be commissioned into the Navy by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai on September 28, defence officials said on Wednesday. The conventional…
Very close to restoring normalcy, says J&K DGP
Srinagar, Sep 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday asserted that the erstwhile state is on the edge of normalcy, with restrictions almost lifted from most of the…
Mobile services restored in J&K’s Kupwara district
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Mobile services were activated in yet another part of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday marking another step towards restoring normal communication links in the Valley. Post-paid mobile services were restored…
Top LeT militant who attacked Sopore apple trader shot dead
Srinagar, Sep 11 (IANS) In a major operation, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday gunned down a top Lashkar-e-Taiba militant who was responsible for attacking a leading apple trader’s family in which a girl child…
30 Taliban militants killed in Afghan airstrike
Kabul, Sep 11 (IANS) About 30 Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Takhar province, a local source said on Wednesday. In the strike that was conducted late on Tuesday acting on an…
Blast at US embassy in Afghanistan on 9/11 anniversary
Kabul, Sep 11 (IANS) A powerful explosion occurred near the US embassy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, shortly after midnight on Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack in the US. No casualties have been reported…
Rains damage Goa runway, Navy defends regulated shutdown
Panaji, Sep 11 (IANS) Heavy rains have deteriorated the runway at Goa’s Dabolim international airport and the proposed shut down of the runway from November 2, for six hours every Saturday for its maintenance, was…
N. Korea tests super-large multiple rocket launcher
Seoul, Sep 11 (IANS) North Korea said Wednesday it has test-fired a super-large multiple rocket launcher similar to the one tried out by the regime in August. In a statement, the state news agency KCNA…
Rwanda, UNHCR, AU to evacuate refugees from Libya
Geneva, Sep 10 (IANS/AKI) The Rwandan government, the United Nations refugee agency and the African Union on Wednesday agreed to jointly evacuate refugees from Libya, where some 4,700 people are currently detained in dire conditions,…
Resurrection ceremony for 17 Squadron in Ambala
Ambala, Sep 10 (IANS) Resurrection ceremony for the 17 Squadron of the Indian Air Force was held at Air Force Station here on Tuesday with Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa presenting a memento to…